Providing Safety Through Innovation

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Providing Safety Through Innovation
MANUFACTURERS UPDATE WORKSHOP
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• Kurt Hinkle, Chairman - Kevin Gallagher, VP
  Sales - Rick Sjoquist, VP Manufacturing - Dan
  Sjoquist, CEO
• Co-Founder Co-Founder

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The Problem No Current Safe and Practical
solution for EMS transportation of infants and
large children

• Belt-in infant and child seats
• Lack of storage on emergency vehicles
• May not be crash tested in rear facing position
  for most ambulance applications
• Time consuming to secure with high failure rate
  in emergency scenarios
• Requires extensive initial and ongoing training
• May take gurney out of service for critical
  patient use
• Existing Integrated attendant seats
• Toddler seat only, limited to children 20-50
  pounds
• Requires a separate infant seat and large child
  booster seat to be carried with all the
  limitations listed above
• Transport agencies may currently
• Carry the infant/child unrestrained in either
  the parents or attendants arms
• Delay transport until another transport vehicle
  with the necessary seats arrive
• Delay transport until a relative or CPS
  personnel arrive to take the infant or child

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Design Goals

• Must safely restrain infants from newborn to
  large child
• Must be tested and safe for all ages in the rear
  facing position
• Must be quick and easy to use in an emergency
  setting
• Must fit in the existing seat and require no
  external storage
• Must be safe and comfortable for daily use by
  attendants
• Must be durable and exceed blood born pathogen
  standards

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Safety Engineering

• Extensive product testing at the Center for
  Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE)
  including all applicable FMVSS standards.
• Adult and child seats have been tested both
  forward and rear facing.
• Infant and child seats have been dynamically
  tested and exceeded all standards for velocity
  and pulse specified in FMVSS 213.
• Only attendant seat successfully tested up to an
  85 pound 10 year old ATD both forward and rear
  facing.

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Child Safety Features

• The ONLY Truly Seamless technology prevents
  all fluid absorption and contains an
  Antimicrobial agent in the skin to inhibit
  bacterial growth from any fluids and blood born
  pathogens.
• A soft cushioned removable headrest allows
  children of all sizes to remain in a comfortable
  and safe position at all times

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Infant Safety Features

• Seat bottom cushion is safely stored within fixed
  holster during transport.
• Interlock Safety Bar requires the seat to be
  locked in aft position in order to deploy infant
  cradle and does not allow the seat to swivel when
  deployed.
• Infant cradle always locks at a 45 degree angle
  in its fully deployed position.
• Safeguard retractable shoulder adjustment
  system adjusts to securely fit newborns and
  infants, 5 to 22lbs
• An Absorbent/Waterproof disposable padded insert
  allows for easy clean up and set up.
• Cradle is made with an antimicrobial imbedded in
  plastic to inhibit bacteria growth from blood
  born pathogens.

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