Archive for the ‘Military’ Category

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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10 Dec 2013

Chinook at the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA)

Chinook at the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA)

SOMA is the annual gathering of military and civilian medical providers, including academic and industry professionals from around the world. The event is a perfect forum to exchange ideas and advances in the science, technology, and skills of unconventional medicine by bringing together pre-hospital, tactical, wilderness, austere, disaster and deployed medicine. This year at SOMA Chinook will be featuring NSN Special Operations modules, the MedSled, AirWrap, DripDrop, i-gel and much more...

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12 Sep 2013

Two Proven Products for Easy Airways

Two Proven Products for Easy Airways

Made from a medical grade thermoplastic elastomer, i-gel® is a proven and truly unique, single use, supraglottic airway management device designed to create a non-inflating, anatomical seal of the pharyngeal, laryngeal and perilaryngeal structures while avoiding compression trauma.   i-gel® Supraglottic Airway i-gel® is indicated for use in securing and maintaining a patent airway in routine and emergency anesthetics of fasted patients, during spontaneous or intermittent positiv...

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11 Sep 2013

Remembering 9/11 – What You Can Do

Remembering 9/11 – What You Can Do

Where were you when you heard the news? Most Americans watched from a safe distance at home or work while hundreds of first responders selflessly risked their lives for the safety of our nation and its people. Today we remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. They will never be forgotten, and our thoughts go out to their friends and families. “Even the simplest act of kindness can be a way to honor those we have lost, and to help build stro...

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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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07 Aug 2013

How a 14-Year-Old Used His Jump Shot to Support the Troops

How a 14-Year-Old Used His Jump Shot to Support the Troops

By Eli Bernstein Fourteen-year-old Will Thomas has raised more than $100,000 for U.S. veterans. The funds are used to provide support for families of soldiers lost in action, medical and living expenses for veterans, and memorials to those who have fallen in the line of duty. But to Will, the desire to help is about a lot more than just money. Will's real mission is to show appreciation and support for U.S. special-operations forces — a select class of elite soldiers from the Army, N...

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27 Jun 2013

Introducing 6 New NSNs!

Introducing 6 New NSNs!

Chinook™ Medical Gear is proud to announce that we have received six new National Stock Numbers. NSN products are officially recognized as the standardization of parts and supplies for civilian and military operations by the United States government, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and many governments around the world, including the Department of Defense (DOD). The 13-digit NSN code is used to identify and monitor all criteria as per the Defense Logistics Agency, including m...

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29 May 2013

TCCC Guidelines for TCCC Casualty Card Have Changed

TCCC Guidelines for TCCC Casualty Card Have Changed

The Department of Defense Joint Trauma System Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care recently made recommendations regarding changes to the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Card. In our effort to stay on the leading edge of combat medicine, Chinook has responded to these changes and we are the first to offer this revised product. BUY THE REVISED CARD HERE The Tactical Combat Casualty Care Casualty Card TCCC Guidelines – Proposed Change 1301 30 April 2013   COL Russ S. Kotw...

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24 May 2013

Into The Breach

Into The Breach

A beautiful tribute to those that risk their lives for freedom. We thank you this Memorial Day.   ...

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06 May 2013

Microparticles Deliver Oxygen – May One Day Prevent Deaths on the Battlefield

Microparticles Deliver Oxygen – May One Day Prevent Deaths on the Battlefield

Scientists have crafted an injectable foam containing oxygen-carrying microparticles that could potentially be used to resuscitate patients undergoing severe oxygen deprivation. The team of researchers, most of whom work at Children's Hospital Boston, demonstrated that the microparticle solution could rapidly oxygenate the blood of rabbits struggling to breath in low oxygen conditions. They report their findings in the latest issue of Science Translational Medicine. "This is a poten...

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