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Shared with the usual caveats. Story and photos at link below. While I hope I never need the use of one of these, I'm sure it will save and comfort many. BZ! 
Army medic creates award-winning 'Band-Aid' to keep soldiers warm on the frontline
By Nadia Gilani
An army medic has won a national military award after inventing a revolutionary new wound dressing for soldiers on the front line. Reservist Major Robert Dawes devoted hours of his spare time on creating the Blizzard Heat pack. The ground-breaking design keeps soldiers warm and stops bleeding from major injuries. Maj Dawes is credited with introducing it to frontline operations in Afghanistan along with new airway equipment and blood-clotting dressings. And now the trainee anaesthetist has been named Healthcare Reservist of the Year at the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards.
The 43-year-old, from Hedge End, Hants, was nominated for saving countless lives through his 'awe inspiring dedication to patients'. His work has also been praised for changing the way both the military and medical worlds look at different airway management when treating patients. Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, said: 'The quality of care available to our Armed Forces is quite remarkable. 'These awards are about honouring the best of the best, people who, often in the most demanding of circumstances, are delivering exceptional healthcare'.
Maj Dawes has completed two tours of Afghanistan with the 144 Parachute Regiment Medical Squadron, part of the 16 Medical Regiment based in Colchester. He is a doctor at Southampton General hospital as well as a volunteer for charity BASICS Hampshire, providing emergency treatment for critically ill patients. He was also one of the volunteers who flew out to Haiti to help search for survivors after the earthquake in January last year.
Heath Minister Simon Burns said: 'Our armed forces make an extraordinary sacrifice for us all and deserve first call medical care - whether deployed on operations, at home or in later life. 'I am delighted that the exceptional care given to them is recognised by these awards'. Earlier this year a ground-breaking research centre that will bring medical techniques employed on the battlefield to NHS patients opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, where all injured service personnel are treated after being evacuated from Afghanistan.
Military trauma injuries tend to be different from civilian trauma injuries as they are primarily blast wounds. Battlefield surgeons must also cope with wound contamination caused by dirt being forced into injuries. It is hoped that the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for surgical reconstruction and microbiology, which opened in January will boost survival rates of those suffering severe trauma in both civilian and military life.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2060675/Army-medic-creates-award-winning-Band-Aid-soldiers-warm-frontline.html#ixzz1dWKPwrtT
Army medic creates award-winning 'Band-Aid' to keep soldiers warm on the frontline
By Nadia Gilani
An army medic has won a national military award after inventing a revolutionary new wound dressing for soldiers on the front line. Reservist Major Robert Dawes devoted hours of his spare time on creating the Blizzard Heat pack. The ground-breaking design keeps soldiers warm and stops bleeding from major injuries. Maj Dawes is credited with introducing it to frontline operations in Afghanistan along with new airway equipment and blood-clotting dressings. And now the trainee anaesthetist has been named Healthcare Reservist of the Year at the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards.
The 43-year-old, from Hedge End, Hants, was nominated for saving countless lives through his 'awe inspiring dedication to patients'. His work has also been praised for changing the way both the military and medical worlds look at different airway management when treating patients. Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, said: 'The quality of care available to our Armed Forces is quite remarkable. 'These awards are about honouring the best of the best, people who, often in the most demanding of circumstances, are delivering exceptional healthcare'.
Maj Dawes has completed two tours of Afghanistan with the 144 Parachute Regiment Medical Squadron, part of the 16 Medical Regiment based in Colchester. He is a doctor at Southampton General hospital as well as a volunteer for charity BASICS Hampshire, providing emergency treatment for critically ill patients. He was also one of the volunteers who flew out to Haiti to help search for survivors after the earthquake in January last year.
Heath Minister Simon Burns said: 'Our armed forces make an extraordinary sacrifice for us all and deserve first call medical care - whether deployed on operations, at home or in later life. 'I am delighted that the exceptional care given to them is recognised by these awards'. Earlier this year a ground-breaking research centre that will bring medical techniques employed on the battlefield to NHS patients opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, where all injured service personnel are treated after being evacuated from Afghanistan.
Military trauma injuries tend to be different from civilian trauma injuries as they are primarily blast wounds. Battlefield surgeons must also cope with wound contamination caused by dirt being forced into injuries. It is hoped that the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for surgical reconstruction and microbiology, which opened in January will boost survival rates of those suffering severe trauma in both civilian and military life.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2060675/Army-medic-creates-award-winning-Band-Aid-soldiers-warm-frontline.html#ixzz1dWKPwrtT
