The EVAC-STRAP is not currently used in live combat scenarios, and creator Doug Conrad realizes it still could be a while. That hasn’t stopped the Keota police officer from getting it out to people for testing and training, and word has begun to spread. The strap attaches to existing body armor and can be used to easily lift and move officers injured in the line of duty. He’s spoken with a procurement officer from the Pentagon, who has given him instruction as far as the different steps that are needed to have a contract with the government, and he found that very helpful.

Conrad would like to start selling the EVAC-STRAP on a larger scale, but before that happens, he said it’s a matter of getting it out there for people to test it. While part of his goal is to make some money with it, he mostly wants to help save lives. Right now, it’s being tested in Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama, and Iowa with a universally positive response, and it might begin testing in Arizona soon.