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I just thought I would post a quick review of the 5.11 Gear Kit used as a First Aid Kit.
These are small bags intended to be used for toiletries, but I decided to try them out for a FAK. Turns out they are perfect! They are made out of heavy duty nylon with big chunky zippers. They are compact but because of how the top opens they hold a LOT of stuff. I put similar items in ziploc bags for organization.
I keep one of these in each car.
This shows how it expands open:
And here are the contents:
The large ziplock bag has various dressings such as large abdominal gauze pads, various size gauze rolls, 4×4 gauze pads, and some blood blocker kits. Much of this I would have used IBDs instead had I known about them when I built the kits.
Small ziplock full of various types of band-aids
Small ziplock full of alcohol pads and antiseptic wipes
GSW kit (IBD, nasopharyngeal airway, needle catheter)
Ace wrap
Self adhesive wrap
chemical ice pack
chemical heat packs
emergency blanket
poncho
sting swabs
chemical light stick
50′ of paracord
duct tape
60mL syringe
10mL syringe (lure lock & catheter tip)
tape
burn gel
burn pad
CPR mask (adult and infant)
2 pairs gloves
stethescope
scissors
tweezers
blistex
sunblock
asprin
tylenol
advil
hand sanitizer
anti-diarrheal
neosporin
gas-x
benadryl
hydrocortizone
zip ties
enteral feeding tube
catheter bagI might be missing some stuff. Those last two things are kind of unique to our needs.
I dunno what you do for a living, but that is a pretty good FAK. I would suggest some betadine (spelling). For the most part, you look like you have it covered. Make sure you have multiple pairs of gloves…
I dunno what you do for a living, but that is a pretty good FAK. I would suggest some betadine (spelling). For the most part, you look like you have it covered. Make sure you have multiple pairs of gloves…
I dunno what you do for a living, but that is a pretty good FAK. I would suggest some betadine (spelling). For the most part, you look like you have it covered. Make sure you have multiple pairs of gloves…
I dunno what you do for a living, but that is a pretty good FAK. I would suggest some betadine (spelling). For the most part, you look like you have it covered. Make sure you have multiple pairs of gloves…
Thanks for all the compliments.
Mostly I just wanted to show off how well this bag works. For $25, you can’t beat it. It doesn’t have a bunch of little pockets, but I find that FAKs usually get spread across the floor when being used anyway. The stuff is organized into ziplocs and put in specific places so I know where to grab. I also keep the really important stuff (CPR mask, gloves, etc.) in the front pocket and then all the meds in the back pocket. Everything else goes in the main compartment.
I will google betadine, but I don’t want anything in the kit I don’t know how to use. Since I don’t know what it is, I likely don’t know how to use it.
Oh, I am just a Software Engineer… but I like being prepared. I enjoy taking classes on first aid etc. Recently my wife and I took a class on the Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds taught by Doc Gunn. It was a lot of fun.
Betadine is that orangish browinsh stuff that is used to prep a surgical site. It is preferred over alcohol and it doesn’t bun like alcohol. It does stain though. It would be good to use that before you did a needle decompression for a tension pneumothorax, or any cleaning of any wound for that matter. I put a small bottle in my FAK (a small Plano tackle box in my van). But again, it is a very nice and well thought out kit.
Nice load out if I haven’t missed it a CAT or other Tourniquet is a very good addition and I’d replace the dubious burn gel/pad with cling film.
You can make a torniquet using the IBD. I honestly don’t see me ever needing that though. Nowadays, the general thought is that you shouldn’t put on a torniquet unless you are in the middle of a battle or some other situation where you can’t be bothered with taking time to applying a compression bandage and don’t expect advanced medical care anytime soon. I just don’t see myself ending up in that situation, and if I can’t get the bleeding stopped with the IBD, I can turn it into a makeshift torniquet.
For those of you who do carry a torniquet, make sure that if you ever use it you put a big “T” on the person’s forehead (or your own if you are putting it on yourself). That way emergency personel know to look for a torniquet and remove it. If you don’t have a marker, just use natures ink… there should be plenty since that IS why you need the torniquet.
I will look into the cling film, and of course learn how to use it.
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