Video Testimonials
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Soldier Interviews
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Major Wayne Cherry, Staff SGT Torios and Corporal Josh Collins explain how Kwikpoint's Visual Language Translators helped them in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kwikpoint Saves a Child's Life
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Corporal Josh Collins explains how Kwikpoint's Visual Language Translators helped them save lives in Iraq.
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Photos from the Field
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A soldier responds to an Iraqi citizen using Kwikpoint south of Baghdad.
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Kwikpoint's Medical VLT assists medics with treating an injured Iraqi citizen.
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Asking Iraqi children for assistance in identifying weapons.
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U.S. Soldier using Kwikpoint's Iraq Military Training Aid with a group of Iraqis.
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U.S. soldiers communicate with Iraqi soldiers using Kwikpoint.
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A soldier questions Iraqi citizens to gain important intelligence information.
A[n] [EMS] crew came to me...explaining how they used your product both on the scene and in the ER. They were very happy with the results and the ER was impressed with how easily the [English/Spanish Medical VLT] worked to get information in a hurry. Ironically, one of the fire fighters on scene was trying to dial a free interpreter line to figure out what was going on with this patient. The medics, with your [product], figured out the complaint and necessary information before the interpreter could get on the phone.
... My sister has entered full hospice as of this week, and her speech is for the most part non-existent. But we were able to apply the Medical Translator to the extent that we could. And I can visualize expanded adaptations. I want to thank you again for your kind consideration--having worked in industry in Human Resources for many years, I recognize exceptional customer service... it means more than I can aptly express.
... [we] found the cards to be very useful, and my Brigade made it mandatory for all soldiers to carry. The translators were best used with kids, who would come up to you and dialog by pointing to pictures. In one case, a kid pointed to the picture of a piece of dynamite in a can, then pulled my sleeve and led me to a trash can which contained mortars.
In general, I found the Kwikpoint to be highly useful and very well organized.... The most useful aspect of this VLT is that it gives me the ability to convey and receive information, especially details outside the normal scope of conversation, ie tactical/military.
The product (Kwikpoint Medical VLT) has been a great help for our Ambulance Service. We are a culturally diverse community with many new people who do not speak English. The staff find having the cards helps them get a history from the patients who have trouble communicating their problems in English. It has enhanced our ability to provide good patient care.
Have used your Medical VLT for 3 years in EMS and Fire calls. Used twice in life threatening incidents. Have used also to teach. Have used also to teach overseas in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru and Costa Rica. Great tool to purchase. Will recommend to use. Universal Language indeed!!!!
Hope to see more new products from Kwikpoint in the future ... these are great training tools for deploying units.
I don't travel in any of the theaters without mine. I keep an extra set in my small survival pack.
I wanted to share with you that this is an "awesome" resource for our health department nurses. We originally used the Medical Visual Translator for a Full-Scale Exercise, with the intention of using it during an emergency. However, we now have decided to provide all of our nurses copies for them to use in the day to day work during the clinic. I would recommend this resource to anyone who works with patients, etc... Great job...
Greetings from the desert!! We are using the "Iraq Visual Language Translator for IED Detection" cards, they were just issued to us the other day. We have several other cards too, which are an extremely valuable tool for us. The Iraqis know we have the cards and often prompt us to show them, so they can point while speaking with us. The phrases are accurate too, as our "friendly" Iraqis understand what we're telling them. Thanks, again!!
I am currently serving in Iraq with my Company of Marines in an isolated area. We are having a very difficult time communicating with the local population. My Marines constantly patrol and man traffic control points and unfortunately we at times run short on local translators. Your company products would be of a great help to my Marines. Could your company please send several of your visual translators to us in Iraq? If this is possible, we would like to request the products listed below. It would really help us when we find ourselves in a difficult situation without a translator.
I carried a copy of Kwikpoint with me at all times in Leningrad and Moscow. When I used Kwikpoint, it was clear that everyone, American and Russian alike, not only knew what the translator was for but how to use it.
I gave my father the International Travel pack for Father's Day. My parents live in a neighborhood where there are new homes being built and, thus, a lot of construction going on. Mr. Teran, Sr. noticed a gas leak one afternoon. The construction workers did not speak much English and so he used his Kwikpoint translator to communicate the problem to them. They were able to understand and to stop the gas leak immediately.
The committee commends the Department of Defense for utilizing visual language translators for military field operations. The committee notes that visual language translators enable service members to greatly improve communications by eliminating language barriers. Service personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom are currently using these devices. The committee supports the use of visual language translators and urges the Department of Defense to expand the use of this important tool.
Kwikpoint is a basic leap-ahead technology for use in the battlefield for warfighters who have direct contact with the local population. A valuable resource for "boots-on-the-ground" troops deployed anywhere in the world.
I have used the Iraqi VLSG with adults and children in Southern Iraq with great success, they love using it and it is a great way of engaging them in conversation-as they are really interested in using it with you! They laugh at the pictures and enjoy using it with you-they see it as a fun thing- so it really is very effective. Civil Affairs is all about communicating with people so this is a very useful tool.
As you know, language barriers can compromise everything from the diagnosis to treatment and follow up care, and I applaud your company in designing such an intriguing and innovative item.
There are multiple communication tools such as dictionaries and "common phrase" translators available and we believe the Kwikpoint Medical Visual Language Translator may be more effective and easier to use because it's not tied to language, but rather pictures that both and patient and clinician can point to, and understand.
The translator is as essential for officer survival as all other basic training tools and techniques. First Responders face barriers and challenges to communication on a daily basis.
The Visual Language Translator TM" is a critical communication tool as communities increasingly diversify. For law enforcement officers, being able to communicate is essential for personal safety and establishing trust.
Based on our high customer demand for it, (Kwikpoint) was one of the best promotional tools I have ever seen at AT&T. (Kwikpoint) helped build customer loyalty, stimulate usage and increase AT&T Direct Service revenues.