You’re never alone surviving in the sea. As a 2011 Spark Awards entry, the Network Tube is innovative rescue equipment with magnetic properties so that it could bring people together to form a floating cluster. When individuals are brought together into groups, they can thus help each other and increase their chance of survival in the meanwhile.
While we don’t need to take a bullet-resisting device all the time, it is still nice to see this Ballistic Clipboard launched by Impact Company. Initially designed to ensure the safety of corps who might get attacked by the violent people, the clipboard is lightweight for easy portability while really serves to stop the moving bullets. Sounds great, right? Check the video below for more information.
Is this a new piece of sport equipment, for example a rugby ball? Not exactly, as the device by Tae Hoon Jung is actually a portable life rescuer perfect for throwing and using. It can separate into two parts so that two or more people can hold it at the same time and therefore to save the lives of people in emergency situations.
Wow, the Rapunzel Box, though actually designed for a quick escape during fire, seems just like a new wear for superman and superwoman. I mean, that’s the coolest way to escape from fire. [Read the rest of this entry...]
When searching for a clever and smarter alternative to regular bulky life jackets, Baek Mi Young has come up with the Rescue Tube concept. It is mainly designed for fishermen folk who always need to wear a life jacket, so the Rescue Tube is quite a smart device that can be hooked to the clothes as a normal buckle while inflates around your neck for emergency use when you tug at the lower clasp. Nice idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]
It is reported that lack of fresh and clean drinking water is the main reason why most people died at the sea. So to solve that problem, designers have come up with the SeaKettle that has an incorporated desalination process to produce clean water for drinking. The desalination process pumps sea water into the reservoir, let the water evaporate under the sunlight, and then the condensation process will start, and about 3 liters of fresh water will be collected for drinking. [Read the rest of this entry...]
How could you let the bulky and ugly life jacket ruin your perfect vacation at the sea? You need to see what Kathleen Westerhout and Dana Ramler have prepared for you. It is the Bandeau-Belt, a stylish alternative to the life jackets. The personal flotation device features a hidden life preserver, which can be easily taken out and inflated for use when in an emergency. [Read the rest of this entry...]
See what we’ve learned from the World Trade Centre Evacuations: about 1,970 of the civilians that were trapped above the impact zones died mainly because they couldn’t get out of the tall buildings in the shortest possible time. So the conclusion is that we need to find better means for people to evacuate a tall building in the event of an emergency, and the Escape Rescue System seems like a practical one. It consists of five collapsible cabins, which can be lowered over the side of the building, to transport rescue personnel up into the building or help the trapped people out of the emergency quickly.
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A balloon with the other end tied to the band on your wrist? What is that used for? It’s intended for ensuring the safety of the swimmers, by helping the lifeguards to quickly and accurately spot those people in danger. The concept features a stylish wristband that releases a balloon when you press the button. Simultaneously the balloons will get inflated by compressed helium gas and rise quickly into the sky, alerting the seashore lifeguards of the emergency situation. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Though shipwreck is not that frequent as other disasters, the serious consequences it causes have still worried lots of people. And what is most concerned is about the effectiveness of rescue actions to those who are lost on the sea. I bet nothing could be more useful than the SOS Rescue Lifesaver Ring. Once the ring hits the water, the GPS built inside it will then work to contact rescue teams nearby. It’s also gotten an in-built heater belt that heats the sea-water to keep the victim warm. Besides, there’re also small supplies of water and food stored in in-built compartments. As a result, the SOS Rescue Lifesaver Ring is believed to increase the chances of survival on the sea.
The portable defibrillator system is an innovative device that is designed for emergency treatment in wild conditions. To guide you an effective use, there’re three indicator lamps in different colors. After you power the system on, the first green light will turn on to allow you to carry out following operations and the second light will turn orange when you put the system on the patient to analyze his health condition. Finally, the third blue light will switch on to inform you of the shock to the patient after the system finishes analyzing. If needed, the system could be reset to analyze the patient again and deliver more shocks.
Let an angel guard you. Sounds attracting, right? It’s not a daydream, because you can own an electric guardian angel now. As a security and communication device, the gadget can contact with the emergency operator and transform a real-time video about your condition to them whenever you feel unsafe.
To make it more convenient for the lifeguards to deal with emergency situations, the beach shoes are composed of two parts, including breathable shoes and portable flipper-like shoes. As the flipper-like shoes hidden inside the normal ones could be pulled easily out, the lifeguards can then implement the rescue operations more effectively with the flipper-like shoes on.
Air bag is used to protect the people sitting in the car. In order to prevent follow-up accident, a caution sign is necessary, but it is easily ignored. This Safe Balloon is a warning triangle which can automatically pop up when your car have an accident. In this way, others will get the caution far away. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Life jacket might save more life in the shipwreck, however, since the rescue workers will not come to help you immediately, you need fresh water to continue your life. This device will give you distilled water which is the most important for every survivor. Additionally, this device will emit the light at night and colorful smoke at day to indicate your location. [Read the rest of this entry...]
