US2011204114A1PendingUtilityA1

First-Aid Treatment Kit And Resupply System

Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE LLCPriority: Feb 12, 2010Filed: Feb 14, 2011Published: Aug 25, 2011
Est. expiryFeb 12, 2030(~3.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert Miller
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Abstract

A first-aid treatment and resupply system comprising: a resupply bag having a plurality of resupply bag system connectors; a plurality of resupply containers removably attached to the interior of the resupply bag; a personal bag having a plurality of personal bag system connectors wherein the personal bag removably attached to the resupply bag using the resupply bag connectors and the personal bag connectors; a plurality of personal containers removably attached to the interior of the personal bag; a drop-down mount removably attached to the personal bag and having a leg strap attached to the drop-down mount; and an immediate response bag removably attached to the drop-down mount so that the resupply bag, personal bag, drop-down mount and immediate response are all attached as a system for transportation and are disconnected for deployment and use by responding personnel.

Claims

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1 . A first-aid treatment and resupply system comprising:
 a resupply bag having a plurality of resupply bag system connectors;   a plurality of resupply containers removably attached to the interior of said resupply bag containing medical supplies items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management items, breathing management items, hypothermia prevention items, and any combination thereof;   a plurality of resupply bag system connectors securing members attached to said resupply bag for stowing said resupply bag system connectors when they are not in use;   a personal bag having a plurality of personal bag system connectors wherein said personal bag removably attached to said resupply bag using said resupply bag connectors and said personal bag connectors;   a plurality of personal containers removably attached to the interior of said personal bag containing medical supply items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management items, breathing management items, hypothermia prevention items, and any combination thereof;   a plurality of personal bag system container securing members attached to said personal bag for stowing said personal bag system container when they are not in use;   a drop-down mount removably attached to said personal bag and having a leg strap attached to said drop-down mount;   an immediate response bag removably attached to said drop-down mount containing medical items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management, breathing management, and any combination thereof; and,   whereas said resupply bag, personal bag, drop-down mount and immediate response are all attached as a system for transportation and are disconnected for deployment and use by responding personnel.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  including:
 a backpack yoke attached to said personal bag having a stowed position and a deployed position; 
 a backpack yoke pocket defined in said personal bag for receiving said backpack yoke when it is in said stowed position; and, 
 a plurality of yoke connectors carried by said personal bag for securing said backpack yoke to said personal bag when said backpack yoke is in said deployed position. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  including:
 a plurality of yoke connector pockets defined in said personal bag for receiving said yoke connectors when said backpack yoke is in said stowed position. 
 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2  including a plurality of backpack yoke reinforcement straps carried by said backpack yoke and removably attached to said personal bag. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2  including:
 said backpack yoke is removably attached to said personal bag; 
 a personal bag deployed position included in said deployed position wherein said backpack yoke is removably attached to said personal bag; and, 
 a resupply bag deployed position included in said deployed position wherein said backpack yoke is removably attached to said resupply bag. 
 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  including:
 a carrying assembly connector attached to said personal bag; and, 
 a shoulder strap removably attached to said personal bag. 
 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  including:
 a waist support connector attached to said personal bag; and, 
 a waist strap removably attached to said personal bag. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6  including:
 a connection and a tightening end included in said shoulder strap; 
 molle-type webbing attached to said personal bag; and 
 wherein said connection end is attached to said molle-type webbing, and a middle portion of said shoulder strap is connected to said carrying assembly connector; and, 
 said shoulder strap is tightened when said tightening end is pulled. 
 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  including:
 a top personal bag system connector attached to the top of said personal bag; and, 
 a drop-down mount system connector attached to said drop-down mount so that said personal bag, said drop-down mount and said immediate response bag are connected together as a secondary unit. 
 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  including:
 a top personal bag connector attached to the top of said personal bag; and, 
 an immediate response bag system connector attached to said immediate response bag so that said personal bag and said immediate response bag are connected together as a secondary unit. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  including:
 a resupply system connector attached to said resupply bag; and, 
 a backpack strap having a lower end attached to said resupply bag and an upper end removably connected to said resupply system connector. 
 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11  including a resupply storage area defined in said resupply bag for receiving said backpack strap when said backpack strap is stowed. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11  including a backpack yoke removably attached to said resupply system connector and carried by said backpack strap. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1  including a hinge incorporated in a back wall of said personal bag so that when said personal bag is worn by an individual, said personal bag conforms to the individual's physical shape. 
     
     
         15 . A method of transporting and resupply first-aid items to medical personnel comprising:
 providing a resupply bag having a plurality of containers removably attached to the interior of said resupply bag containing medical supply items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management items, breathing management items, hypothermia prevention items, and any combination thereof;   attaching a personal bag to said resupply bag having a plurality of personal bag containers containing medical supply items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management items, breathing management items, hypothermia prevention items, and any combination thereof;   attaching an immediate response bag to said personal bag containing medical items taken from the group consisting of hemorrhage control and vascular items, airway management, breathing management, and any combination thereof;   transporting said attached resupply, personal and immediate response bag from an assembly location to a deployment location as a connected unit;   detaching said resupply bag from said personal bag and said immediate response bag;   stowing said resupply bag for subsequent use; and,   outfitting medical personnel with said personal bag and said immediate response bag.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  including:
 arranging said resupply bag containers in said resupply bag in a configuration similar to the arrangement of said personal bag containers in said personal bag so that a resupply bag container can be moved from its location in said resupply bag to a corresponding location in said personal bag while maintaining the arrangement of personal bag containers. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  including:
 detaching said personal bag from said immediate response bag; 
 deploying a backpack yoke attached to said personal bag allowing the medical personnel to carry said personal bag; and, 
 attaching said immediate response bag to the gear of said medical personnel. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  including attaching said immediate response bag to the body armor generally at the medical personnel's chest area. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  including attaching said immediate response bag to a drop-down mount attached to the gear and thigh of the medical personnel. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15  including:
 using medical items taken from a personal bag container from said personal bag for treating an injured individual; and, 
 removing said personal bag container from its location interior to said personal bag; and, 
 replacing said personal bag container with a respective resupply container taken from said resupply bag so that said personal bag container is resupplied after use. 
 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15  including:
 using medical items taken from said immediate response bag for treating an injured individual; and, 
 replacing said immediate response bag from a second immediate response bag taken from said resupply bag. 
 
     
     
         22 . A first-aid treatment and resupply system comprising:
 a resupply bag having a hemorrhage control and vascular container, airway management container and breathing management container arranged in a predetermined configuration and removably connected to said resupply bag;   a personal bag having a hemorrhage control and vascular container, an airway management container, and breathing management container arranged in said predetermined configuration removably connected to said personal bag; and,   an immediate response bag having medical items used for hemorrhage control and airway management removably attached to said personal bag so that said resupply bag, personal bag and immediate response bag can be transported and stored as a system.   
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22  including a drop-down mount carried by said immediate response bag. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 22  including a backpack yoke removably attached to said resupply bag. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24  including a backpack yoke pocket defined in said personal bag for receiving said backpack yoke is at least partially detached from said personal bag and stowed. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 24  including a plurality of backpack yoke reinforcement straps carried by said backpack yoke and removably attached to said personal bag. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 22  including:
 backpack straps connected to said resupply bag at a distal end and removably connected to said resupply bag at a proximate end; and, 
 resupply storage areas defined in said resupply bag for receiving said backpack straps when said back straps are disconnected at said proximate end when said backpack straps are stowed. 
 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 22  including an accessory strap carried by said personal bag. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 22  including:
 a leash port defined in said immediate response bag; 
 a scissor leash carried by said immediate response bag having a distal portion carried internal to said immediate response bag and a proximate end projecting through said leash port external to said immediate response bag; and, 
 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 29  including scissors attached to said proximate end of said scissor leash and carried by said immediate response bag. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 22  including an internal pocket included in said personal bag containing personal protection medical items.

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