Bleg: Blow Out Bag
A reader emails that he just got his NRA instructor certification and needs a Blow Out Bag/first aid kit. What’s in yours?
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June 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Give me a week, I’m at an Army Combat Lifesaver Course as I type, and plan on writing something along those lines.
June 11th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I bought an IFAK kit from Cheaper Than Dirt. The only thing it didn’t have was a tourniquet. I got one of the North American Rescue ones to round it out.
June 11th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Compact First aid trauma kit
Medic Shears
3 pairs of gloves
2 25G Quik Clot
A tube of Glucose Tablets
5 Quick release Bayer Aspirin crystals
1 tube of Tylenol
1 tube of Advil
6 soft wipes (antibacterial)
1 anti itch spray
1 Dyna Stopper Compression Bandage
3 rolls of 2 inch gauze
1 2 inch elastic wrap
1 rolls of cloth first aid tape
15-20 Band-Aids assorted
1 Asherman Chest Seal
1 5×9 trauma pad
5 3×4 non adhering pads
1 pack of proxy strips
3 Excedrin migraines
1 tube of triple antibiotic ointment
1 US Cav. Tourniquet
All of this fits into a 5:11 medic bag 6×6
Also if he checks the gun shows I’ve seen Army Trauma kits going for $15. We keep 2 of those on the range also
June 11th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
In regards to the Blow-out Bag:
1ea Pair of Gloves, Non-latex
1ea Trauma shears
1ea Olaes modular bandage
2ea SOF Tactical Tourniquet SOFTT-NH
1ea Roll of Medical Tape, 2″
1ea QuikClot Combat Gauze
June 11th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
http://gunscarstech.com/2012/04/05/basic-gunshot-wound-kit/
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June 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
In the IFAK that I carry everywhere or the actual bag?
For the IFAK, I go by the book:
Nitrile gloves
EMT shears
CAT Tourniquet
Izzy
Hemocon Chitogauze
HALO chest seals
Ace bandage
Decompression needle
WaterJel burn bandage
I actually have two, with more stuff (SAM Splints, lots of gloves, gauze, wraps, more Waterjel, foot/blister care, various hemostats/shears, stethoscope and BP cuff, etc) in a big Blackhawk bag that I got for a steal. One of the IFAKs goes on my web gear and is kept close at hand at home, and the other is a rip away pouch that lives velcroed to the trunk of my car, but will attach to the blackhawk bag in the zombie apocalypse.
June 11th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
My answer is in the post I already have scheduled for OhMYGawd early tomorrow morning….
Just got done putting mine together, so far.
June 11th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
I’d add a couple tampons because they’re good at plugging bullet holes, some extra nitrile gloves, a separate small kit with bandaids, betadine wipes/swabs and Neosporin, for those small scrapes. An Israeli battle dressing would be good, too. A small flashlight, and a decent headlight (think: Petzl) are handy, as is a set of airways and a CPR mask, some meat tenderizer for bee stings; people have medical emergencies unrelated to gunfire. Oh, and a fully charged cellphone that you have checked for connectivity – I got a “terrific deal” from T-Mobile, only to discover that at the range, located miles from anywhere, and where I taught and spent a goodly amount of time, I couldn’t get cell service, so I switched to AT&T.
Needless to say, if one hasn’t gone through a CPR/AED course and a good first aid course (the Red Cross does a “first responder” course that’s very good), that should be next on the list.
June 11th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Beer, ammo, and toilet paper.
For food and shelter, I will be cooking the meat and preserving the hides of any liberals I can catch.
June 11th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
How many people is this to serve? If it’s just self/one: a decent TQ (CAT, SOFTT, SOFTT-W), An Olaes bandage, HALO seal. An NPA and Gloves are good too.
Other thoughts:
Don’t mix minor meds with your trauma supplies. When you need a TQ you NEED it right now, you don’t want to poke though a bag full of Motrin and wipes.
Every experienced combat med or emergency physician has stories about people using tampons. Usually involving people tuning a minor/serious bleed into a serious/fatal bleed. Don’t blindly stuff junk into holes. If you want to try to stop bleeding like that consider Celox-A, though you need a lot of direct pressure on it too.
June 11th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Stolen shamelessly from friend, fellow conspirator and tactical physician Doc Russia…
Essential “Economy” Kit:
1 SWAT-T Tourniquet
1 HALO Seal (2/pk)
1 5 X 9″ Trauma Pad
1 Olaes Bandage
1 pair Nitrile Gloves, Large
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Optional items to be included according to training, cost and space requirements:
1 HemCon Gauze, Z-Folded
1 14 Gauge Angiocath
1 Nasopharyngeal Airway, 28 French
1 Surgilube, 3g Packet
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General FAK items you should have with you:
5 Sheer Strip 1 x 3 Band-Aids
1 packet Aspirin 325 mg Tablets
1 packet Ibuprofen 200 mg Tablets
1 packet Diphenhydramine 50 mg Tablets
2 Safety Pins, 2″
1 Splinter Picker/Tick Remover
2 packets Triple Antibiotic Ointment
(An Epi-pen 2-Pak is also worth considering if you know what you’re doing.)
June 11th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Forgot EMT shears.
June 11th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Blowout bag? You can was, err, stear, clean a wound with some vodka. If, the need arose. Bug out bag, well, some band aids, some feminine necessities, and a sandy bar……
June 11th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
candy
June 12th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Training. Get training first and that will inform you as to what gear to carry.
I took a class in trauma treatment for firearms instructors, and the three most important things for you to have are the mindset to solve the problem, skills to know what to do, and a distant last is gear.