FAIRFAX, Va. and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kforce Government Solutions (KGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kforce Inc. (Nasdaq:KFRC), today announced the availability of TraumaFX(TM), a line of ruggedized, tetherless training manikins engineered to deliver authentic simulations of severe trauma injuries and provide lifelike physiological response to treatment. The product line includes a high-fidelity lower body, the Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer(TM) (MATT(TM)) which replicates severe blast injuries. MATT can be paired with an upper body simulator, other existing training aids, or can be worn by human patient actors to provide realistic training for hemorrhage control and other critical injuries.
TraumaFX was developed with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) under the Severe Trauma Simulation Army Technology Objective. Engineered specifically to meet the rigorous requirements of military and civilian training needs, including care under fire, MATT is made of a specially formulated reusable synthetic tissue that delivers unparalleled realism and durability.
"The project to develop a rugged, tetherless trainer for the treatment of traumatic blast injuries was initiated to reproduce the major challenges our front line Medics face and to prepare them psychologically and technically to treat such disturbing wounds," said Dr. Teresita Sotomayor, Ph.D., US Army RDECOM-STTC. "TraumaFX provides authentic leg movement, bleeding and pressure-sensitive response to tourniquet application. As a result, the struggle the Medic has to go through to properly apply a tourniquet provides more realistic training and better prepares them to respond most effectively in the field."
"The visual and tactile impact of such lifelike simulations provide medics, soldiers and civilian trauma responders an invaluable opportunity to experience, in a controlled environment, the stress and emotional reactions that often accompany treating real-world injuries this severe," explained Major General (Ret.), Glen Shaffer, Executive Vice President at KGS. "Combined with hands-on practice and accurate physiological response from MATT, the training allows responders to develop better medical skills for treating critical injuries in the field."
KGS provided a preview of TraumaFX at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), which ran from November 30 through December 3 in Orlando, FL. At I/ITSEC, RDECOM-STTC received the 2009 Training Team award from the U.S. Army Modeling and Simulation Office for its development of the TraumaFX Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer. In addition, TraumaFX was selected for use in culminating exercises with Special Operations soldiers. The exercises, which demonstrated the value of hemorrhage control and care under fire training, were run multiple times daily at I/ITSEC and were attended by several Army General officers, civilian officials, and members of congress.
"We are very pleased to announce the availability of TraumaFX," said Tom Bevan, Vice President of Research and Development at KGS and co-holder of the provisional MATT patent. "We received incredibly positive feedback during I/ITSEC that reinforces what we've heard during field exercises over the last year. We are excited to offer a highly-realistic solution to help train military field personnel, civilian paramedics and medical professionals to better handle traumatic blast injuries, improve tourniquet application skills, and ultimately save lives in the field by improving response to one of the leading preventable causes of death in Iraq and Afghanistan."
About Kforce Government Solutions
Kforce Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kforce Inc. (Nasdaq:KFRC) is a government contracting services provider that has offered a comprehensive portfolio of solutions to a wide range of Federal and Defense agencies since 1970. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA with offices in San Antonio, TX and Tampa, FL, the company today offers full-spectrum solutions in the areas of Finance and Accounting, Enterprise Technology Engineering and Operations, Healthcare Informatics, and Research and Development. For more information, visit www.kforcegov.com.
About Kforce
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About STTC
The U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center's (STTC) mission is to conduct Simulation & Training Research and Development to enhance Warfighter mission effectiveness. It is the STTC's goal to be recognized as the preeminent world leader in research, development and engineering of systems whose hallmark is transitioning the right technology in the shortest time to our Soldiers. Here in Central Florida, as part of Team Orlando and working with its sister services, academia and industry, STTC engineers are making a difference in the way Soldiers learn by developing simulation technology that provides critical capabilities that increase Warfighter battlefield readiness and performance.
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