Force Health Protection Research Initiatives

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Force Health Protection Research Initiatives: The overall mission and goal of the Naval Warrior Applications Division program titled Force Health Protection Future Capability (FHPFC) is to identify those mature and evolving technologies that, through focused investment, guidance and management, can be demonstrated and subsequently made available to the warfighter through a systematic transition to the acquisition process. The products of the FHPFC investment are to be capabilities that are demonstrated to, and by, the primary customer (fleet operational forces), and, equally as important, capabilities that are ready for transition to the acquisition community. The FHPFC will not attempt to develop all of the required technologies but will focus on those key areas where the most capability payoff is expected and/or where transition potential is highest. Many other needed technologies are being pursued by other DoD projects, and the FHPFC will need to leverage and use those technology developments wherever possible. The following is a list of the major focus areas of interest to the FHPFC. ONR is soliciting individual or team efforts to develop innovative technologies in those areas. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that developments in these areas must work towards an operational demonstration during which the FHPFC products will interact seamlessly with naval systems and information. Combat Casualty Care and Management.Capability to non-surgically manage intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal, intra-cranial hemorrhage.Capability to diagnose and treat mild/moderate brain injury (TBI) resulting from repetitive exposure to blast and identification of mechanisms of injury.Capability to more effectively manage wounds to limit infection, accelerate healing and/or tissue regeneration.Capability for scaleable, deployable, medical isolation aboard Navy platforms and improved provision of care onboard high speed vessels.Capability for automated patient monitoring and treatment.Capability to rapidly type, cross-match and detect pathogens in fresh whole blood being collected for transfusion in austere environments (please contact the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) below for full system requirements)Casualty Prevention.Capability to provide surveillance, analysis and mitigation of health threats using evidence-based methodologies. Research efforts should focus on flexible modeling tools and surveillance technologies to aid military planners and medical personnel in the control of infectious disease outbreaks.Capability to mitigate the effects of combat stress reaction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active duty personnel.Capability for non-pharmacological "stress inoculation" to prevent combat stress casualties.Capability to preserve and restore hearing. Please see Amendments 0001, 0002 and 0003.