My “Back of the Car” Rescue/Trauma Management Kit

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Right guys, this is my kit that I keep in the back of my car.

It consists of a basic trauma management kit, along with a few bits to assist in rescue and signalling.

My medical skills and training are enough to teach me how to keep someone alive until proper medics can get to the scene. This includes BLS, dealing with catastrophic haemoraghing (including trying to deal with amputation/blast wounds), basic burns, and other trauma – basic battlefield first aid.

This is what its contained in: Its an UK PLCE Osprey Mk4 Ammunition/Grab Bag in MTP.

Its a relatively small messenger-style pack, designed mainly to be a ‘bug out bag’ from a vehicle if it is taken out, but is perfect to fit in the boot of the car as a medical pouch. It has three M4/L85A2 magazine pouches on the front, two grenade pouches on the side, and a smoke grenade pouch on the other end. It also features a large internal pouch, with a velcro-secured lid. Within this lid is a velcro-covered slit, that would normally allow you to quickly throw spent magazines into the main compartment.

So, I will start from the three pouches at the bottom, moving from left to right.

• Signalling:
  MS2000 Strobe
  Chemlights (Various), with two on paracord to use as ‘buzzsaw’ signalling devices.
  ‘Gadget Pen’ – it has internal sections with 12 uses in 1, anything from scalples to tweezers.
  G&G Armament GPII Flashlight
  CRKT M16-13SF Folder
• Trauma Care:
  2 x Israeli Bandage/First Field dressing (Packages can be opened up carefully, and be used as a ad-hoc Asherman Chest Seal when taped correctly over wound).
  Alcoholic Hand Sanitizer
  Celox Coagulant Gauze
  Latex Gloves in Sealed Packet
  2 x CAT Torniquet
  Battlefield First Aid Aide-Memoire
  Pen Torch
  Tampon
  Permanent Marker
  Trauma Shears (Not Shown)
  Mouth to Mouth Resus Shield, Extra Gloves
• Main Compartment/Rescue Kit:
  Basic ‘Minor’ First Aid Kit (Includes Triangular Bandage)
  VS-12 Air Signalling Marker Panel
  2nd MS2000 Strobe
  Rite in the Rain 4 x 6″ Notepad
  V-12 Goggles
  Petzl Head Torch
  Paracord
  2 x Seatbelt/Cord Cutter (One on a paracord-pull, stored on the outside of the pack).
• Other Bits:
  Notebook Cover
  Lighter
  Electrical Tape
  Spare Micro-LED Torches
  Battery Rechargers (For micro-USB and iphone, being the two most common mobile choices!)
  Inova 24-7 Strobe

Let me know what you guys think, and if you have any suggestions on bits I could include!

Cheers,
Matt.

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