filjos’ FAK

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So I’ve finally worked up the courage to submit my FAK for constructive criticism.

I usually carry it inside my All Hazards Prime pack, but I chose the BLACKHAWK drop leg medical pouch so that I wouldn’t have to when I’m backpacking or just hiking or whatever. I like to have carry options. It is a little big for an EDC FAK, but I keep band-aids and other boo-boo fixers in my MaxPed EDC pouch, so this is supposed to be my more extensive kit. I keep this with me during neighborhood kid playdates, anytime I volunteer with my church on an outing, or some other time when I am in a sizeable group that may require aid, like a family reunion at a park. Everything in this pack is either something I have used in the field, or something that I wished I had during an actual field situation. A few items are for personal use (The tegaderm is mostly for line care of my PICC, but doubles as a suitable wound dressing). My experience is as a Park Ranger, EMT, Scout Leader, and father. I live and operate in Minnesota, and so my experience and training is based on standards set by the NREMT, the EMSRB (Minnesota regulatory body) and the AHA. I would like to add a CAT to the kit now that I have been trained in their use and am authorized to use them, but I might just put that in my car kit.

From the outside.

When I first open it, this is how it looks.

With some of the contents spread out for you to see.

List of contents:

3x nitrile gloves
1x safety goggles
2x surgical mask
1x set EMT tools (shears, scissors, tweezers, penlight, sharpie)
1x pocket CPR face shield
2x Hibistat wipes
1x Energizer LED headlamp
1x Instant cold pack
Assorted band-aids (mickey mouse, Disney princess, Marvel superheros and the like for the kids)
Assorted standard OTC medications in single dose packets
1x Quik-Clot 25g sponge (admittedly, this is the one thing I have never used and kind of just have it because it intrigues me)
6x chlorhexidine wipes
2x non-adherent pad
2x 4×4 gauze pad
2x roll gauze
2x burn gel dressing
4x Burn-jel single use packet
2x Tegaderm “4×4”
2x Tegaderm “2×2”
2x Tegaderm 4×3 with pad
2x Steri-strip packets
4x be-kool fever cooling gel sheets (2 infant, 2 child)
1x triangular bandage
1x 4-inch “Israeli” bandage
1x roll Durapore tape
1x Neosporin “pain-relieving” antiseptic spray
5x 5ml tubes sterile saline
2x spare AAA batteries for the lights

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