Portable Vest Protects Military Personnel,
Outdoor Workers, Athletes, Students and More
Without Requiring Electricity or Refrigeration
Created for Rapid Emergency Cooling Before EMS
Arrival
LOS
ANGELES, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With annual
heat-related deaths projected to increase 370 percent by 2050,
rising temperatures and extreme heat events pose a significant
threat to humans. As heat waves intensify, ColdVentures, a medical
device company developing innovative new technologies to combat
heat-related deaths, has unveiled ColdVest, a first-of-its-kind,
Class 1 FDA portable emergency cooling device to protect people
from heat-related brain or organ damage and death before emergency
medical services arrive.
"Heat-related deaths have been increasing dramatically in recent
years, with estimates ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of
thousands of incidents annually worldwide. 2023 alone set a heat
death record in the United States.
We need to look beyond treatment methods like ice baths and adopt
new technologies to save lives, as heat stroke is preventable in
most cases," said Tracie Wagman, ColdVentures Co-Founder and
CEO. "ColdVest is the only portable emergency device available for
heat stroke that does not require electricity or refrigeration.
Given that people endured, on average, 86 days of
health-threatening high temperatures last year globally, ColdVest
has the potential to save thousands of lives around the globe each
year."
Heat stroke poses a particularly deadly threat to military
personnel performing strenuous activities and wearing heavy gear in
scorching environments; outdoor workers including construction
crews, farmers and landscapers who are exposed to direct sunlight
and high temperatures for long hours; firefighters battling blazes;
and athletes training and competing in hot weather conditions. Heat
stroke is especially dangerous for young athletes or those
unaccustomed to extreme temperatures.
People suffering from heat stroke typically have 30 minutes
before suffering permanent harm. In just under three minutes,
ColdVest can reduce core body temperatures up to five degrees and
stabilize an individual. Using patented endothermic cooling
technology, ColdVest does not require electricity, refrigeration,
ice or special storage. To use, add three liters of liquid to
ColdVest's integrated bladder, which then spreads throughout the
vest to rapidly activate internal cooling chemicals. ColdVest is
then placed over the torso of an individual for immediate relief.
To learn more, visit coldvest.com.
About ColdVentures
ColdVentures is a medical device
company developing innovative new technologies to end heat-related
deaths. The Company's proprietary ColdVest device is a patented,
Class 1 FDA medical cooling vest that lowers core body temperature
and prevents heat-related illness and death. ColdVest's mission is
to provide technology that alleviates suffering for the new
environmental normal. To learn more about ColdVentures and
ColdVest, visit coldvest.com.
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