Med kits

[Leatherneck]

Hey Doc and any other medics out there:

Let's hear your recommendation for good med kits for use in tactical situations. Any brands/general features you find esp. good or essential?

Also, how about recommendations for the contents of a general first aid kit that someone could keep, say, in their car? What brands, or contents, would you recommend?

[Doc]

LN,

I'll get back with you about the personal aid bag/home kit.

As far as a tactical bag. I carry a London Bridge pack. Good pack, static-line jumpable (like I'd need it), good ergonomic fit. It has a good layout and everything stays nice and secure. The makers put some hard-won knowledge from combat medical personel to use when they designed this product. That bag gets dropped at the door on entries and I carry minimal and very basic equipment on my vest during entries.

Check Six,
Doc

[Bandito]

Hey Doc,

Our Search and Rescue guys put together a kit for us for when we do our rural special operations (small unit interdiction patrols). You may have seen em, they are made by a civilian company but a couple of our SRT medics got with our BORSTAR (Border Patrol Search, Track and Rescue) unit and made some modifications. The kit comes with 4x4s, some blood clot stuff, an IV starter kit and a myriad of other medical accessories. All of which will enable us to stem off bleeding and stabilize until we can get our bud or victim evacked out. This all rolls around a 500 ml IV bag. It weighs about 5 lbs, I wish I would have had the same thing in Regiment instead of that bulky ass Combat Lifesaver kit.

Have you seen anything like I described? I really enjoy it, take it with me on road trips when I take the family out on trips.

Our Medics use the same Tac Medic bag as you described when we do our high risk call out or warrant operations.

[Earthpig]

I thought motrin and extra water was it.....you mean there's more to advanced life support?
RLTW
EP

[Bandito]

I thought motrin and extra water was it.....you mean there's more to advanced life support?
RLTW
EP

I was the Lead Instructor for our 3 week Advanced Tactical School, when it was complete, all of the students had a plaque made for us, on it were all of the vernaculars that came out of the instructors pie holes. One of which was common from me if someone got a little hurt or were snivelin'....."Here, drink some water and walk it off, you'll be fine"....no matter what the injury was!

That saying was always prevelant in RIP!

[Looon]

I don't think I asked for an asprine or motrin from the plt medic until after a month in Batt. For some strange reason I was under the impression that it was a sign of weekness.

[Tater Nuts]

I was under the impression that it was a sign of weekness.

Of course at Ranger school it was a sign of hunger. (Fake strained cough)
"hey doc , how about some cough drops" (hack, hack).