First responders and military personnel carrying individual medical kits may wonder what the contents of these kits may be. In this YouTube video, the contents of the kits are reviewed. A tactical medical kit is useful for field operations by police and military personnel.
One of the best features of the kits is their ability to be used one-handed. This level of accessibility means the person using the kit can access its contents with one hand while using the other hand to climb or use a weapon.
Individual kits are intended to carry articles specifically designed to help victims of the three leading preventable causes of battlefield casualties: blood loss, airway obstruction, and pneumothorax (punctured lung.)
On the inside of the kit, the user will find two nitrile gloves, an aluminum eye shield, and a permanent marker. To handle bleeding, the kit includes compressed gauze, a tourniquet, an emergency bandage, shears, a hemostat, and duct tape. The punctured lung will require a decompression needle and a chest tube. To reopen the airway, the kit includes a nasopharyngeal airway
These kits are available in black, camo, brown, or gray. The kits have a cloth loop on the outside, so they can be clipped onto the responder’s belt or belt loop. According to Chinook, each tactical kit weighs approximately 1.35 pounds.
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