Company insight
A key supply of prehospital and combat casualty care
Established in Sandviken, Sweden in 1995, Promoteq has spent the last couple of years continuously developing the REVIVE prehospital medical system. Promoteq’s customers consist of mainly government organisations, defence, law enforcement and medical missions, all seeking to reduce preventable battlefield deaths.
tarting off life as a go-between for Swedish government agencies to purchase equipment from US-based companies, Promoteq began selling medical supplies in the early 2000s.
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As the company started providing medical equipment, it became aware of market niches like prolonged field care. While it has always existed within militaries, the need for prolonged field care rose to prominence during the war in Afghanistan, as armed forces faced challenges like delayed transportation or an inability to evacuate. “Prolonged field care is the last thing you actually want to do,” explains Jacob Packendorff, medical director at Promoteq, citing the ‘PACE’ mnemonic used by militaries around the world: primary, alternate, contingency and emergency. “It’s an emergency measure. When you can’t transport people, you can’t bring a surgical team, you can’t do anything. That’s when prolonged field care comes in – to make sure that people don’t die unnecessarily, or keep them alive until surgery, which is the thing that actually saves them.”
When designing its prolonged field care kits, Promoteq worked closely with a
surgical team to ensure it provides the right equipment, resulting in a light, streamlined product that doesn’t saddle a medical team down with unnecessary tools. Promoteq’s field care kits are also flexible, compatible with any kind of container from civilian luggage, backpacks or hardcases, and all depending on the customer’s needs.
Learning from the past
One of the other niches that Promoteq fills is in remote damage control resuscitation. After the Second World War, Packendorff notes, much of the developments around patient resuscitation were left by the wayside. Promoteq is working on supplying blood products far forward near the front, which would increase the survival rate for patients, helping to keep them alive until surgery. In this area of remote damage control resuscitation, Promoteq designs its kits alongside the Trauma Haemostasis and Oxygenation Research (THOR) network’s recommendations to ensure they meet the highest standards. These products include the MEQU fluid warmer, which allows medics to warm cold blood far forward, as treating a trauma patient with cold blood leads to
hypothermia and further complications. Promoteq’s main focus when designing a product is to supply the full patient chain – from the point of injury until hospitalisation – making sure that its kits, modules and equipment fit every step of the way in a seamless transition down the evactuation chain. To achieve this, all of its kits are procedure based, with everything a medic or surgeon would need to carry out the specific procedure at hand. This can save up between 5–9kg compared with other combat medic packs currently in use, and also helps with storage, logistics and obsolescence, resulting in a system that is efficient both in terms of cost and lead time.
At the same time, Promoteq prides itself on offering a turnkey solution with one supplier that supports supply chain, obsolescence management and refurbishment. Recent conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, have shown that medical logistics are a major issue for many countries. And when challenges arise, it makes a big difference whether you’re working with 40 different companies or just one single point of contact if you need to discuss solutions quickly.
The REVIVE prehospital medical system designed by Promoteq binds together procedure-based care with an efficient and robust logistical backbone. “By working directly with the component manufacturers of the system baseline, Promoteq can provide its customers with a price competitive solution without sacrificing quality,” explains Anders Hedqvist, medical programme manager at Promoteq. “Promoteq has several framework agreements in place providing countries with medical equipment and expertise, so we feel that we are well equipped and prepared for whatever the future throws at us within this field.” ●
By using the MEQU fluid warmer, medics can warm blood up before treating trauma patients. Defence & Security Systems International /
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