Belmont Rapid Infuser, Used to Treat Wounded, on Site for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

VANCOUVER - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Belmont Instrument Corporation announced today that at the request of the Olympic Organizing Committee, it has installed a Belmont Rapid Infuser at the mobile hospital in Whistler, BC for emergency use during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games . The Rapid Infuser has been used extensively by the US Army for treating massive blood loss in Iraq and Afghanistan where it has been credited with helping to save the lives of hundreds of soldiers and civilians. This life-saving device is also used in most major hospitals in the US and a growing number of medical centers throughout the world.