Improved FAK, What else do I need?

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Greetings. I’ve been keeping up with this forum for quite a while and regularly find useful information but I’ve never posted. Now I finally need some input so I made an account.

About six months ago I made a medium sized FAK to carry on an airsoft rig for big team games where people got hurt fairly often. Since then I’ve started carrying this kit on camping trips and hiking trips and am now known for having it. On the last camping trip I went on (with 20+ people) I discovered that it wasn’t nearly as extensive as it should be. So I grabbed my unused Maxpedition remora and I’ve been adding to it for a couple weeks now.
My question is, what am I missing? Is there anything I have that I don’t need? I have no professional medical training. My knowledge is limited to field experience and what I learned from my Dad, who was an EMT, Paramedic for 25 years.

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Small front pocket:
1 abdominal pad. (This will be the first thing I grab in a heavy bleeding situation)

Larger front pocket:
2 needle probes
Tweezers
Razor (In case hair is keeping a bandage from sticking to the wound area)
Gerber Dime (fantastic FAK multi-tool)
Triple Antibiotic Plus
Anti-Itch Cream
Burn Spray
New Skin
Q-Tips (good for cleaning out small cuts and scrapes)
Roll of Dura-Pore tape
Roll of Coband Tape

Main Pocket:6 abdominal pads
4 pairs of Nitrile gloves (supposed to be stronger than latex)
10 3×3 Non-Adhesive gauze pads
Scissors
QuikClot (Never used it but I’ve heard it works)
Butterfly Stitches
10 Large Walgreen’s band-aids
20 Normal sized band-aids
Small Bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide (People say not to use it, but I have for years.)
Assorted Meds (Ibu, Benadryl, Acetaminophen, Decongestant, Pepto, Tums, Anti-Diarrhea)
1 ankle brace (I’ve used this several times for someone who rolled an ankle. It worked much better than a splint or simple wrap.)

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks

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