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Lunar Concepts makes a pretty low profile belt mounted IFAK pouch, but their books are closed right now, unfortunately.
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Yeah, I know. You can find MOLLE versions on other sites, but the belt mounted ones aren’t available now. You can mount a MOLLE version on a belt, but not horizontally, which I believe would be a bit more low profile for shorter cover garments.
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I’ll have a look for those when I get home. Should give me a better idea of what will be on offer when they open up for orders again.
Lunar Concepts posted a pretty good series of pictures of the kit I’m talking about on their Instagram on June 13, 2017. It’s the post that made me want one.
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This is honestly the smallest belt kit that I’ve found effective. It’s made by Rescue Essentials and holds a SWAT T tourniquet, a compressed gauze dressing and a pair of gloves. It can be worn vertically or horizontally on the belt. I’ve put it next to a Sharpie for size comparison.
When I carry it I usually add a pair of small trauma shears, which ride well in the extra belt loops
Pouch-wise, it looks like it might well do the main job of holding the tourniquet; however, we looked at the SWAT-T tourniquet, but assessed that it doesn’t easily allow for regular decompression to allow for tick-over bloody supply to prevent limb loss through lack of blood (regular capillary refill test applies); we have therefore decided on the SOF-W as our preferred tactical tourniquet, for both size and usage requirements. This said, I wonder if the SOF-W would fit that pouch? Also, given prohibitive shipping costs from the US to the UK (not to mention the outrageous import costs we suffer) I couldn’t find any resellers of Rescue Essentials in the UK?
Pouch-wise, it looks like it might well do the main job of holding the tourniquet; however, we looked at the SWAT-T tourniquet, but assessed that it doesn’t easily allow for regular decompression to allow for tick-over bloody supply to prevent limb loss through lack of blood (regular capillary refill test applies); we have therefore decided on the SOF-W as our preferred tactical tourniquet, for both size and usage requirements. This said, I wonder if the SOF-W would fit that pouch? Also, given prohibitive shipping costs from the US to the UK (not to mention the outrageous import costs we suffer) I couldn’t find any resellers of Rescue Essentials in the UK?
The last structured training I received on that (three years ago, due for renewal this year) stated that brief loosening should be maintained every five or so minutes to prevent further tissue necrosis, thus staving off the onset of gangrene in the longer run, and preventing limb loss. No doubt if there’s a change to this regime, it’ll be passed on in the next course.
How long are you imagining that you are looking after a casualty for? I don’t think that you should be taking the TQ off at all, and that jives with recent training I have received. Two hours is about the time when nerve and tissue damage starts to occur…
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How long are you imagining that you are looking after a casualty for? I don’t think that you should be taking the TQ off at all, and that jives with recent training I have received. Two hours is about the time when nerve and tissue damage starts to occur…
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Nope;http://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/tourniquets/
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OK, last post first…Right, that postdated my last training, so good to know, thanks. I’ll use this regime from this point forwards. This also changes the tourniquet requirements slightly, so that the SWAT-T tourniquet is now suitable for the STK. This also makes the Rescue Essentials officers patrol kit eminently suitable, assuming I can get them into the UK without hellish import costs. Thoughts on that one would be appreciated!
I’d be really interested in seeing a photo of this kit when it is done.
Also, if you can find a SWAT-T in the UK can you let us all know?
I’ve got a SWAT-T on the way via Amazon.co.uk, as it happens. Once I’ve got the kit sorted out, yes, I’ll be posting photos. Might be a while, so don’t hold your breath 😉
#43 RogerStenning, Jul 2, 2018
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I’d be really interested in seeing a photo of this kit when it is done.Also, if you can find a SWAT-T in the UK can you let us all know?
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Medtree has them.https://medtree.co.uk/?route=product%2Fsearch&keyword=swat-t&category_id=0
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