I was going through my PCI checklist for my gear and when I got to my personal FAK, and I discovered that I had overlooked a space blanket. I am an army medic and sometimes work with a forward surgical team and a MEDEVAC unit. Evac times are pretty good, however sometimes a bird can be delayed based on enemy activity.

I have a few hypothermia preventing items in my aid bag knowing that blood moves heat through the body and loss of it can make a patient hypothermic, but it never occurred to me to have a small space blanket in my personal FAK. I try to have my gear as low profile as possible (based on an embarrassing situation I put myself into involving a helicopter and advice from Kyle Defoor), but I’ll be putting one into mine.

I have my tourniquet attached to the front of my IOTV above my mags high enough that they don't interfere with a reload.

Contents of my FAK packed in a Tactical Tailor Vertical E&E pouch:
1 ea 36 fr Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA/ nose hose)
2 ea Hyfin chest seals
2 ea 14ga 31/4" needle catheters
1ea 6" Izzy
2 ea Combat Gauze packets
1 ea space blanket