LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN
LOUISIANA TO RECEIVE
NEW NEEDLE
INCINERATION DEVICE IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT FIRST
RESPONDERS FROM NEEDLE STICK INJURIES
East Baton Rouge,
Terrebonne and Pointe
Coupee Parishes First in the
State to Receive the
SANDD
mini–FR™
Devices
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
-- January
30, 2020 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire --
RedHawk Holdings Corp. (OTC:
SNDD) ("RedHawk" or the "Company") announced today the launch of
The SANDD mini -First
Responders™ (The
SANDD
mini–
FR™), a cutting edge needle
incineration device that has been developed specifically for first
responders. The device will incinerate needles on location reducing
the risk of first responders being injured by needles while on
duty. Law enforcement agencies in the State of Louisiana parishes
of East Baton Rouge, Terrebonne and Pointe Coupee are the first
to receive The SANDD mini–FR™.
Terrebonne Parish
Sheriff Jerry Larpenter, one of the first in Louisiana to install
the SANDD mini – FR™ into their patrol units,
said,
"I
try to do everything possible to keep my deputies
safe
by giving them
whatever equipment they might need. Our deputies and crime scene
professionals come across needles all the time and the risk of
getting pricked is very high and is a dangerous health
hazard."
East Baton Rouge
Parish Sheriff's Office ("EBRSO"), led by
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, is
establishing the installation of the first 50
SANDD
mini – FR™ into its fleet of
approximately
225 marked
units. Additionally, EBRSO will be installing
SANDD Pro™ devices for its
evidence room,
crime lab and sub-stations for safety. Commenting on
these new
safety devices for his deputies, Sheriff Gautreaux said
"Just last year our
narcotics division seized almost $5.5 million-dollars' worth of
illegal drugs. In addition, our uniform patrol deputies, crime
scene detectives and specialized divisions come in contact
with drugs and related paraphernalia daily.
Keeping our deputies safe so that they can in turn keep our
community safe is paramount. I'm grateful for this new technology
that benefits our entire community."
Due to the high
medical
costs associated with needle stick injuries, law enforcement
agencies that have a severe needle problem are taking
necessary safety precautions for their officers. Pointe Coupee Sheriff Bud Torres
said, "In addition to the safety
aspect of the SANDD mini – FR™, we must be prudent with our
taxpayer dollars. Workers' compensation cost for a
single needle stick injury can easily
top $30,000 without the deputy even contracting a disease. If a
deputy should, unfortunately, contract HIV and/or Hepatitis C,
medical
claims could easily top $1 million. The economics of the
SANDD
mini – FR™ are simply too
attractive to pass
up."
The
SANDD
mini–
FR™ is a portable,
lithium-ion
battery operated device and is extremely easy to use. Simply insert
the needle into the device, push and hold the
button down until the yellow light flashes, then remove the
syringe from
the device. When activated, the device uses an arc of
electricity
to heat the needle to about 4,000 degrees within three seconds. Any
pieces of incinerated metal drop into a chamber
below. When the syringe is pulled out, the needle is completely
incinerated,
leaving no sharp portions. The heat also kills off any
blood-borne
pathogens, and the incinerated needle creates a vacuum in the
syringe, meaning nothing left inside can escape. It is
the only FDA-approved portable, battery-operated needle
destruction
device that eliminates the use of sharps containers for
disposal in
both clinical and home settings.
Redhawk's expansion of
SANDD
mini–FR™ sales to other law enforcement agencies
throughout the State of Louisiana, the State of
California,
and across the
country is
imminent. For more information,
please visit: www.needledestructiondevice.com
RedHawk,
through their revolutionary FDA
approved medical
device,
Sharps and Needle Destruction Device
(SANDD™), is reducing the risk of
needle stick injury and increasing the safe, economical
and environmentally
friendly needle disposal for
all.
# # #
About RedHawk Holdings Corp.
RedHawk Holdings Corp., formerly Independence Energy Corp., is
a diversified holding company which, through its
subsidiaries, is engaged in sales and distribution of
medical devices, sales of branded generic pharmaceutical drugs,
commercial real estate investment and leasing, sales of
point of entry full-body security systems, and specialized
financial services. Through its medical products
business unit, the Company sells the Sharps and Needle
Destruction Device (SANDD™), WoundClot Surgical - Advanced
Bleeding Control, and the Carotid Artery Digital Non-Contact
Thermometer. Through our United Kingdom based subsidiary,
we manufacture and market branded generic pharmaceuticals.
RedHawk Energy holds the exclusive U.S. manufacturing and
distribution rights for the Centri Controlled Entry
System, a unique, closed cabinet, nominal dose transmission
full-body x-ray scanner.
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