Personal medical kit. (Battle kit)

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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:48 am

Since I know me.

What should be included in a med kit for your belt or vest?

If I get started stocking I'll probably be trying to fit an autodefib in a cargo pocket. You know just beside the intubation equipment and IV infusions. And just over the drug box.

So talk me down and give me some idea's that a person can move carrying them without having a pack of nothing but medical.

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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:29 am

This is the one I'm in the process of putting together slowly. I think it is going to be too large for a single belt pouch, but I really want all the items available even if I have to split it into two units or more. May have to cut some quantities a little.

1 CPR safety shield
4 pair exam gloves
2 1-oz bottle Purell hand sanitizer
10 Therma-Dot single use thermometer
1 Fisher space pen
1 Storm-Saf not pad
4 individual wrapped tongue depressors
4 individual wrapped cotton tip applicators
1 small roll Gorilla duct tape flattened
4 bite sticks
4 ammonia ampoules
1 small flask Everclear 190 proof PGA
4 honey packets (for hot toddies)
4 lemon juice packets (for hot toddies)
2 Camelback Elixir 12-pack electrolyte solution
12 Excedrin 2-pack
12 Alka Seltzer 2-pack
1 25ct bottle Dulcolax laxative
12 Pepto Bismol 2-pack diarrhea medication
12 NyQuill daytime cold medicine 2-pack
12 NyQuill nighttime cold medicine 2-pack
12 Benadryl antihistamine/allergy med 2-pack
2 Chloraseptic throat lozenges 6-pack
6 Water-Jel Burn relief 3.5g packets
6 Water-Jel 1/32 oz triple antibiotic ointment packet
6 hydrocortizone 1/32 oz packet
3 15g jell glucose
4 Sting-kill wipes
4 IvyX cleanser wipes
4 alcohol prep pad
4 PAWS antimicrobial wipes
4 Providone/Iodine prep pad
1 Asherman chest seal
1 20cc irrigation syringe
1 250ml bottle sodium chloride irrigation solution
1 4 oz bottle eye wash
1 eye wash cup
1 combat application tourniquet
1 self applied restricting band
1 1"x10yd adhesive tape roll
1 Dr. Scholls moleskin deluxe
4 1"x3" bandaids
4 fingertip bandaids
4 knuckle bandaids
12 Â½" x 2 7/8" butterfly wound closures
4 2"x3" medium patch bandage
2 2"x4" elbow/knee bandage
2 Emergency Israeli 6" trauma bandage
2 sterile oval gauze eye pad
4 2"x2" gauze pads 2-pack
8 4"x4" gauze pads
1 2" gauze roll
1 4" ace bandage
4 4"x4" Water-Jel burn dressing
2 31"x31"x51" triangular bandage
1 SAM finger splint
1 7 Â¼" utility scissors
1 3 Â½" tweezers
4 single use Krazy glue
1 surgical stapler kit w/35 staples
1 Sawyer bite & sting kit
1 brown recluse spider F/A kit
1 deluxe emergency dental kit

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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:33 am

Nice selection, you're going down the same path I did. It just keeps growing to the point you need a small mule to haul it all.

I don't know about the Asherman I had better experiences with the HALO http://www.rescue-essentials.com/Halo_C ... 0-0110.htm

I think we need to set up different size kits. A bare minimal kit for Patrol. (But something a bit more equipped then two battle dressings in a pouch.)

A slightly larger Recon kit for operating further from your A/O.

Then the everything and a pack mule main kit.

If you have enough people then a dedicated Medic kit as well, for multi personnel operations.

I've humped this kit but with full medic setup on SAR's. http://www.remotemedical.com/Wildland-F ... ic-EMT-Kit By the time you add some snivel gear it's a back breaker.

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SCpatriot SCpatriot's Profile	Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:13 pm Setting up different size med kits sounds like the route to go. It also helps if multiple in your party are cross trained as medics. If you are the only medic, then if anything happens to you, you may be up the creek.
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:44 pm

My problem is that since I was a nurse and a Paramedic, I tend to acquire massive amounts of supplies under the gosh this will be handy syndrome.

So trying to come up with a useful (not too bulky or heavy) kit for personal carry is hard for me. I keep thinking dang this saved my butt (and the patients life) sooo many times gotta have a couple of them.

If I remember right the basic load out for individual aide packs was two battle dressings. I personally think a few more items will be required in SHTF situations. BUT it still needs to not bulk up or weigh so much it cuts far into your load out.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:59 pm

I think a lot of this comes down to a person's level of training. I was a surgical tech in orthopaedics before I got my paramedics certification. Consequently, reducing fractures, immobilization, and suturing are reasonably easy for me. If I have to put in a chest tube however, may God help my patient. All in all, I'm of the "pack mule" school of med kits. I do know that assembling your own rather than buying a "pre-fab" kit is generally cheaper.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:11 pm

Paramudduck,
I agree that, like my BOB, I have different sized kits for different situations.

My bare minimal kit includes:
gloves
antiseptic scrub
Bacitracin
Bandages/dressings
gauze roll bandage (stretchy)
burn dressings
transparent waterproof but breathable dressings
A few tampons (good for gaping wounds)
trauma bandages (BloodStopper, TrauMedic, etc.) 8x10 - 5x9
(3x3, 4x4, 5x9, etc.) gauze
2 and 4 inch gauze compresses
triangular bandages
2nd-Skin
suture strips
super glue *
Povidone Iodine
Burn salve
Eye pad
Moleskin
CPR face shield
Duct tape
Sam splint
EMT shears*
Splinter picker/tick remover forceps*
Digital thermometer*
Safety pins
Pencil and pad
Ibuprofen
acetaminophen
Asprin
Glucose paste
Antihistamine
Rehydration packs
Cortisone cream*
Emergency blanket
Irrigation syringe
Q-tips
Sawyer extractor snake bite kit

as far as suturing, I think it best to stop bleeding and clean until you get to where you can do the suturing unless you are going to be in the field for a while. Otherwise I like the idea of the staples.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:26 pm

On my 1st line I carry a small 1st aid kit that includes: Band-aids, 2" gauze roll,~6ft duct tape
Mole skin, iodine prep-pad, and assorted meds(ibuprofen, anti-diarrheal, etc.)

On my chest rig (2nd line),in a pouch, I carry a blow out kit that includes: First aid dressing, Triangle bandage, (2) 2" gauze roll, iodine prep-pad, ~6ft duct tape, 1 package of Celox, Latex gloves, 14 Ga Catheter, Tourniquet, and EMT shears.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:16 am

Here's a pair of hyperlinks about assembling a B.O.K.:

http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/medica ... tical-EMS/

tems Required for the Blow Out Kit
Basic Items
- One compression dressing (approx. cost $5-6)
- One pair of trauma shears (approx. cost $6-8)
- Two pairs of nitrile gloves
- One Sharpie marker (preferably a mini-Sharpie)
- One small Ziploc bag
- One tactical tourniquet (approx. cost $18-25)
- Eight strips of 2" or 3" Tape (100 mile an hour, duct, or equivalent)
- One roll of Paper Masking Tape
Advanced Items
- Two 14-gauge Angiocath Needles (3" or greater in length)
- One size 28 Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)
- Hemostatic Agent (such as Celox or QuikClot)

http://www.itstactical.com/2009/11/05/d ... w-out-kit/

To recap the treatment of simple hemorrhage to traumatic hemorrhage, we've described needing these essentials:

Hemostatic Agent
Pressure Dressing / Bandage
Gauze
Tourniquet
Something to note hemostatic agent used and/or tourniquet use/time applied

To recap the treatment of a Pneumothorax and/or a Tension Pneumothorax, we've described needing these essentials:

Chest Seal
Decompression Needle

To recap the treatment of a Pneumothorax and/or a Tension Pneumothorax, we've described needing these essentials:

NPA (Nasopharyngeal Airway)
Gauze (for emergency Cricothyrotomy)

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:25 am

Battle dressings
Topical antibiotics (sulfa, tetracycline, silvadene, neosporin, etc.)
Aspirin, Motrin, fever reducing OTC drugs
gauze
bandages, pads, etc.
space blanket
eye drops
chap stick
sunscreen
scissors, tweezers, lancets, etc.
tape, glue
H2O purification tabs
alcohol or peroxide or sterile medicated wipes
barrier devices as necessary

I avoid packing tourniquets, slings, and splints...they might be convenient to have pre-packaged, but they take up space and add weight. They're easy enough to improvise. There are a few other items that fit in this category that I carry, but they may or may not be in my Aid Kit...vitamins, electrolyte packets, Rx meds, colloidal silver, etc. A canteen of water and a bar of soap are important, too.

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