Professional opinion on my FAK?

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I’m not interested in having a fll first-responder kit in my bag, especially since I’m not trained or qualified to administer that kind of aid, but I do like to have a selection of first aid items in order to help myself or other with minor injuries, and possibly to control moderate to heavy bleeding until EMTs arrive. To that end, I have the following in my kit:

Alcohol prep pads (10x)
Antibacterial “wet wipes” (6x)
Co-adhesive bandage tape (about a half roll)
2″ gauze squares (3x)
3×5″ adhesive bandage (2x)
Selection of adhesive band-aid types bandages, various sizes and shapes, (2x each)

It’s a very basic kit, and more oriented towards treating minor cuts and scrapes, but there anything I could add to make it more effective for more serious wounds? I’m not planning on treating gunshot wounds or anything here, but I can add an Ace bandage and some petroleum bandages, or even some tampons, to give myself more flexibility.

Thanks for your help!

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