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We cannot stop the war in Ukraine, but we can at least stop the bloodshed.
Civilians and their rescuers are dying every day not only from bombs, but from treatable blood loss. In basements, on the battlefield, and even in the care of doctors – Without the necessary supplies it is impossible to save their lives.
But you can save these lives!
We are a group of American, Polish, and Ukrainian volunteers working on the ground in Warsaw and Ukraine to bring critical medical supplies from US suppliers to hospitals and civilian defense forces in Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv.
We are raising funds for Gen 7 Combat Application Tourniquets – the same ones used by the US army.
- They are the world’s best tourniquets
- They can stop the blood in the matter of seconds
- They not only save lives, but also prevent arms and legs from being amputated
100% of donations to this fundraiser will go toward the purchase and expediting of tourniquets to Warsaw, where our team will rapidly distribute them through existing channels to the areas in Ukraine where they are needed most.
The cost of 1 tourniquet is $23. This is the cost of one life.
Ready to stop the blood? Your donation will become someone’s chance at life! We thank you for your support and for taking time to save lives.
What are Combat Application Tourniquets, and why are they so important?
We asked a doctor from the National Children's Specialized Hospital "Okhmatdyt" in Kyiv to show you how these tourniquets work. It's the most important life saving device for anyone hit in a combat zone, especially civilians who are caught in artillery fire and sustain injuries from shrapnel and rubble.
About Us (Kern Hast, Thomas Kolasa, Dasha Dryhina, Yanina Tsybulska, and Klara Bogusławska)
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Kern is a graduate student in the Rutgers University Chemical Biology program. He is All-American: born in Michigan, grew up in Florida, and now lives in New Jersey. He got involved after witnessing the resolve of the Ukranian people in defending their home and the travesty befalling the citizens of Ukraine. He is currently traveling between Lviv and Warsaw coordinating the delivery of trauma items from the US to Ukraine.
Thomas is a data scientist at DataRobot in Copenhagen. He is an American with family roots in Poland. He learned to love the Ukrainian culture through his coworkers and through his time fencing sabre internationally. He is currently based in Warsaw, coordinating relief efforts, networking of important parties, and housing refugees.
"Dasha" works in Kyiv with Ukraine's largest children's hospital, Okhmatdyt, helping children to continue their education as they go through long and difficult recoveries at the hospital. Since the invasion, she and the rest of the hospital team are working to deliver critical medicines and equipment to the main hospitals in Kyiv and the batallions of medics working in the hardest hit areas in Ukraine.
Yanina is a software Engineer at DataRobot in Kyiv. She is from southern Ukraine, Zaporizhzia. She is now active in Kyiv soup kitchens cooking food and supporting the needs of civilians who were displaced when their homes were destroyed or overrun. In her free time, she works to deliver medication and goods to retirees around Kyiv who cannot flee the war.
Klara Bogusławska
Klara is a Warsaw native and a lover of filmography. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine she has been in close contact with Polish volunteers helping to evacuate and deliver supplies to refugees, and in communicating the needs of hospitals and regions to volunteers.
The Unsung Heroes
We would also like to acknowledge the ongoing contributions of the medics, contacts, and logistics members throughout the Ukrainian combat zones who are supporting this relief effort, but for security purposes cannot be named here.
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