Archive for the ‘Law Enforcement’ Category

19 Oct 2015

Chinook Highlighted in New White House “Stop the Bleed” Initiative

Chinook Highlighted in New White House “Stop the Bleed” Initiative

Chinook Medical Gear is proud to be recognized as one of only a handful of companies chosen to promote the new nationwide initiative, “Stop the Bleed”. Chinook attended the forum held at the White House on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. The event marked the launch of “Stop the Bleed”, which seeks to empower bystanders of emergency situations to act as immediate responders to stop life-threatening bleeding. Severe bleeding can claim lives within minutes, potentially before trained medic...

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08 Jul 2015

Chinook Donates 33 Officer Response Kits to the Wheeling, IL. Police Department

Chinook Donates 33 Officer Response Kits to the Wheeling, IL. Police Department

Police officers are often the first on the scene of an emergency, where treating a wounded person before EMS crews arrive can be the difference between life or death. From the Tucson, Ariz. shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to treating victims in the Boston Marathon bombing, police officers around the nation are providing emergency care to injured civilians and fellow officers. However due to budget constraints many police departments still don’t have access to lifesaving medica...

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14 May 2015

National Police Week – Tell Us Your Lifesaving Story

National Police Week – Tell Us Your Lifesaving Story

This year nearly 900,000 law enforcement officers in the United States will put their lives on the line to ensure the safety and protection of others. Often it can be a rewarding experience, however every year there are nearly 60,000 assaults on law enforcement officers. More than 20,000 law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Despite the dangers of the job, law enforcement officials are more focused than ever on saving lives. Drawing on the advances in ...

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28 Jan 2014

Chinook Medical Gear Announces New Distribution Partnership with Drop Drop, Inc.

Chinook Medical Gear Announces New Distribution Partnership with Drop Drop, Inc.

Developed in 2008, Drip Drop improves upon international Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) standards with a precise electrolyte ratio of salts, sugars and other ingredients to hydrate better and faster than anything else on the market. And unlike other oral rehydration solutions, which tend to taste salty, Drip Drop actually tastes good, insuring higher rates of compliance in the field. “Testimonial from relief settings around the world confirms that Drip Drop is a force multiplier: not only ...

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08 Oct 2013

The National Tactical Officer’s Association (NTOA) Calls for Increased Emergency Medical Training for Police Officers

The National Tactical Officer’s Association (NTOA) Calls for Increased Emergency Medical Training for Police Officers

(Pictured: Chinook Law Enforcement Medical Kit - Individual Operator) Doylestown, PA (October 2013) - The National Tactical Officers Association is calling for basic Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) training for all police officers in light of recent incidents of mass violence. The Navy Yard massacre in Washington, D.C., the Boston Marathon bombing and lone shooters in Tucson and Newtown have focused attention on the response to changing threats in our society. These tragic events...

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16 Aug 2013

Chinook’s New Mass Casualty Critical Intervention Kit

Chinook’s New Mass Casualty Critical Intervention Kit

Based on recommendations by the Hartford Consensus Conference, the kit provides medical supplies needed to save lives in mass casualty and active violence incidents.  Supplies in this kit are intended to enable rescuers to control severe hemorrhage, manage serious chest wounds, and establish an airway. Recent studies show that since 2009, the United States averages one mass casualty event per month. The lessons learned from these events highlight the opportunities for improving casualty ...

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13 Aug 2013

Announcing the 2013 Chinook Catalog!

Announcing the 2013 Chinook Catalog!

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2013 product catalog! Click Here to View the 2013 Catalog ...

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31 Jul 2013

Fort Worth police say first aid kit upgrade saves lives

Fort Worth police say first aid kit upgrade saves lives

Pictured: Fort Worth's custom drop leg medical kit built by Chinook Medical Gear. FORT WORTH — The basic first aid kit is getting a much-needed makeover across law enforcement agencies in North Texas. Fort Worth is one of the departments leading the change. "If I had a bullet shot here in my lower arm, all I have to do is take this tourniquet and tie it off tight to stop the bleeding," Officer Brandi Kamper explained. The kits include tourniquets, clotting sponges and chest seals ...

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25 Jun 2013

2 Year Old Girl Loses Legs in Lawnmower Accident – Reunited with First Responders and Walks Again

2 Year Old Girl Loses Legs in Lawnmower Accident – Reunited with First Responders and Walks Again

PALM HARBOR, Fla. A Florida toddler who lost both her feet in a tragic lawn mower accident will walk again, her family says. Ireland Nugent, 2, had her feet severed at the ankles when her father accidentally ran over her with a riding lawn mower at their home Wednesday evening. The Tampa Bay, Florida home where a 2-year-old girl had her feet severed by a lawn mower, April 10, 2013. Ireland's mother Nicole Nugent, supported by husband Jeremiah, spoke about the horrific incident for t...

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19 Jun 2013

Responding to Mass Casualty Shootings – Strengthening Fire/Law Enforcement/EMS Partnerships

Responding to Mass Casualty Shootings – Strengthening Fire/Law Enforcement/EMS Partnerships

Local police and fire departments often respond and work together in a variety of incidents. This joint response is becoming all too common with the current increase in the number and magnitude of “active shooter” events.   Recent events such as the Aurora movie theater shooting, the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and Santa Monica campus shooting underscore the increasing concern in the fire service over active shooter attacks by terrorists armed with weapons in public a...

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