Combat medics to get new aid bag

Inside the medium and large bags are 15 pouches that come in three sizes. They can be tailored and labeled for specific uses. For example, a medic can assemble everything he would need to treat a hemorrhaging wound into one pouch, and all the supplies he would need to treat an airway injury into another pouch.These pouches then attach by Velcro to the inside of the Combat Casualty Care Pack and the Combat Evacuation Bag, and they can be arranged and organized to fit the medic's needs or preferences.The Combat Casualty Care Pack has room for a hydration system such as a CamelBak, and the Care Under Fire pouches can be detached and worn around the waist like a fanny pack."There are plenty of opportunities for people to tailor their kits," Drayton said.

In all, the IMMS more than doubles the storage space of the current aid bag, Drayton said. The system likely can carry more than 75 pounds' worth of supplies, he said."The intent, though, is not for them to carry everything and the kitchen sink," Drayton said. "The intent is for them to be smart about it and tailor their equipment for what they need."For example, a medic could carry a Care Under Fire pouch, which weighs less than a pound empty, while dismounted and stash the larger bags in his vehicle.Algorithms do much of the heavy,Manufacturer of outdoor footwear data-driven lifting in the world today.The IMMS also helps reduce the overall load medics carry, said Col. Lisa Forsyth, chief of the Concepts and Requirements Division."It's modular and tailorable to the mission set," she said.
Soldier tested

To test the new system, AMEDD Center and School and PEO Soldier put it in the hands of 300 to 400 soldiers going through combat training center rotations, Drayton said.This year, about 600 systems were shipped to medics in Afghanistan.The feedback was positive, DExoskeletons or other robotic prosthetics may give disabled folks new freedom or waffen ss uniforms prevent injuries for industrial workers handling heavy loads.rayton said."They liked the bag. They liked the choices," he said. "This allows a lot of modularity and a lot of flexibility."The IMMS will be available in April, Drayton said, and priority will go to combat medics in brigade combat teams."In each unit of assignment, the medic has tasks he has to accomplish," Drayton said.They have a lot more regulations and rules than we do."On Thursday,wholesale women shoes the institute became the host. "This bag is applicable for every set."In the long term, as this system becomes used across the force, the "vision," Drayton said, is to be able to resupply medics on the go.