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much improve pictures, added more bandages, self adhering bandage, wound cleaner and some gauzes for cleaning and some for covering.
1 pair of gloves and butterfly bandages 2 xeroforms.

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I’ve often wondered why people use the term OTC (over the counter) when in fact it’s counter intuitive to what it’s actually describing. Every time I hear OTC, I immediately start to think that it’s referring to prescription medication when in fact it’s describing the opposite.

One would think that medication that is being dispensed by a pharmacist would need it given to them “over the counter”.

Sorry for my rant, it’s just an observation.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. 😀

Cheers,
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You’re thinking the wrong way: otc are things I can buy without shifty behavior. So light painkillers, licorice cough sirop or bicarbonate are otc, but almost every thing else here is prescribed and you don’t get a prescription when you aren’t sick. So if I want to make a good travel FAK, and want have some diclofenac, hydrocortisone, codeine or heaven forbid MS Contin I need to get it under the counter. Or twist the arm of my GP.
😀 😀 😀

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Not a professional FAK. This is something that I keep inside my Max. pocket organizer to deal with everyday cuts and minor wound. Got a few plasters, alcohol swabs, cotton balls etc.

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I run 2 types of IFAKS. Both of them are set up for my standards. I have trained with all the different types of bandages and other tactical related equipment so I have adapted my kits to those standards. As for Quick Clot I do not carry that since I have had not the need to carry it. When I did carry it expired. I buy it before I go on medical mission trips just to have. If I have not used it I leave it with the medical team on the ground for them to use it. There are supplies I keep separate from these kits. Like in my mini infection control kit and airway kit which I will post later. The first IFAK is my EDC carry one. I run H&H supplies in it since they are more compact.

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My EDC IFAK:
1 Thin “H” Bandage, 1 Chest Seal, 1 Compressed Gauze, 2 Pair of Gloves, 1 TK-4L Tourniquet. I built this kit myself.

My Thigh Rig IFAK:
1 CAT Tourniquet, 1 Surefire G2 Flashlight, 1 TK-4 Tourniquet, Exam Gloves, 4 Compressed Gauze, 2 4″ ETD Dressings,1 28FR NPA,1 H&H Combat Cravat,1 Burn Dressing, 1 ACS Chest Seal, 1 8X10 Trauma Pad.

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Diggin’ those IFAKs. :rolleyes:

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I would post mine if I could figure it out lol

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Here’s a first aid kit I put together about 6 months ago. I bought 4 of these boxes on eBay for about $1 each, and I have this large plastic tote – like the kind you put all your sweaters in – that I filled with first aid supplies that I’ve collected over several months. That box is my inventory, from which I build first aid kits of various sizes.
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This is not intended as a primary first aid kit, or even a back up. More like a back up to the back up. It is also intended as a FAK to give away, should you be outdoors and come across someone who is ill-prepared, if you see the need. If I were hiking, or trying to survive in a bug out, I would have 3 or 4 first aid kits of different sizes in different places on me. One or two would be in my BOB, and one in the leg pocket of my BDUs, and one in my coat or vest. My way of thinking is “If I become separated from my BOB in a worst case scenario, or have to watch it float downstream as I slip on a rock, what will I have left on me to survive with?”

Cargo pants and a vest/field coat are for those bare essentials.

Pictured are one intact FAK, and one opened. These are both the same.

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I’ve added 1″ and 2″ 5yrd. rolled gauze wrap since that picture was taken. One of each fits nicely, and is an essential part of any FAK.

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I just went through a little phase focused on revamping my FAK system…
My EDC FAK that stays in my bag during the week and fits into my cargo pocket when hiking or doing things outdoors

I’ve got one 5×5 gauze, one non-stick gauze, steri-strips, a pair of nitrile gloves, and a roll of tape floating in the bag

Baggie holds an assortment of band-aids, alcohol swabs, three 2×2 gauze pads, blister band-aids, and a few packets of bacitracin

I also made a trauma kit, although I’m still looking for another pouch to hold all of it
In the main compartment I have a CAT-Tourniquet, 4″ Israeli bandage, 2x pairs of nitrile gloves, bandage wrap, mylar blanket, and tape

Behind one side is a Benchmade cutter and shears (Will probably just keep the shears and move the cutter to a tactical rig I have), and behind the other is an assortment of large ans small gauze pads, band-aids, and a pack of Quikclot Sport

The reason I’d like a bigger pouch is because this one is maxed out, but I’d still like to put in a nasopharyngeal airway, irrigation syringe, and a CPR mask

Criticism is more than welcome since I don’t have much practical experience with first-aid (I’ve done some training) and these kits are both still evolving

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Double post

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I technically have 3 kits. A small booboo kit with some bandaid wet wipes, etc. Goes in my bag, can fit in a jacket or pants pocket. Second is on for AK that stays in my bag. Bandaid, antiseptics, gauze, etc. It’s in my backpack with a SAM splint and small pouch with gloves and artifical respiration barrier. My last stays in the car. Has a first aid manual, SAM splint, AR barrier, a a whole load of everything else. Nothing for major trauma but enough to last forever. Pics to follow.

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Nice kit, looks like you put some thought in it. Have you done any thinking on plausible scenarios where you will need the npa? Not that im against it, I also dont know the laws and regulations where you live, but npa’s are in a civilian setting sometimes considerd invasive. A good rule of thumb is ‘never insert something you cant see’. Like when basic trained first responders are to do suction, the tube can only go as far in the mouth as the provider can see.
Also if i were you i would replace the Israeli with the Olaes modular, it gives you more options, because you can take it apart, to dress up both primary entrance wound and exit wound on an extremity, but takes up the same space.

Btw, im not a native english speaker so let me know if something does not make sense.

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Thanks for the feedback! I’ll definitely look into the Olaes dressing and think about adding it to my kit.

And I guess I never thought about the NPA being invasive, I just thought I’d add it because I’ve used it in training with the military. I’ll look into it and consider it more before adding it to my kit

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I like (and have carried) both the Israeli and the Olaes. The Olaes gives you more options, but it’s not nearly as flat/pack able as the Israeli.

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