Some of the IOs and iTClamps you bought

Remember a few weeks ago, when y'all contributed to getting intraosseous devices and iTClamps for three NGOs' worth of units? They're in Ukraine now, being distributed among the units we and the other two NGOs support.

The medics are clamoring for more. And I'm making a quick delivery run to Poland at the end of August. So we're teaming up again.

We've identified 5 high-demand items that are best purchased in the US:

1. NAR Gen 7 Combat Application Tourniquets (CATs)

The gold standard combat application tourniquet. Soldiers generally carry anywhere from two to six in their IFAKs. They're one of the most commonly used bits of kit and the only universally accepted tourniquet, As such, Ukraine urgently needs a constant stream of them.

2. Junctional tourniquets

Junctional tourniquets are crucial in situations where traditional tourniquets are ineffective, such as in controlling hemorrhage from junctional areas like the groin or armpit, or in double amputations of the leg.

3. Intraosseous devices

Intraosseous devices deliver lifesaving fluids directly to the bone marrow, potentially saving casualties whose wounds are so dire that they can't receive fluids intravenously.

4. iTClamps

iTClamps control hemorrhage by clamping the wound shut and promoting the formation of a "blood pillow" which helps keep pressure on the wound. They're especially useful on head and neck injuries.

5. Decompression needles

Decompression needles relieve tension pneumothorax, a life-threatening condition in which air fills the chest cavity. If the air isn't released, the pressure will collapse the lungs and the blood vessels that supply the heart.

We hope to raise $10K in 20 days to purchase as many of these as we possibly can.

Donate here, if you're so inclined: https://givebutter.com/loadtheemup

I'll be flying it all over to Poland at the end of August, there to hand it off to some nice people who will get it into and then throughout Ukraine.

Load me up so we can load them up. I want to have to lug just a very inconvenient amount of tacmed over there.

Thank you!