NSRDEC Developing Heat Ailment Recovery Pack

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Bob Reinert/USAG Natick Public Affairs:

In hopes of bringing medical treatment to Soldiers on remote battlefields in warm climates, the folks at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, recently put forth a “cool effort.”

The Heat Ailment Recovery Pack, or HARP, is being developed by the Joint Foodservice Engineering Team, or JFET, of the Combat Feeding Directorate at NSRDEC. It will help personnel maintain medical supplies at the proper temperatures and keep potable water cool until medical attention can be administered to Soldiers with heat-related injuries.

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“They don’t have this capability at all,” said Ben Williams, a mechanical engineer with JFET. “It’s never been done before. It’s a brand-new concept.”

Williams was approached about a year ago by deployed Joint Special Operations Command U.S. Africa Command, or JSOC AFRICOM, personnel about developing something to cool water and medical supplies to treat individuals, who are suffering from heat-induced medical conditions. Together, they approached the Rapid Equipping Force, which approved the funds to produce four of the bags for testing and evaluation.

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Source:: Tactical Life