Advanced Combat Uniform for Medics
An advanced combat clothing system for military medics and medical professionals actively involved in the field of combat while providing acute emergency care for wounded soldiers. The Advanced Combat Uniform for Medics also referred to as the ACUM consists of a pair of trousers, a long sleeve shirt and a unique pocket receptacle invention which stabilizes the content within the pockets. The ACUM was invented to replace the use of roll-up bags and back packs used to carry the tools and supplies of the military medics during combat zone engagements. The ACUM invention was strategically designed to disburse the weight of the medical gear over the entire body, therefore, decreasing the entire weight load from exerting pressure over the lumbar and thoracic spinal locations. Additionally, by disbursing the pay-load or weight over the entire body, the military medic will be able to maneuver and combat with more accuracy and precision. The ACUM invention has a unique pull cord system in which the military medic can access lifesaving medicines and triage supplies at the pull of a cord. The ACUM can be made using any fabric including the digital camouflage material used and preferred by military personnel. The ACUM can hold over 100 required medical items while providing extremely fast easy access to the medical supplies carried by the military medics. The ACUM invention was designed to systematically place all of the medical supplies carried by the military medic in strategic areas around the wearer's body. The ACUM can be made to fit any size, male or female. This combat uniform can be produced relatively quick and easy using a line production clothing protocol. Lumbar and spinal injury affects a large population of military personnel at one time or another, by disbursing the weight or load of the military medics gear; this will significantly reduce the risk of developing lumbar spinal disease in general.
Healthcare providers working in the uniformed organizations such as the U.S. military, United Nations, and doctors working in the combat field zones are presently using back packs and roll-up saddle bags to carry their medications and emergency medicine items. These bags are centrally located on the upper back of the soldiers which can cause fatigue and increase spinal disease secondary to toting the bag with all its weight on the back.
Some medics tend to loose their back-pack supplies during cases of emergencies and heightened alerts. Some medics complain that they are forced to carry heavy weight bearing issued military and medical items which causes fatigue and spinal injury leading to chronic pain. In a combat exercise, the medic must provide medical access to the injured soldier mostly by un-strapping his/her back-pack roll and then rolling out their medical bag in order to find out what equipment or medicines will be needed to triage the injured soldier.
The Advanced Combat Uniform for Medics was designed to facilitate fast access to emergency medicine items on the battle field and systematically disperse the weight of the medical gear proportionally over the entire body of the military medic. The ACUM clothing invention also provides quick rapid access to any equipment or medication needed during the time of an emergency.
Accordingly, having rapid access to emergency medicine triage gear and distributing the weight of the medical gear proportionally over the entire body of the medic; this will lead to a better medical response therefore reducing lost time and chronic injury to the military medics in general. The ACUM invention restores organization to the military medics by allowing them to store their medical supplies within their uniforms for fast and easy access transitions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe United States military issues standard clothing for their soldiers and military medics called “Battle Dress Uniforms” (BDU's) and Advanced Combat Uniforms (ACU's). The military have standard dress codes in effect for safety and security reasons. The U.S. military use different patterns of the camouflage digital 50/50 nylon fabrics in all of their clothing protocols today. The military squad or platoon likely consists of a military medic, radio communication specialist, a sergeant or commander, and a team of trained soldiers in the field of combat. The military medic position is to care for at least twenty to thirty soldiers in the combat zone by providing emergent and non-emergent medical treatment. Some military medics do not carry weapons while on the other hand; other military medics may choose to carry weapons. The military medic principle job is to care for the wounded soldiers and provide emergency medical treatments to any soldier requiring treatment. The ACUM invention would let the military medic do all of the above duties plus much more. Having the medical supplies now dispersed evenly in secure pockets throughout the ACUM, the military medics will be able to maneuver much faster, jump much higher, run a lot faster, initiate hand to hand combat procedures with more accuracy, and perform agility maneuvers without losing supplies from the ACUM. The military medic also has quick access to emergency IV supplies and splints by the pull of a cord.
Each pocket for the ACUM was specifically made and engineered to carry a specific required necessary item used by the military medics. Many of the ACUM pockets use zippers and/or Velcro to secure the pocket's content. All of the pockets also were designed to have flap covers which help to add extra security to the pockets. The military medic must carry over fifty medical items and supplies as standard gear. The ACUM invention lets the military medics carry all of these supplies comfortably while having easy rapid access to the life savings tools that they need while in the combat field without relying on the roll bag or back-pack packaging system. The ACUM can be made in any size and the pants can be made to fit inside of the soldier's boots or on the outside. The pants can be made to use a belt, draw string, or an elastic material as an option for the pants waist. The ACUM also have a unique pull cord system, as described, where the life saving supplies carried on the back of the shirt can be accessed by a simple pull of the cord attachments.
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The pants 10 (shown in
The pants 10 (shown in
The rear of the trousers 10 (shown in
The Shirt 37 shown in (
The shirt 37 also have two very large cargo pockets 27 with a flap 28 used to carry and store three 4″ Super Wrap Ace Type Elastic Bandages and three 1″ roll tape used by the military medics. The Ace Wraps and Tape Rolls are packaged individually using a carded Ziploc system which prevents the items from moving around in the pockets as well. Additionally, the opposite adjacent pocket 27 was invented to store three large Kerlix bandage rolls and six 4×4 gauzes used by most medics. Right above the pocket 27 is a smaller pocket 29 with a flap 30 which are accessory pockets and can be used to store any items desired by the military medics. The shirt 37 has a collar 36 and can be made to button up using military style buttons, or using the art of zippers technology. On the top of shirt 37 is a pull card assembly 31 with a string attachment 31A. The pull cord 31 and the string attachment 31A (shown in
When the military medic pull upwards on the cord 31, this allows the content of 44 to place pressure against the flap of 24 therefore opening the flap and expelling the content 44 to the front of the military medic via secure line. The string 31A is invisible and can not be identified from more than five feet away. A simple view of the pull cord and string attachment (shown in
The back of the shirt 37 (shown in
The shirt 37 (shown in
While the ACUM invention has been described in connection with certain preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular forms set herein, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
The ACUM was Invented to Carry All of the Military Medic Supplies Below:1. 2 packs of 500 ml 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV Bags
2. 2 packs of 2.6 meter IV Line with Adapter and Retractable Collar
3. 2 packs of ¾″×24 g IV Catheters for IV Placement
4. 2 packs of Padded Universal Aluminum Splints
5. 3 packs of 4″ Super Wrap Ace Elastic Bandage
6. 3 Rolls of 4″×4 yds. Large Kerlix Bandage Rolls
7. 2 packs of Rush Nasopharyngeal Adjustable Flang Airways
8. 8 packs of military issued antibiotics/pain injections
9. 3 Rolls of 1″ Non-Irritating Paper Tape
10. 5 piece ADC Oral Airway Kit of Various Sizes
11. 1 piece Trauma and Bandage Scissor Accessory
12. 1 piece Rothco U.S. Army Folding Knife
13. 1 piece Thigh/Leg Velcro Tourniquet
14. 22 piece surgical Instrument Kit for Emergency Surgeries
15. 1 Emergency Suture and Syringe Kit for Medics
16. 1 pack of Celox for Blood and Bleeding Controlled Wounds
17. 1 ADC Adlite II Reusable Penlight
18. 1 Standard Cell Phone or Pager Without Holder
19. 1 AMBU CPR Pocket Rescue Mask W/02 Inlet
20. 6 packs of 4″×4″ Sterile Sponge Gauze (12 Ply)
21. 3 packs of Bloodstopper Trauma Dressings
22. 12 package pairs of Sterile Latex Gloves Disposable
23. 12 packs of Emergency Oral Medicines
24. 1 set of Pencil and Note Pad piece for writing or documenting
25. 1 Wallet or Small Identification Pouch
26. 1 piece Lensatic Military Marching Compass
27. 2 piece set of 1 Quart Black Plastic Canteen Military Issued
28. 1 piece Genuine Issue Magnesium Survival Fire Starter
29. 2 large cargo pockets for additional cargo
Claims
1. A newly designed combat uniform for military medical officers which will allow them to store and carry all of their required military issued medical supplies within strategic pockets within their uniforms, therefore, providing quick and rapid access to the medical supplies.
2. An advanced combat clothing concept including a shirt and trousers designed to carry specific designated supplies used by military medical officers, therefore, replacing the need for large back-packs and roll bags used for storing can carrying medical supplies during combat procedures.
3. A combat uniform for military medics which can decrease fatigue, back injury, and chronic pain symptoms by means of dispersing the weight of the military supplies evenly over the wearer's body.
4. A combat uniform design with a pull cord and pull string concept for accessing stored supplies located behind the back of the wearer's uniform.
5. A combat uniform design in which a removable sleeve pocket receptacle device is used to stabilize stored items in the pocket from moving during combat or military drills.
- The method claimed in claim one refers to how the uniform pockets are designed and their location of the combat uniform itself. The trousers and the shirt combined can carry over one hundred required items as claimed herein.
- The method claimed in claim two is the ACUM replaces the need for carrying large back-packs and roll-up bags used by military medical officers today.
- The method claimed in claim three has to do with weigh distribution and location. By selectively placing the weight cargo around strategic areas of the body, this will decrease the risk of injury and chronic pain associated with poor lifting and carrying techniques.
- The method claimed in claim four has to do with how a particular item carried behind the back of an individual body can be retrieve by using a pull cord and pull string technique.
- The method claimed in claim five refers to how a simple membrane and a receptacle can be used together to stabilize any item which can fit into a given pocket.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 30, 2009
Publication Date: May 5, 2011
Inventor: Billy Zachery Earley (Corona, CA)
Application Number: 12/609,012
International Classification: A41B 1/00 (20060101); A41D 27/20 (20060101); A41D 1/06 (20060101);