Triage Lights, About Us, Southwest Synergistic Solutions

Southwest Synergistic Solutions is a San Antonio, Texas company that in conjunction with Special Operations (JSOC) medics developed and patented a new method and simple device for triaging patients during night time or adverse conditions. In the past responders relied on a piece of paper and there was no equipment designed for night time triage scenarios. The medic’s problem was carrying four different bags of chemical lights, being shot at and having to attend to the wounded soldiers. It was just too much equipment and time, there had to be a better way. So the E/T Light was born. It is ideal for night time use, mass casualty incidents, extended mass casualty incidents, tactical (active shooter) scenarios and battlefield situations. The E/T LIGHT® is simple to use, easy to carry, customizable, reusable, highly visible from a distance (covert/overt), is combat-proven and has been used in actual mass casualty situations.

In a scenario involving contamination of any sort, first responders use the solid color selection to indicate the triage condition of the non-contaminated patients and use the flashing triage color selection to identify the contaminated patients.

Beyond its original military application, the E/T Light® is perfect for the hunter, fisherman, boater, hiker, caver, diver, boys scout, etc… Stop throwing away money every time you crack a chemical stick and save the landfill space.

Southwest Synergistic Solutions is proposing and currently looking for support of its new personal disaster identification system. This system empowers citizens in a disaster stricken area to communicate their location, group makeup and general group condition to first responders in the aftermath of a disaster. If you think about it, the scene after every disaster is the same. People waving to first responders or anyone to convey a simple message, “I am here, I am alive, HELP!” Consider the following. When an alert is issued the population in the affected area does what they normally do to prepare but add one more step, tag yourself and your loved ones with a light. Children are tagged solid red, women are tagged solid green, men are tagged solid blue and even tag your pets solid yellow. Once the disaster has passed the survivors simply click on the E/T Lights to change their selection to a flashing selection in order identify themselves as survivors. First responders now use the night as a friend by doing flyovers of the affected area and gather intelligence in order to preplan first light rescue operations. They now know the location, makeup and general condition of groups and know where to go in the morning for close to 2 weeks after the initial disaster struck. Even for the unfortunate non-survivors there locations can be more easily spotted by looking for locations where non flashing lights are shining.

Please write us if you support this new idea and download our FREE “Disaster ID” application at ITunes or the Android Market. We are actively lobbying for its adoption in several States and Washington DC.

In addition to the E/T LIGHT®, Southwest Synergistic Solutions has developed a second product for our Special Operations community. The Compass Light fits under a SUUNTO® wrist compass and is activated by two switches to avoid inadvertent activation. The war fighter can now illuminate the compass from the underside of the face without having to stop and cover at any predetermined distance.

Southwest Synergistic Solutions, LLC is a minority-owned business and are proud to serve our military and first responder community.

Please contact us if you have a particular need or project you would like us to develop with you.

Patents 7326179, D576323, 7510527, 7674227 and Patents pending.

SUUNTO® is a registered trademark of Suunto Oy Corp.

Contact jc@triagelights.com for more information.

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