When my kids (2 and 3) are with me I have a "boo boo" kit, epi-pen and a pedi airway kit.
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When my kids (2 and 3) are with me I have a "boo boo" kit, epi-pen and a pedi airway kit.
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Originally Posted by M_Rapp
Sorry, I don't have any expereince with that either. We are kind of low-tech (or old school) around my area, and we just use the regular gauze or dressings and direct pressure.
It took us a few years to finally go from direct pressure to tourniquet in our SOP's, getting rid of the elevation, pressure points, ect. for bleeding control.
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We use HemCon Chito Gauze. The few times it's been used (not by me) it did a great job.
http://www.hemcon.com/Products/Chito...eOverview.aspx
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I work in a larger city with multiple trauma centers all over the city. That being said, I'm a cop and have been involved in multiple incidents where my friends have been shot, once was bad but we were lucky enough to have a medic with us at the same time we started taking fire and my friend got hit.
I wear class B's so I am able to have cargo pockets which makes it possible. I carry a pair of gloves in my back pocket, an Oales bandage in the larger left cargo pocket, a TQ in the outer left pocket, Mechanix gloves in the larger right pocket, and a pair of gloves and another TQ in the outer right pocket. On top of that I carry a kit for multiple casualties in my car and a DARK kit on my plate carrier.
It might all be overkill, it might not, when things have gone bad, I wasn't near my car to grab a bag, so I carry enough on me to get aid going.
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In the hiring process with a local PD, so not an EMT/FF/medic, but I'll still throw in mine.
All I usually have is a Kershaw Tanto Blur knife, Streamlight PT2L light, and a pair of nitrile gloves, aside from the G19 and spare mag(s) or S&W 642. I've tried to get away from carrying a ton of stuff in my pockets at work because I'm constantly putting on safety harnesses for industrial equipment so I can go up in the lifts and I walk anywhere from 4-8 miles a night at work, so having weight/bulk in my pockets (especially the cargo pockets, where it slaps against my knees all night) is very aggravating. Gloves are a necessity though. People are nasty.
Once I get on the road I will change that up and buy a few more tourniquets to keep in my pockets or on my gun belt, or maybe make a pocket kit and vacuum seal it in case I get involved in an incident away from my patrol car. I'm typically never more than 100 yards away from my vehicle as it is with my current job. My external SHTF vest that will become my active shooter rig has a North American Rescue trauma kit on it, and my truck has one with similar/identical stuff in it. Shears, chest seals, multiple sets of gloves, tourniquets, Sharpies, Israeli bandages, NPA, decomp needle, etc.
Last edited by Six Feet Under; 07-20-13 at 22:09.
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This is my pocket EDC kit.
It's more of a boo-boo kit, but the quintessential triangular bandage can do a lot: bandage, sling, tourniquet, etc. I have it set up for the carabiner TQ since exsanguination is top priority and would be the heaviest thing I could attempt with this kit. It rides in my right cargo pocket during the summer, right rear jeans pocket in winter.
And here it is closed up next to my wife's iPhone for size comparison:
Last edited by Boy Scout; 07-21-13 at 18:48.
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Usually carrry 2 pairs of nitriles and a couple of vionex wipes along with a few bandaids for fingertips and knuckles.
I'm not a medic so I don't plan on any major trauma work. Ill have to use whatever is around for any major bleeders.
Although thanks to this thread I will be adding a face shield.
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If you do not mind me asking, who makes that case and where did you get it? I first saw something like that on a Paul Gomez Youtube clip, and have been trying to find one.
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No prob SeriousStudent. It's actually part of what used to be an old ankle pouch made by Brigade Quartermaster. It had two horizontal elastic straps with Velcro to go around your ankle. The elastic wore out so I just took off the straps and put the pocket to good use. I'm in the process of getting a good sewing machine to start making some nylon products geared towards LE, fire and EMS, and a pouch similar to this is first on the list. I'm working out the bugs on this one to see how to develop a better one.
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Sweet, keep me in mind for that when you start selling them. I'll even help with some material.
Some light blue Cordura would be handy, it would blend right in with a jeans pocket.
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