Thread: Must haves in the Medical Kit

Use direct pressure and elevation in conjunction with your haemostatic gauze.
In arterial bleeds and massive blood loss the dressings are futile and you need a tournaquet where applicable and/or a fist in the wound

I have carried medical gear on my person for about five years, and for the last two have carried a larger kit in a backpack (im a motorcyclist, so carry a backpack daily).


The on my person kit is designed to fit inside a cargo pocket on my trousers, be lightweight, and low profile enough that I continue to carry it.
1. One pair of gloves.
2. One 4" Israeli dressing (outer packaging removed, inner vacuum package intact)
3. TK4 Elastic Tourniquet (I carried a CAT for a year or so but it is too big for this kit, TK4 is better than "improvising")
4. One Chito Gauze. (Same sort of thing as Celox, Hemcon or quickclot gauze's)
5. Three Alcohole Wipes.
6. Four Plasters.
7. One 2g Celox powder, for little cuts that need some encouragement to stop bleeding.
8. One Disprin (Aspirin) For old buggers having cardiac events.



Following recent events i have purchased a inside the waistband holster for a CAT taurniquet, wih the intent to resume carrying a CAT, and ditching the TK4. I suspect i will tire of carrying it quickly, but ill see how I go.



In my bag kit. This kit lives in my bag and will be with me 90% of the time when not at home or at work. It is intended to provide me with enough gear to be a more effective first responder.

1. Two Pairs of gloves (other sizes are on order and will be included soon)
2. One Pocket mask
3. One CPR shield
4. One Eyewash cup
5. One Anaphlaxis kit (two 1cc needles, two ampules 1:1000 adrenaline, one plaster, one alcohol wipe, antihistamines.
6. Empty bags for bloody rubbish
7. One Gen 7 CAT Tourniquet
8. Two 4" Israeli Bandages
9. Two Lightweight Bandages
10 One compressed gauze
11. Assorted wound pads and dressings.
12. One burn dressing
13. Three Irrigation Solutions
14. One Small Betadyne bottle
15. One Trauma Shears
16. Pulse Oximiter
17. One Asthma Turbohailer (personal) im in the market for a DR that will give me Ventolin for my kits, as Ventolin through a collapsible spacer is infinitely better for delivering to people who are having difficulty breathing (asthma or anaphlaxis).
18. Two Triangular bandages
19. Two chemical cold packs
20. Tape
21. Whold bunch of: Splinter probes, dental picks, ibiprofin (both generic and sugar coated), Alcohol wipes, assorted plasters, 2g Celox, Burn sachets, Aspirin.
22 One Heat pad.


In the addition to the above daily carry kits I also maintain a back country kit, range kit, and a large "do everything" kit.

There is always something to be gained from comparing what other people carry, if anyone has any questions about what ive listed above, or spots something ive neglected send me a message.