Update complete, 59.9lbs later, the burn kit alone is a little over 11lbs and perhaps the most expensive single purchase of this kit!
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nice looking kit Maverick,indeed
must add a burn kit my self..
In any emergency particularly in a post-shtf burns are going to be problematic and one of the quickest conduit to infections, it took me a little over 3 months setting money aside to get this burn kit being a little over $200
I put off buying ammo for the year to put together this first aid box (priorities)
Speaking of burns. Something else you might want to consider is Emu oil. We have found out the hard way that it is very good on burns.
The only down fall with it is the shelf life. 1 to 1 1/2 yrs. A little longer with refrigeration.
The only down fall with it is the shelf life. 1 to 1 1/2 yrs. A little longer with refrigeration.
Penicillin Tablets - 500 mg. strength - 30 tablets $21.95
http://www.calvetsupply.com/product/Penicillin_500mg_30ct/Oral-Antibiotics
Penicillin Tablets - 250 mg. strength - 60 tablets $16.99
http://www.calvetsupply.com/product/Penicillin_Tablets_250_mg_60_tabs/Oral-Antibiotics
Maverick, I would suggest geiitng an BVM and putting the pocket mask in a go bag. Reasoning a BVM gets you out of the PTs face, it is also less taxing if you really need it.
Good luck, be safe, and , God bless
Thanks doc pops!
Greetings Jontte,
You mentioned Back Pack...what type did you get to carry medical equipment? For me its all about organization, like so many of my other interests. Organization is the key/a level of identification of said medical equipment, layered into specific responses...example trauma, respiratory, etc. My opinion, but a regular ruck does not cut it, we know this from our experiences during the late 80's, when the simple first aid field pack, was an Alice pack (Vietnam era), sure you know what I am talking about. I can tell you from experience it was a pain in the #@$ to find stuff from an Alice and being a very methodical organized person, it drove me nuts. Like everything in the military, it takes a war to get companies to invest in developing new types of equipment and with the on-going stuff in the Afghanistan-Iraq, it was only a matter of time, when companies saw the cash cow. Hence, whey we have so much great stuff out there now for people with the right $.
I just invested in a Chinook Medical Pack...I've played with a few others, but this will attach to my main pack with ease (adding only another 10=15 pounds to my BOB and eliminating the need for me to carry a kit in my ruck. I've attached a photo from Chinooks...mine is still in the wrapper and with time, I'll get stuff out of my older STOMP pack (older one will be made to carry a mini-surgery suite).
My vehicle trauma bag is a simple Maxpedition Pack loaded with typical trauma gear (plan to do a video next week).
Maxpedition Gear Individual First Aid Pouch that is my everyday carry .
In addition to those kits, I also made up Individual kits either using the IFAK which I added to previous videos here on DPF. I know that sounds a bit redundant, but when your in the field, each member should have the first level of triage as you know...self-aid or buddy care, then second level of triage, medic-aide or EMT-B level support, then on to next stages of evac...with EMT-P or that level...then further back is trauma care at a trauma facility.
Look forward to seeing what you get.
You mentioned Back Pack...what type did you get to carry medical equipment? For me its all about organization, like so many of my other interests. Organization is the key/a level of identification of said medical equipment, layered into specific responses...example trauma, respiratory, etc. My opinion, but a regular ruck does not cut it, we know this from our experiences during the late 80's, when the simple first aid field pack, was an Alice pack (Vietnam era), sure you know what I am talking about. I can tell you from experience it was a pain in the #@$ to find stuff from an Alice and being a very methodical organized person, it drove me nuts. Like everything in the military, it takes a war to get companies to invest in developing new types of equipment and with the on-going stuff in the Afghanistan-Iraq, it was only a matter of time, when companies saw the cash cow. Hence, whey we have so much great stuff out there now for people with the right $.
I just invested in a Chinook Medical Pack...I've played with a few others, but this will attach to my main pack with ease (adding only another 10=15 pounds to my BOB and eliminating the need for me to carry a kit in my ruck. I've attached a photo from Chinooks...mine is still in the wrapper and with time, I'll get stuff out of my older STOMP pack (older one will be made to carry a mini-surgery suite).
My vehicle trauma bag is a simple Maxpedition Pack loaded with typical trauma gear (plan to do a video next week).
Maxpedition Gear Individual First Aid Pouch that is my everyday carry .
In addition to those kits, I also made up Individual kits either using the IFAK which I added to previous videos here on DPF. I know that sounds a bit redundant, but when your in the field, each member should have the first level of triage as you know...self-aid or buddy care, then second level of triage, medic-aide or EMT-B level support, then on to next stages of evac...with EMT-P or that level...then further back is trauma care at a trauma facility.
Look forward to seeing what you get.
I will post some pics here once it comes to me,one thing for sure I should have enough of pockets both big and small. have patience friends...
will try to build it up along the lines I have learned in school;clear,easy and as efficient as possible,this by no means mean I don't have my IFAK, as said,with these supplies..well can't have too much
will try to build it up along the lines I have learned in school;clear,easy and as efficient as possible,this by no means mean I don't have my IFAK, as said,with these supplies..well can't have too much
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got the pack,now just good planning where goes what
gee,ain't so easy after all, but got my version 1.0 ready,will post pics asap..the only sure thing is that there will be version 2.0 and so on...a never ending story
gee,ain't so easy after all, but got my version 1.0 ready,will post pics asap..the only sure thing is that there will be version 2.0 and so on...a never ending story
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compartment 1 will have the iv-fluids,needles,tourniquets,hand sanitation liquid plus pads, compartment 2 various types of wound dressing,suturing needles,glue,compartment 3 military type bandages,cat and cayenne ,compartment 4 gloves (a lot), have a cervical collar for stabilizing your neck if needed. so this is version 1.0.just found out that I need to get more,it looked like you have a lot ,but do something like this and you'll find out that there's room for more.
now I do know what do do with my gift card I got from work.
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and COMMENTS are welcomed,could say mandatory..know there's items still missing,but should have the basics in there ( a pair of scissors went in 2 min ago).
it's so easy to play with ready-made kits in school,when you build them up from the start, you might miss on something..
it's so easy to play with ready-made kits in school,when you build them up from the start, you might miss on something..
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I like!!
Let me help with sutures, first if you have lido w/epi never, never, never use on tips! eg) ears, fingers, noes, toes, the task constriction could cause loss of the tip.
Irrigate and debri very well or you will have more problems than when you started. The reason to close a wound is to promote quicker healing and to keep out foreign debris.
Also if the wound is deep you need to aproxamate and close prior to closer of the skin. There are severl ways to do this one is to close the muscle tissue first or at the same time via a deep mattress stitch.
Start by a local anesthesia, didiget block, if a LAC start at the apex of the wound with a 25-27 ×1.5 " needle, draw back if no blood inject as you draw out needle.
Next irrigate and debri. Then aproxamate and start in the middle, then the next lay goes between first lay and the apex and so on till it is closed. This will prevent a pucker at the end of the sutures. After you do several you should be able to aproxamate edges, start in center and work your way to apex keeping your sutures at an equal spacing.
Hope this helps.
Good luck, be safe, and may God bless.
Irrigate and debri very well or you will have more problems than when you started. The reason to close a wound is to promote quicker healing and to keep out foreign debris.
Also if the wound is deep you need to aproxamate and close prior to closer of the skin. There are severl ways to do this one is to close the muscle tissue first or at the same time via a deep mattress stitch.
Start by a local anesthesia, didiget block, if a LAC start at the apex of the wound with a 25-27 ×1.5 " needle, draw back if no blood inject as you draw out needle.
Next irrigate and debri. Then aproxamate and start in the middle, then the next lay goes between first lay and the apex and so on till it is closed. This will prevent a pucker at the end of the sutures. After you do several you should be able to aproxamate edges, start in center and work your way to apex keeping your sutures at an equal spacing.
Hope this helps.
Good luck, be safe, and may God bless.
Silent Bob, is soooo correct. The medical bag/back pack is just the ticket... I have 2 stomp II, Nam tri fold, and a STAT pack slinger. On my LBE I carry a Ifak, and a OPtactical.com med pac with built in 3 mag pouch.
These keep all organized and ez to locate when shtf...
All this said remember that in a grid down scenario, unless you have a surgeon and a PDQ way of getting a person to them. The use of your medical supplies will be a waste most likely. In combat and in mass casualty scenarios triage is a must. You can't save everyone so you treat the ones you know you can save. Medical supplies will be better than gold, and as precious a commodity as you can invest in.
Lust thought you may have needed the devils advocate.
On the bright we will split up your gear!
Just saying!!
Good luck, be safe, and God bless
Expanded on my kit a bit
WOW very impressive medical kit. I have a 2 emergency suture kits and a few odds and ends but nothing like that. True it will be easier to find a medical professional than equipment when things go south, can't have too much gear. All this gear goes way beyond the point of bugging out unless you are already in a secure remote area.
After wife chipped a tooth I got 'dentafix dental cement' - temporary fix for broken teeth and a few other weird things.
I think I posted on this before a while back I went to work in Mongolia for a year and home doc gave me long life antibiotics and said I should get gastro-stop or Imodium - said with these two thing you can get yourself out of most situations if in a remote area.
After wife chipped a tooth I got 'dentafix dental cement' - temporary fix for broken teeth and a few other weird things.
I think I posted on this before a while back I went to work in Mongolia for a year and home doc gave me long life antibiotics and said I should get gastro-stop or Imodium - said with these two thing you can get yourself out of most situations if in a remote area.
I plan on bugging in and well situated for it, my Daughter and Daughter n law are both triage nurses so I'm not without having some knowledge here
Added a substantial amount of meds to the kit;
Antibiotics
120) Fish Zole - Metronidazole - 250mg
240) Fish Flex Forte - cephalexin 500mg/250mg
120) Bird Biotic - Doxycycline 100mg
400) Fish Mox Forte - Amoxicillin 500mg/250mg
60) Fish Flox - Ciprofloxican 250 mg
120) Fish Pen Forte - Penicillin 500mg
120) Bird Sulfa - Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim 400mg
120) Fish Cillin - Ampicillin 250mg
Bulk bottle Meds
600) Acetaminophen 500MG
800) Ibuprofen 200MG
100) Ibuprofen 800MG (Not OTC)
800) Diphenhydramine HCI 25 MG
1000) Aspirin uncoated (NSAID) 325MG
500) Ranitidine 150mg
500) Loperamide Hydrochloride 2MG
600) Guaifenesin 400MG
800) Dramamine 50MG
96) Pepto-Bismol Chewables
20) Oral Rehydration Salts WHO Formula 5-liters
Antibiotics
120) Fish Zole - Metronidazole - 250mg
240) Fish Flex Forte - cephalexin 500mg/250mg
120) Bird Biotic - Doxycycline 100mg
400) Fish Mox Forte - Amoxicillin 500mg/250mg
60) Fish Flox - Ciprofloxican 250 mg
120) Fish Pen Forte - Penicillin 500mg
120) Bird Sulfa - Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim 400mg
120) Fish Cillin - Ampicillin 250mg
Bulk bottle Meds
600) Acetaminophen 500MG
800) Ibuprofen 200MG
100) Ibuprofen 800MG (Not OTC)
800) Diphenhydramine HCI 25 MG
1000) Aspirin uncoated (NSAID) 325MG
500) Ranitidine 150mg
500) Loperamide Hydrochloride 2MG
600) Guaifenesin 400MG
800) Dramamine 50MG
96) Pepto-Bismol Chewables
20) Oral Rehydration Salts WHO Formula 5-liters
