Emergency preparedness vest

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing emergency food and water and medical supplies in a body worn garment. The garment has a plurality of pockets labeled with their contents in the form of food and water. Other pockets are labeled with the type of injury the contents are intended to treat thereby eliminating the need to search or look into the pockets to find the supplies appropriate to the injury. The garment has a top vest portion worn around the torso and a separable bottom belt portion which can be worn independently as a belt and complete first aid kit by a second person.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention herein disclosed relates generally to emergency response equipment. More specifically, the invention herein described and disclosed relates to a custom configurable vest having a plurality of different pocket enclosures for storage of first aid and survival supplies adapted for emergencies which might occur in specific geographic locations. Further the device includes survival supplies, and first aid supplies in a removably engageable belt that can be given to another person to aid the injured. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Disasters occur in venues and locales around the earth on a regular basis. Natural disasters include such devastating events as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods and tornados. Man-made disasters can be equally devastating and can be caused accidentally by explosions and industrial accidents as well as intentionally by terrorists such as the recent attacks in New York City. [0003] No matter how such disaster...

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Benefits of technology

[0020] The device herein described and disclosed, features a user wearable vest with a plurality of individual storage compartments. The vest can be sized to fit children through large adults or can be manufactured in a one size fits all embodiment. It is easily stored in the home, office, car, or boat for immediate retrieval when needed.

Problems solved by technology

Man-made disasters can be equally devastating and can be caused accidentally by explosions and industrial accidents as well as intentionally by terrorists such as the recent attacks in New York City.

No matter how such disasters are caused, the result is inevitably the same in that many people, lucky enough to survive, are injured.

Further, in the period subsequent to the occurrence of a disaster, frequently people are left to their own devices to survive for the first few hours or days.

However people living on the West Coast of the United States rarely encounter tornados but frequently are subjected to brush fires and floods.

More recently, the extreme danger post to coastal dwellers has been exhibited by the massive destructive power of tsunamis.

As a consequence of this variable risk of harm to people determined by their locale, there can be a variable requirement for the first aid supplies needed in specific geographic regions.

It lacks sufficient food and water for the recommended three days subsequent to the disaster.

Further, it lacks any ability to disburse the supplies to other emergency personnel for their use.

However, McNamara's is designed for military use and has no food or other survival items.

Further, McNamara lacks any ability to transfer first aid supplies to another person or to transfer specific first aid supplies to a third party.

However, the vest of Perry is not designed to carry water and provides no first aid components in an organized fashion.

The Davis device while bullet resistant, has no food or water for the recommended three days subsequent to a disaster.

Neither does it provide any organized first aid supplies.

Consequently while it is designed for emergency personnel, it lacks any organized or transferable first aid supplies or sustenance supplies.

While it has a plurality of pockets, it lacks a three-day food and water supply and also an organized first aid supply that may be transferred to another person in an emergency.

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