EMT in training here. One thing i noticed about set up. In my opinion you have the order of the two sections backwards. The massive hemorrhage airways circulation and head/neck supplies should all be the quickest and easiest to get to. then then rest of the supplies like orthopedic stuff and booboo related things (burns bites minor cuts/ scrapes ) etc. As someone else already said those M.A.R.C.H (massive hemorrhage, airway, circulation, head and neck) should all be the fastest to get to. When theres time to be wasted you're going to use alot when your fumbling with zippers that arent in the same place and when you have to dig for Israeli bandages and tourniquets. Otherwise solid bag. Just backwards. This has been my thoughts on this review
Thank for watching and great Input. Fortunately for me the zippers for both sections are an inch a part, so it's just s matter of choosing which zipper to open, and I have found they are indents all in timing to get to. The first section is used much more frequently and is why I chose it first, plus in this bag that rear pocket is where the big pockets are for big bandages and neck brace section, as this bag seems to be designed to be set up as second section trauma first section preventative and basic care. Thank again man!
More tourniquets. You should have at least two. Four would be preferable with a bag like that. With an arterial bleed a person can die in 90 seconds. Use rubber bands to cheaply attach them to molle webbing and have instant access. That snap and pouch on the outside is for a set of shears. Place at least one set of shears on the outside of the bag for quicker access. I like two sets of shears. They are incredibly useful. You need to see the injury before you can treat it. And you can use it to cut seat belts ECT. You should also consider a headlamp so you can work hands free in low light. One with a red and white lens would be good so you can remain unseen if you need to. Duct tape and cloth tape. A sharpie or two with a clickable cap so you can use it with one hand. Safety pins. You can use them for everything from pinning a tongue to their cheek to keep an airway open to helping to immobilize a wound with a cravat or doing a drainage. Rite in the rain or patient cards to track vitals and mark injuries and interventions and triage. NPAs and OPAs and other airways. Chest darts or a 14 gauge 3.25 in catheter needles to treat tension pneumo. Gloves. Thermometer. Pen light. Oral glucose. Fluids. IV starter kits, needles, tubing, and bags. (Different kinds of fluids to treat different things. Do research. )These are all just random things I just thought of off the top of my head. Do your research on the stuff in your bag, take classes and courses, and practice regularly. It's much more likely that you'll encounter a medical emergency than get into a gunfight. You should be trained for both. Let me know if you have any questions or would like help acquiring stuff or training. -Doc Kik
DiveDoc no. Do not carry ANY of the things you suggested accept tourniquets. You can’t be a non certified personnel starting IVs or doing chest decompressions
I don't know if it has been suggested yet, but I would suggest having the zipper pulls meet at the top of the bag. Should you need to access the bag quickly, you won't be fumbling to find the zipper pulls. I would also weave some red paracord pull tabs so you can easily find the pulls and it is easier to grab with gloves on.
Sorry mon, but I don't have time to read through all the comments to see if anyone suggested this, but female hygiene products are one of the absolute musts for my first aid kit. First for their intended use, but secondly, tampons are great puncture/gunshot stoppers and kotex pads absorb tons more blood than a gauze pad. Loved the video, and the bag. Be well, be safe and be prepared.
Nice to see I wasn't the only that had problem with the waist strap. I ended up taking it off because it kept falling off on climbs. I have the same pack with a very similar load. Just a quick suggestion if you're still buying bandages, look at some petroleum bandages for burns and chest wounds. I liked the external IFAK tip. Thanks for sharing!
Looking into the video, as nurse trainee and someone who had surgery on my hand you need ALOT more bandages and gauze, remember if you get hurt you need to refresh those bandages 3 times a day, minimum of 2 times a day....that is alot of bandages I went through 2 packages of bandages a day.
You are absolutely right, and that is the dance we play, adding and subtracting to the bag, and really fine tuning it for different missions in different times. Thanks for the input !
I think you are really smart, never hurts to have some extra supplies for your family, I am female prepper and I make sure I have alot of stuff for my family just in case.
hello ! after assisitir your video on STOMP II over and over again decided to buy this bag and I do not regret is perfect !!! Thank you 'll soon make a review on it in Brazil , thanks. STRENGTH AND HONOR!! SGT OLIVEIRA
Just my personal opinion, but I'd put all of the bottled liquids in either a ALOKSAK dry bag or Ziploc bags, in case one of them bursts or somehow comes open & compromise's some of the other contents in the bag.
Good point On getting it even if you don't know how to use. For years myself and buddies were not trained and we end up friends with one nurse and two physicians with subspecialties. 15 years of med training those three have probably. One thing you may want to add is a blocked airway kit. Tracheostomy Kit. Lot of different ones at different price points. This was mentioned on the vehicle med kit video review of the VLAK (vehicle litter aid kit) product at mystery ranch gear. Amazon has a surgical airway kit for 36 bucks by tactical medical solutions. No I don't work for them or know much about the kit. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Thanks for review.
I got this bag a few months ago, and it's about 2/3 full of mainly trauma supplies. You may want some Ace elastic bandages & finger/arm splints. As noted below, the Good Samaritan Law only goes so far, but in a SHTF/WROL you may be covered (this may be good to state in this video or description). It was good that you referenced that some materials could be used by others that are certified. It's important to know how to use the basics, though. Btw, the bag isn't certified as jumpable (like similar STOMP bags). Although, I don't see many of us common folks making any airborne drops in the future, anyhow.... lol. The long straps are stated that they can be used to raise or lower the bag in certain terrains.
Great Video LionWolf. You might want add an Enema disposal cleaning bag with the saline solution. I brought one from my local medical supply store 'm just trying to cover all sides as possible. Great Video.
LionWolf Tactical Chest Seals, with or without a venting valve provides immediate breathing comfort and improves blood oxygenation of patients with a pneumothorax However, over time in the presence of an airway leak, an unvented chest seal can lead to a tension pneumothorax hypoxemia, respiratory, and cardiac arrest. gohandh.com/bolin-chest-seal-superior-to-non-vented-chest-seals-in-study-in-treating-tension-pneumothorax
Vented seems to be the better pick, especially for longer duration, I guess if that's not available, non-vented medium is only choice. Thanks for the considerations and great advice to look into! Thanks for watching!
LionWolf Tactical No prob. Too bad you can't get hextend. Well I mean, I guess you could but it's highly regulated meaning it's hard to get. It can be dangerous in the wrong hands. It's used when a patient has suffered enough blood loss to cause his blood pressure to dip dangerously low, and the hextend is injected into the patients bloodstream through an IV and the hextend causes an artificial increase in blood volume until such time as the body can replace the blood it's lost. If you give it to a patient who doesn't need it you can kill them.
I put one bag together for a my kids football and cheerleading team. I was pissed that the school did not provide a First-Aid kit. Then too the parents were having to fund everything because the cuts started hitting. Just a tip sow the straps down to keep from the bag falling off etc. You can even get adjustable extenders for bigger people. Went to a military outlet and my bag turned out to be a medical bag Drs drooled over. If you know the right doctors they will actually add to it, I took tons of kids camping and hiking that bag went everywhere with us. just saying, was funny to see I was not alone with the strap thing and this was in the early to mid 2000s that bag was brought to life and I even did surgery on that bag several times. Now I have a rolling tool cart and sturdy toolboxes I can restock. But those straps secure them they can cost you your supply if they aren't secure.
+LionWolf Tactical you're welcome! and better than I was say 16 years ago. nice bag too. I just prefer the toolboxes with straps now to backpacks. don't have to worry if box gets wet everything I have gets wet. yeah took precautions but still trust my boxes more now.
get triangle bandages, theyre good for alot of things, you can improv tourniquets, and slings out of them, look into splints aswell for stabilizing limb injuries.
I absolutely agree with you about carrying something you don't have the skill to use. But you should be able to use 90-95% of what you carry. This always turns into a contentious "discussion". OK...ONLY use what you KNOW how to use. Just like other people, I have built my kits over the years from gifts and odd-ball things I have come across. My Mom was an ER nurse for over 25 years and would grab stuff for me that she thought I would like, such as trauma blankets, etc. Or another small example, I have some really weird surgicalInstruments that I will never use, but if something catastrophic happens and a surgical unit gets pieced together I can donate them to the surgeons. just an example. Also, if you are carrying something, another person (Doctor, RN, EMT, etc) might have the knowledge to use it, but they don't have one with them. Unless you are in an extreme survival situation in the middle of nowhere with NO possibility of help any time soon, NEVER perform a procedure you do not possess the skill set for...EVER. But if you find yourself in mentioned situation, and the patient will die if you do nothing, I personally would take the chance and do my best. I do posess the skills and knowledge to use 98% of what I carry in my big bag. That's the most important thing people can do, get a much training as they can find and afford. The life you save could be anyone's. Peace.
You are absolutely correct. You should know how to use everything in your bag or at least a majority of it for sure. Also, the learning doesn't stop, we keep learning more and more about our equipment and adding things and taking things away. I also think you are spot on about last resorts. With my bag 75% of its contents is basic and intermediate first aid, which shouldn't pose any problems, but when you start going into quick clot, airway, stitches, staples, medications, and so forth, we need to make sure the care is absolutely necessary to save or sustain life or limb or at the injured's request. If at all possible, we should seek a doctor or hospital to conduct serious procedures or medications to strangers unless absolutely necessary. Also, don't let carrying something you don't know how to use, stop you from being a good supply for someone who can use it in an emergency. Thanks for watching and excellent points!
Alright bud... I’m a Combat Medic (68W) United States Army & NREMT (Volunteer hours when I have time to spare). You seem like a nice guy and wants to do good. Good for you bringing knowledge to others about Medical advice and other tips about EDC (Every Day Carry). BUT I do want to let you know that there are EMT-B courses you can take with your local EMS Departments. Please clarify your MOS (or your history of medical profession) with your viewers so there is not miscommunication. Don’t forget to add a Pocket BVM for CPR or Ventilation. More TQ is smart also.
Look into Xeroform Gauze dressings, for all kinds of wounds if you do find an RN, PA, to close a wound that has not properly sterilized/debridement will only make it worse. I see so many suture kit or steri strip but honestly an open wound with Xeroform is safer in a non sterile environment.
corbin Young there is a spot in back that could be used for a number of things and I supposed water bladder would fit. I have a full size neck collar in there now.
Great video. Really informative. I would try to include lidocaine gel or cream such as Dr Numb that you can apply to cuts to numb the area so you can suture it without pain.
LionWolf Tactical There is a great book called Ditch Medicine by Hugh Coffee. It deals with emergency medicine, suturing, setting up an IV, bullet wounds etc. You can download it from Scribd or I'll send you a copy. It is the most practical book on emergency medicine I have read.
Great input! Thanks. I do have aspirators, and breathing airways, but I do need to add a few more breathing tools, to round out some things, you are correct! Thanks brother!
did I miss the tourniquets? if I did my bad but if not you need them. Has I saw some people point out you should have you emergency trauma equipment upfront in order to get faster than anything else because when dealing with a life threat seconds count, minor can wait an extra 30 seconds to get to, extreme hemorrhage cannot. its good to be prepared but I think you might benefit from a basic TC3 course and get an idea of how you would really want to pack a kit.
+alvinraydj3 no, but I could. My cousins actually do, and they are pretty good at it. I like all types of music, and support many genres in my studio. What type do you like?
I know you didn't get into everything in the bag but I would suggest sucking chest wound care kit airway stuff might be able to get an IFAK on ebay that would have that in it. I do like the back pack I have a 3 day pack that I use but it doesnt have dividers so everything it everywhere which is why im watching this vid.
You could add Adult and Pediatric C-Collar's god forbid you end up needing to use them but if someone has a bad fall or is in a wreck I personally don't like risking C Spine at all if your even hinting towards neck trauma you get a collar. Good setup though. When I get some money saved up I want to get something like this for the car. I already carry a kit around with me but it is no means that.
Well my most recent occupations was sales and marketing. I also do music, production, and entrepreneur start ups. I also served in the Army for a few years, and have done lots of difference civilian things and college for business ect. CPR and First Aid certified as well. However, I am by no means a doctor. Just a guy trying to learn and grow, and prepare as much as I can, to attempt to protect my family as much as I can, for possibilities in the future, without being paranoid, but without being naive as well. Also, to help others if I can with whatever I know, and willing to buy to save people hassles of returns lol. Thanks for asking.
I recommend you carry that Iodine in a ziplock bag because it might accidentally open and damage all the contents. Secondly carry airway adjuncts along with a BVM and a pocket mask , but what i see in a lot of people who dont add to there medical bag is a suction unit . Important to suck out all the emesis and hematemesis out of the oropharynx . with those things added you can give this bag to a medical professional . always treat ABCs when treating someone . good luck man . better prepared than sorry
Thanks for the input, I appreciate that! Yeah, just like with most things in prepping and medical, there is always something else you can bring or want to bring, the trick becomes picking only what will fit and being ok with that. I think suction unit would fit perfectly, so that is a great addition for sure. Thanks again Man!
Most definitely put the iodine in a bag like he said, I have ruined some good gear thanks to a leaky bottle. Airway adjuncts aren't very big and they will give you the ability to really help in a situation. (Your other stuff will too, but someone who can't breathe doesn't care if they are bleeding.) You can easily fit adjuncts, a BVM, and a suction in with your kit if you just move things around a little bit!
quick question. As an aspiring Paramedic. I want to carry a medic bag where ever I go in case of situations. Would you recomend this bag over a Kemp professional Trauma bag? The red one the EMTs carry. and what is the pro and cons of each in your opinion? thanks and cool video. definitely liked.
ryan dravinski hey Ryan, thanks for watching and your question. Although I have not personally handled the Kemp emt bag, based on reviews, dimensions and materials listed for the Kemp bag, I will give you my best answer. You cannot go wrong with either. The Kemp bag is costs less, is smaller, but will hold a good amount of equipment for your mission you stated you were seeking. This bag is bigger than the Kemp, seems to be made of slightly more robust material and has Molle attachments for adding IFAKS, pouches, extra water, and has bigger compartments, will be able to service a bigger group of people, and is double strapped for transporting on your shoulders as a backpack. However, for an EMT's needs, the Kemp will serve you well, and will hold a good amount of gear, and store easier in vehicles and lighter and more compact. If you need more gear and plan on possibly traveling on rougher terrain, and want to carry long gear like a neck brace, I would say go for this bag. If you want a more compact, lighter bag, with basic EMT gear, save some money and go Kemp. I can tell you that this bag is great and can be tailored for any mission, including EMT specific tasks. Yet, the Kemp seems to be more EMT specific. Hope that helps.
Wow... How about taking an EMS class or something if you're really that concerned about "prepping". Your kit wouldn't even cover a moderately traumatic injury. Just more proof preppers are more concerned about looking highspeed than actually being prepared. Bottom line, NO, you should not have stuff you're not trained to use. The Good Samaritan law has it's limits.
I appreciate you sharing your wealth if wisdoms.... BUT I disagree completely! This bag would cover many many traumatic injuries, and would allow someone from beginner to advanced to be able to stop bleeding, pack wounds, treat small and basic first aid, large bites and infections, and prep a serious wound to buy time until ambulance and help come, and if no one comes and no where are there emergency responders, give our group a fighting change to survive MOST dangerous medical situations.
Also, you should carry equipment for others as well. How ,any lives could be helped if there is no emergency services, but am off duty doctor or nurse is local, and you have equipment!!
LionWolf Tactical Really? You know what ALS wants you to have if you're first on the scene of a trauma? A fucking CPR mask. Want some other good advice on what to carry? Lets go with a CPR CARD. But that just wouldn't look very highspeed would it? You have no business treating patients. As for giving your stuff to someone else to use, thats great. The only thing you have that a doctor or nurse may want is an israeli bandage. Also, you may want to consider repack your bag.You'll want your "trauma" stuff in the front. The difference between an operator and a youtube warrior? We know how to pack our kit. God help you when you use those ammonia inhalants on a respiratory patient...
You are failing to see the Fact that there may be an off duty nurse or doctor driving home with NO equipment At ALL! Then they would actually need much more than just an Israeli bandage ahha. You're funny dude! Go else where If you are encouraging people to not have basic and intermediate medical supplies to help wounded people, your family, accidents where emergency care is cut off, ect! If you ever took any EMS class and are serious about helping others medically, you would NEVER discourage anyone from having supplies and being willing to throw a tourniquet, a cpr mask, a breather, sutures and some antiseptics, bandages, bite and insect help, and so forth to either myself or a trained professional in the area! You sound very ignorant, and I don't think anyone would want to run into you when they needed medical care. So if you would like to discourage helping others, being prepared, and training with medial equipment, then you have found the Wrong PLACE. Aha! Wow!
Also, I purposely out minor care in the front, because that's where many of us will go first on regular day to day Situations. It then becomes serious once we have to open the next section which is where the sterile gloves, tools, and trauma equipment resides. So you go set up your bag how you are comfortable with. But you are not very wise, aha! If you have been in any medical field or know of doctors In the field, you would know EVERYONE sets up their bag the best way for that person, and each one is different. Some like labels, some like details, some use see through, some like this here and that there. They personalize it for their mission, their normal threats they face and environment, and each need and environment is different, and each bag has its specific mission and objective. What a beautiful bag this is, a wonderful kit, and I will listen to the doctors, nurses, and military personnel who has praised the bag, it's contents, and the prepping community of "prepare people" who know what they are talking about, including myself, with my years of military service. Not a bitter, sore stranger who wants to linger pages and spew foul ignorance everywhere lol! See ya!
You should invest in a medical course or two. Although you can self study etc, your clinical hours in an emergency room will do way more then any book would do. I got certified as an EMT-B, and did over 500 clinical hours in an emergency room, and only 10 hours on an ambulance. Most hospitals, if you are willing to put int he hours will happily take you for as many hours as you will give them. In the emergency room, i got to interact with over 100 patients a day, and under a Doctors license you can learn more things then covered in the EMT scope of practice, like sutures, IV's, etc. Of course that is up to your state laws and the decision is truly based on the physicians comfort level with your competency.
+Hans Krueger You are absolutely correct. Medical courses, in particular hands on courses, are far superior to just reading only. However, this isn't just for the medical student, or the certified Medic. In fact, many many people will buy this for their personal emergency care, or simply to prepare, and even to give to someone in a pinch, and they should at least be studying and reading. Many online courses, are accredited, yet you only read and study. Using these supplies, won't necessarily require medical courses, and simply first aid classes, CPR classes, and studying will fit the bill. However, if you can, a medical course is an awesome addition to preparing. Thanks for watching, and great advice!
Why don't you have anything for airway management in your kit? You might want to carry more than one tourniquet as well. Yeah all the wound care stuff is great but what are you going to do for massive arterial hemorrhage? Most of the time imo, you're going to be applying direct pressure to conserve loss of RBCs, whether that's a tourniquet or packing the wound with a hemostatic gauze and applying a pressure bandage. The definitive care for somebody like that is surgical intervention. The measures for someone providing first aid are only going to be temporary in the event of major blood loss.
There is some airway management supplies Such as nasal airway kits and a resuscitator kit for pushing air to lungs for an unconscious person, and me being first aid and CPR certified, could attempt CPR prior to using airway kits, and evaluating to ensure using nasal or oral airways is not contraindications, that would cause the use dangerous. However you are absolutely correct, I need to add another tourniquet, and evaluate whether airway is prepared for adequately. Also, you are right, many measures are really trying to sustain life until skilled professional medical help is available. However, in the scary situation where there won't be medical relief, needing surgery to survive is a very hard thing to prepare for. We would hope that the use of a tourniquet, and maybe the possibility of locating that artery by incision and clamping both sides could work, or God forbid trying to burn things shut. It's an awful thing to think about.
To be honest, those scenarios requiring emergency surgery, we would hope and pray their will be access to a hospital, or a doctor off duty, and that pressure, tying off, tourniquets, and even suture kits, could save the life. You bring up very real and potentially devastating points, and that is how important hospitals and doctors are, and that we need to prepare as much as we can, learn as much as we can, and pray and hope. Great points, and tips, and I appreciate you watching. Sobering thought, how prepared are we really, for having no access to a doctor? This bag sure as heck won't respond to all medical possibilities, not even close. So we pick and choose what we can fit in it. Thanks again.
+LionWolf Tactical I think that a majority of situations here in the US, we will have timely access to surgical intervention. But you're right to keep a lot of the shit you have in the event you can/would rather stitch something up yourself. My advice tho, is save the suture kit for those smaller lacs. If you have somebody who is losing a shit ton of RBCs, I would take care to get some pressure/tourneys on the bleeder. In the prehospital setting, where you may not have access to blood products, ligating a vessel could take too much time. If you haven't already, get some IV training so you can carry fluids. Venous access is a must in a multi-system trauma.
As a current 68W I would have to say that your bag doesn't fully prepare you for a traumatic situation. You are missing a few things that are a must have in an aid bag. The true issue is the order in which you have it set up. If you were to have to treat a severe casualty, even with knowing your bag inside and out, You would spend precious moments searching for items. However, That is just my opinion. The best thing to have is what works for you. Thanks for the review. I enjoyed it. If you have questions I could help you with just let me know. I would be glad to help.
Thanks man! Yeah this bag is a more general purpose, bug out medical kit, car kit, home kit. Unfortunately you cannot carry everything for every need, and space is an issue, so you taller the needs for mission specific conditions. If I was going into hostile territory all we were issued was CAT's, and a IFAK for quick blood stop and very limited abilities, to sustain life till help arrives. The medics and doctors would have much more extensive kits. This bag has enough to cover 90% of issues that Americans face, common and not so common, with the exception of a few things that just won't fit. The precious time is moot because I know where the stuff is, and the bag is designed for trauma back zipper, minor from zipper. As you go on you can tailor your needs.
The voodoo tactical pack was around $130, and then God knows how much I spent on everything! At least a couple hundred more on supplies and medical equipment, lol, and the list is getting bigger as we speak ha!
It's a great bag Man! Thanks for watching. I have added some more things to this bag. Like anti acids, diabetic Meds, even feminine products for women. Ect
As a greenside corpsman I keep two tourniquets in each section of my bag.you should have opas,npas and suction equipment ,I will not go into equipment that I also carry as a person without proper training should not have it.HMC DevilDo
Those are 2 reasons. Lol Some other ones are emergencies, cut off from help, living in a rural area or passing through one, major traffic incident where ambulance has rough time getting through and something vital could be helped simply by a pressure dressing or brace, and the list goes on, but to some if up is just being "Prepared" thanks for watching
Ok, obviously do what you want to do, you're a "prepper", I am not, so we have different goals. However, I have 5+ years experience as an Army infantry medic and I am an NREMT Paramedic. I have had this type of bag, among others, for several years(STOMP II), and I would like to offer some advice on how I have maximized its usage. 1st. I would reverse the priority of your layout. The front most pocket that you have "boo boo" supplies in, is where I would place my most crucial, life or death supplies. As you stated, you put your minor injury supplies there for easy access but when you have a potentially life threatening injury, thats when you need the easy access. Minor injuries have some time to play. I would organize that first pocket to follow MARCH- Massive bleeding, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, and Hypothermia/Head injury. That means TQs, trauma bandages/ace wraps and gauze, NPAs/airway adjuncts(within your level of care), chest seals, *possibly 14g needles for NCD*, and BSI type supplies. These are the things that you need ASAP in an emergency. The second, larger pocket is where I place my OTCs, diagnostic equipment, minor surgical supplies/suture supplies, splints, and IV supplies. I understand in a prepping situation, minor injuries and inconveniences are more likely then massive trauma but its better to be prepared and never use it then the other way around. Plus this puts the more often used supplies in the larger, second pocket. This setup has worked well for me in both garrison and field environments for both traumatic injuries and just day to day stuff like taking care of my joes. Hope you find this helpful.
Nice input and thanks for not only watching the video, but interacting. Thank you also for your service to our Great Country. Yeah this bag is not just a Prepper bag, but rather a bag for whatever I want it to be. I can actually access the second zipper to second section as I can the first zipper to the 1st section, the rear section has the ability to hold aspirators and full size neck braces, so I figured having MARCH items would be best put in same location as the neck and breathing items fit as to have access to all trauma items in same section. Great advice, great input, definitely noted. This bag changes a lot, unfortunately I have to pick and choose, and it really doesn't fit ALL missions, but has to be able to fit decent for many different missions at all times, instead of amazing for 1 mission. Hoah Army Brotha! If you ever post videos, send me a link to check them out.
Michael Arndt Wrong! The cuff is what goes around your arm, the device I have in my bag includes the BP cuff and the entire blood pressure monitoring system. Goodbye and good day.
+Joshua Brewer or like saying my car is called a vehicle. Or my house is called a live in quarters. Or my water is called a hydration liquid consisting of h2o ahha! Thanks for watching though
This is a Awesome Video. Great Medical Bag!! All these people who are complaining why don't they show us how its done and make a video!! Every Bag is going to be different for different situations.
ricky jones exactly right. This is a review of the bag. My contents or how I will use them is really extra talk, the bag is the focus here. 😊 thanks for understanding the point
great video. I would suggest carrying some airway stuff opa, npa ,or intubation stuff. I would also put a bag valve mask in there. One main thing I would get is a 14 gauge iv catheter. Its great for cricothyrotomy, and chest decompression for tension pneumothorax. I would take out the stitch set and replace it with an iv set.
snakedocrf no no no no no no. You can’t just want around and intubate everyone or start IVs or do a damn Chric. If you’re not a paramedic or higher you shouldn’t even have access to that stuff.
Daily Boredom yes, you can't. Anything beyond basic first aid and cpr, should ONLY be done IF there is NO other choice, NO medical care at all available, and it's life or death. Seeking medical care is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS the first option. Second is finding someone off duty who is qualified, and LAST option is doing it yourself. There may come a time, where medical care isn't available, and YOU are it. Thanks for watching.
Knowledge and training are number 1 don't you think that a medical doctor or nurse would be carrying medical supplies because thats what they do! it would be human nature to be prepared., the Paramedics that I know pretty much all have non descripted looking back packs (Grey Man) with critical intervention supplies. just my observation and opinion and my interest brought me here. thanks for sharing your opinions.
i think your intentions are good but i would get some training if you are serious about it. Most community colleges should have EMT courses that are reasonably priced. Also, to aspirate means to have oral contents (blood, stomach contents, meconium, or whatever) go down your lungs which can be live threatening from aspiration pneumonia, ARDS, etc. The thing you called an aspirator i believe is a bag valve mask. You’ll also need a stethescope if you don’t have one to be able to use a manual blood pressure cuff and to listen to heart and lung sounds. Also you should have some gloves and face shields if you don’t have them.
Stonking! - I enjoyed viewing ur video. But TH-cam for me here on my laptop cuts out a little - its my area not this site but its irritating at times! I know we have some interests in common and I like this style you have. When you have a spare minute please have a look at the appropriate videos on my channel (organised into playlists) and tell me your opinion of them. Any ideas gratefully recieved! Good luck with your channel!!
Those waste straps are a little too easy to come out. I did learn that if you set them and have tension, they will stay Hooked up. I probably will never use them, as I'm not planning and Ruck marching with this bag, and the shoulder straps and chest straps will be enough for most if not all situations. Thanks for watching
mF Vigilante yes it comes empty. I have since changed many items and added some. You can google fully stocked stomp medical bag to give you a list of similar items. I just upgraded some of those items to better quality items.
Dude you are really only prepared to take on small lacerations and minor wounds with that kit. I would agree that if you are serious about putting an aid bag together and really "surviving" that you should take at minimum an EMS class.
This bag and ANY prepper/survival/first aid bag unfortunately will never be able to carry or hold everything we will ever encounter, so our goal is to try our best to include as much content as we can that is practical, usable, and that can help as many situations as possible. Over time we add things, take things away, make bag smaller, or make it more centralized, that's the importance of understanding, can't carry a bag for everything so choose your bag wisely. EMT training is an awesome thing, and even EMT training won't make a bag fit more things, and you will still be faced with a tough choice of what you will carry and what you will not. Thanks for watching! 👍
like he said in the video, you may not know how to use it, but someone might! if your worried about being sued, let me know what time your court date is after the apocalypse. I may be wrong but under extreme emergency and lone ranger scenarios, no one will question one's ability for lack of trying. I'm sure you'll do what needs to be done within reason, we're not that barbaric yet. If you need to know how to use some of your stuff go learn. That's why we prepare!
+Marcus Torres It is a very touchy subject, and it may depend on where you live/ the person and his or her family. I'm a firefighter, while I have had training to use stuff such as a chest seal it's not technically in my scope of training. Even if it saved his or her life, they could come after me for it if something were to happen. While like you said under extreme emergencies they may let it slide.
+Matt Coonce I'm with you on that aspect cause I'm an FF/EMT. I was referring to a full breakdown of emergency and governmental services. Zombie apocalypse for extreme reasoning if you will. Even the little training you do have, when people find out that you are a FF/MEDIC, they will expect you to do something, because you were TRAINED. A layperson has no clue what type of training you've had, they just want you to do something. These are the sheeple that will be crying WHY! Sorry, I get long winded sometimes, good luck in your part of the world and stay safe!
+Marcus Torres Ah sorry, didn't realize you meant like full the world has gone to hell part. And I'm about to start my EMT Classes but that's stuff I've picked up from my friends who are EMT's/Medics. But I do see where you are coming from and in that case I agree 110%. And you as well brother, stay safe!
You are absolutely spot on Marcus! People assume too much, and don't seem to give a prepped the credit or benefit of the doubt in reason and wisdom lol. Also, this bag has a large majority of (to me anyway) basic first aid supplies, and there isn't much in here that requires extensive training, and in a life or death situation, when there is no access to medical care, (happens much more than end of world scenario), I feel the benefits would greatly outweigh the risks in such a situation, However, training, study, caution, and necessity are paramount. We don't give aid more than basic first aid or more than we are qualified for, if there is medical care available, or no real life or death need to do so. However, there is risk even in hospitals that qualified people can make a mistake, same as a qualified person with a bag like this. It's simply being prepared, learning, and wanting to help yourself your family, or someone else. Thanks for your input man!
68W here, there is nothing special ops about this bag. A standard issue IFAK is more special ops than this whole bag lmao. I hope you have more than one tourniquet in that bag, bare minimum 4, because 4 limbs! Ditch the boo boo stuff and shove some airway interventions in there! All that boo boo stuff you can fit in a fanny pack lmao, why it takes up half of a "special ops" bag boggles my mind! You need more ace wraps and EB'S, unless you plan to hold down that gauze and kerlix for hours. Ace Wraps are also amazing for keeping soldiers going for days on blown out knees and sprained ankles and other fucked up joints if you know how to use it. Cravats and 3M tape are also amazing for many things. Some NPA'S, chest seals, NCD'S, Cric kit, chest tube kit, suction, bare minimum a pocket BVM or some saran wrap for an occlusive dressing?? come on! If someone has any bit of respiratory distress they're going to die if it can't be fixed with head tilt, jaw thrust, or a plastic bag. In the civilian world airway and respiratory is the priority! In combat it's hemorrhage and this bag is lacking in both. You have a BP cuff and a steth, but no pulse ox, shears, or trauma blanket? Wanna keep a casualty alive, or bring them out of shock when the world goes to shit and no one is coming to help? Get an IV kit and some fluids (Hex, LR, Saline, TXA,) and learn how to use it. Some antibiotics are a necessity too, as an open or penetrating wound WILL lead to infection and sepsis. Some Erta IV/IM as soon as possible will do for those that cannot swallow or are unconscious. Wounds other than cranial does not kill a casualty, shock does, remember that.
Im by no means an expert, but would you know how to use half of this stuff? Seems to me that you have overdone this?! But if you can use it, all honor to you. Well done.
Yeah, all these supplies are fairly simple to use. The ones requiring more training is staples, suture kit, proper airway. But with CPR, First aid training, and studying, these are very easy to learn. I wouldn't considered the contents very extensive at all honestly. Like I said, using a tourniquet, applying staples to a wound, stitching a wound, and proper use of air way, require more care, but learning is only a book or a class or a course away. Thanks for watching.
As a matter of fact, lots of the contents is nothing more than basic first aid supplies, and proper dressings and wound care, blood loss ect. But when you can't get to a store or a doctor, even something minor as a cut can become dangerous if left untreated.
LionWolf Tactical Hey, thank you for answering. I know basic stuff, how to use israeli bandage, wash a wound, and so on. But I never delt with a blood pressure measurments, heart stethoscope and such. Thats taking it to a whole new level. Impressive mate. Keep up the good work.
+Dag Ut thanks man. Yeah if you can obtain a normal base line Blood Pressure, low and high ranges, on a card, they can give you an estimate to help read diastolic and systolic. Also, the stethoscope is good, because you can not only listen for things like heart palpitations and irregular beats, but listening to the lungs for fluid or congestion and so forth. Plus, if you are out, and happen to have a doctor off duty, they can take the bag and really take advantage of this basic stuff. Thanks man!
I am a volunteer firefighter i run all medical calls heavy traumatic injury, cardiac arrest, all the way to granny stumped her toe. Your bad has a good set up but you need professional training! You should look into a basic emt class it would help a lot! As of right now if you give a patient a drug you can be sued and end up in prison i promise you that. You say if a doctor is around ok well you have to be prepared for anything so what if there isn`t and you have a patient with a sucking chest wound are you gonna be able to save his life? I seriously doubt it please take a basic emt course so you dont kill any body a emt class isnt expensive!
I agree with anyone and everyone taking an EMT class and studying. Both of which I never said didn't do. How did you come to a conclusion that I have no training? I also agree they are not expensive, great advice. To add on, if there are no doctors, and all people are cut off in a life or death situation, you will not find law suits, but a willingness to live or die. People who prep, have medical equipment mainly to use on themselves because, in a WROL situation there isn't any hospitals or doctors or safe places to go, that we have al become so accustomed to having access too. I don't think anyone will sue you for giving them a tums when there stomach is hurting, a glucose pull if diabetic, or treating and pressure dressing a bullet wound to save their life until help arrives IF HELP EVER DOES ARRIVE. Bur I digress! Thanks for watching and Input, and always be careful to study the facts, and someone's training and use before assuming. :-)
Lastly, if there is not access to doctors and someone is suffering with a chest wound that victim has a far better chance of surviving with someone around who has dressings, quick clot, and a first aid book, then leaving them to die because you care never arrives, or cannot arrive. If there is access to care, or one can get access to care in a reasonable time, by all means get care professional, if there is not, one will have to decide for themselves or someone will have to decide what is the best course of action, given circumstances and access to care.
How many lives could be saved if their were more trained people with a basic medical bag in their vehicles? How many trained people are sitting in traffic who could use it if you cannot? In life there are situations that are u foreseen that could happen when no one but YOU are there. Then what? People from highly trained professionals to the serious Prepper who wants to begin the journey of stocking and supplying basic medical supplies to become independent In a situation where no care is available, will greatly benefit from this video. Get Training Of Course! But NO MEANS ever discourage people from having basic medical supplies and a willingness to help themselves and other people who consent to such help.
I hardly think anyone is gonna die from a band aid, so basic Over th Counter Meds, and some cleaning supplies lol. The most advanced supplies I have in this bag are sutures, and in a situation where YOU are the only one who can provide stitches, the last thing you care about is if it may get infected, because you will die regardless without it. This is not meant to replace the hospital, but stand in the place for care IF NONE CAN BE GIVEN. With the exception of basic medical care which is about 3/4 of this bag, you should seek professional care if possible EVERYTIME!
also you should put your "important trauma gear" in the easier to access pouch... why would you pick the compartment you can hardly get into with two hands for trauma.. you should be able to access this stuff one handed and even off handed...
First off, I have found that for a vast majority of use for this bag, the trauma side never gets opened. Secondly, I can get to any pouch just as easy as the others. Beautiful thing about buying any medical kit like this, is you can tailor the pouches, bags, sections, supplies, for your individual mission and reason. Not all missions or functions will require the same supplies nor the same locations, and should be tailored to fit the operator, their mission, the nature of their expected or possible wounds, and their style of care. I think, if you ever choose to purchase this bag, you may find different ways that fit you and March your supplies, and it may change often. Great input thought, and I appreciate your viewing and concerns. Thanks again'
were you ever in the military? if so im shocked you dont know why the straps are on the bag... you use the chest AND waist strap together to take the weight from the bag and put it on your hips and not your back.. but you need both of them to achieve this.. the chest strap will just make it more firm to your chest/back..
Where did you get the idea that I didn't know what the waist straps are? Ahaha! I have used many packs which utilize waist straps to provide better leverage for easier mobility and weight distribution after marching miles and miles. However, my issue was if not properly installed, those waist straps come off too easily, and thus is not a bag I plan on having so much weight that I would need them, and don't plan on Going far enough for it to matter. I never said I didn't know what they were there for. This is a medical bag for transportation, prepping, emergencies, and anything you want it to be for. Thanks for watching.
i can tell from your terminology that you do not have a medical,military or law enforcement background....doesnt mean you cant make.a.video,but i reccomened you work on your terminology.maybe take an EMT basic
+Shrubb Life Well then what you can tell is WRONG, and your perception and assumptions are also incorrect. The only thing accurate about your statement, is recommending an EMT class.
No disrespect. Your proficient in using all that? Short of small wounds, there's really not alot of anything that can save a life. Minus tourniquets and clotting agents. Have you ever used those items in the real real or maybe a Sim?
For the love of God and those you plan on treating, please, please, please receive proper training before you do anything invasive beyond stopping a bleed. EMT classes are usually pretty short and provide a lot of information for those that just want to learn basic stabilization. You can also get CPR certified or BLS certified if you want to learn how to use a BVM as well. A lot of what is easy to use, yes, but taking these classes not only teaches you how to use these supplies but why and when you should use them.
Rip any of your future patients. "I think everyone should have dermabond", do you even know how to use dermabond or when to use it? What if you don't evert the skin properly and the glue gets in the wound? What if it falls off prematurely. What's your max size lac for glue? What if it's in a space in a tense area like the knee or elbow? Did you flush the wound out well enough that the patient won't get an abscess in 2-3 days?
Do you have any medical training at all? I mean actual certification? Also to everyone posting here stop recommending invasive tools to the lay person! Also if you don't know the physiology and affect you will have on someone you can hurt someone! Also if you don't know proper terminology or pronunciation of items in your kit you probably shouldn't have it and know you don't know how to use it. EMT-B, IV, Pears.
Well I am First Aid verified through both Military and civilian training, and I am also CPR certified. However, luckily for most people, a bag with these contents is basically an extensive basic first aid kit, which you wouldn't need certifications to use or supply for someone else to use. Of course there is the braces, airway, blood loss, and suture kits that is beyond basic first aid, and that is where training comes in, and of course books with illustrations, first aid cards, studying, and courses are all great to have. Thanks for watching.
Jorge Barajas WRONG! Medics carry bags as big or smaller, which will be mission specific. If you are referring to an IFAK, or basic trauma kit, that is entirely different, then an actual medics supply bag for a large company or platoon.
Jorge Barajas lastly, the name given in the video, is the name it was given by the company who made the bag. If you would like them to Change their name, all voodoo tactical and tell them your concerns, I'm just reviewing the bag.
buddy are you really gonna stitch someone up with an unsterilized surgical pack and sutures you got from eBay? what are you going to use to sterilize and debride the wound? FAK priority is first aid. As in, first aid before you can get to a doctor. If someone cuts their hand you need to stop the bleeding and prevent infection, not stitch it back up.
Holly Roscoe very true. I recommend to NEVER conduct anything beyond basic first aid unless there is NO other way or choice to save a life. Always seek medical care if it is available. I carry iodine, antibiotic ointment, and material to flush a wound, including sterile gloves to avoid infection. Flushing and cleaning wound is important before stitches are applied. Also steri strips and glue can prevent the need for stitches for a lot of different cuts if it is boarder line depth. I am first aid and cpr certified in both military and civilian standards, and continue study of stitching and emt functions.
Holly Roscoe lastly, this a review of the bag and examples of what you can carry. Everyone should know and learn to use what they choose to carry for emergencies, and always seek medical care when it is available or when waiting for care is possible. Thanks for your questions.
LionWolf Tactical LionWolf Tactical Good for you for being prepared, I think not all medical care needs a professional. I've often went to my extensive horse first aid kit for minor wounds. I was only concerned about the surgical equipment (hemostat, needle drivers, suture) because if someone cut themselves bad enough that it needed to be stitched, you would also have to debride the wound with a sterile scapel. And you would need some lidocaine in order because that pain would be pretty intolerable. Especially with staples! It's good to have an extensive first aid kit but I think it's impractical to waste precious FAK space on something you won't use.
Holly Roscoe debride would be necessary on a messed up wound, but a lot often are slices and gashes which won't require that. Just cleaning and knowledge of suturing, and of course something to numb it. Lidocaine is readily available, but won't be as good as injected lidocaine in a doctors office. Glue and steri strips work for a lot of wounds that could of got stitches. In urgent cases where you have no choice, the injured would have to take some pain. Medical care for such situations is ALWAYS first choice in my opinion. Basic first aid and boarderline wounds I take care of myself, anything beyond that would definitely need to be last option
EMT in training here. One thing i noticed about set up. In my opinion you have the order of the two sections backwards. The massive hemorrhage airways circulation and head/neck supplies should all be the quickest and easiest to get to. then then rest of the supplies like orthopedic stuff and booboo related things (burns bites minor cuts/ scrapes ) etc. As someone else already said those M.A.R.C.H (massive hemorrhage, airway, circulation, head and neck) should all be the fastest to get to. When theres time to be wasted you're going to use alot when your fumbling with zippers that arent in the same place and when you have to dig for Israeli bandages and tourniquets. Otherwise solid bag. Just backwards. This has been my thoughts on this review
Thank for watching and great Input. Fortunately for me the zippers for both sections are an inch a part, so it's just s matter of choosing which zipper to open, and I have found they are indents all in timing to get to. The first section is used much more frequently and is why I chose it first, plus in this bag that rear pocket is where the big pockets are for big bandages and neck brace section, as this bag seems to be designed to be set up as second section trauma first section preventative and basic care.
Thank again man!
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More tourniquets. You should have at least two. Four would be preferable with a bag like that. With an arterial bleed a person can die in 90 seconds. Use rubber bands to cheaply attach them to molle webbing and have instant access. That snap and pouch on the outside is for a set of shears. Place at least one set of shears on the outside of the bag for quicker access. I like two sets of shears. They are incredibly useful. You need to see the injury before you can treat it. And you can use it to cut seat belts ECT. You should also consider a headlamp so you can work hands free in low light. One with a red and white lens would be good so you can remain unseen if you need to. Duct tape and cloth tape. A sharpie or two with a clickable cap so you can use it with one hand. Safety pins. You can use them for everything from pinning a tongue to their cheek to keep an airway open to helping to immobilize a wound with a cravat or doing a drainage. Rite in the rain or patient cards to track vitals and mark injuries and interventions and triage. NPAs and OPAs and other airways. Chest darts or a 14 gauge 3.25 in catheter needles to treat tension pneumo. Gloves. Thermometer. Pen light. Oral glucose. Fluids. IV starter kits, needles, tubing, and bags. (Different kinds of fluids to treat different things. Do research. )These are all just random things I just thought of off the top of my head. Do your research on the stuff in your bag, take classes and courses, and practice regularly. It's much more likely that you'll encounter a medical emergency than get into a gunfight. You should be trained for both. Let me know if you have any questions or would like help acquiring stuff or training.
-Doc Kik
+DiveDoc Great Advice Man! Thanks!
DiveDoc no. Do not carry ANY of the things you suggested accept tourniquets. You can’t be a non certified personnel starting IVs or doing chest decompressions
Daily Boredom thanks for
Your input. I don't have IV's in this kit. But with training, I may decide to include it.
LionWolf Tactical As long as you have the proper certifications go ahead.
I would say even more than that, I'd have 6 TQs here and then more in IFAKS
I don't know if it has been suggested yet, but I would suggest having the zipper pulls meet at the top of the bag. Should you need to access the bag quickly, you won't be fumbling to find the zipper pulls. I would also weave some red paracord pull tabs so you can easily find the pulls and it is easier to grab with gloves on.
I like the intro to the review. I very much agree with your philosophy on general preparedness. :) great vid!
ThanK YOU so much Valerie! I appreciate the view and comment! 😉
+LionWolf Tactical how much did your bag cost
+pepper King hey King, the back ranged then from $120-40 ish, but much much more once you start filling it up lol.
Can you put a list of all the items up online please.
Sorry mon, but I don't have time to read through all the comments to see if anyone suggested this, but female hygiene products are one of the absolute musts for my first aid kit. First for their intended use, but secondly, tampons are great puncture/gunshot stoppers and kotex pads absorb tons more blood than a gauze pad. Loved the video, and the bag. Be well, be safe and be prepared.
Excellent advice and true indeed. Thank you
Daynaleo1 NO. NO. Tampons are the worst thing you can put in a GSW, use real gauze it’s not that expensive.
tampons are horrible for a gsw. a tampon has less gauze than a single 4x4.
like combat gauze.. 12 foot of gauze packed into a small package.. that's better than tampons by far.. don't use tampons..
Daily boredom is right, Tampons are the worst thing you can use. Get gauze.
Nice to see I wasn't the only that had problem with the waist strap. I ended up taking it off because it kept falling off on climbs. I have the same pack with a very similar load. Just a quick suggestion if you're still buying bandages, look at some petroleum bandages for burns and chest wounds. I liked the external IFAK tip. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah lol totally!
Looking into the video, as nurse trainee and someone who had surgery on my hand you need ALOT more bandages and gauze, remember if you get hurt you need to refresh those bandages 3 times a day, minimum of 2 times a day....that is alot of bandages I went through 2 packages of bandages a day.
You are absolutely right, and that is the dance we play, adding and subtracting to the bag, and really fine tuning it for different missions in different times. Thanks for the input !
Good job and thanks for promoting emergency prevention.
Thanks Edwin! I really appreciate you watching! We can all learn from each other, and help each other out! More videos coming soon!
I think you are really smart, never hurts to have some extra supplies for your family, I am female prepper and I make sure I have alot of stuff for my family just in case.
Thank You Leni. I appreciate the encouragement and watching!
hello !
after assisitir your video on STOMP II over and over again decided to buy this bag and I do not regret is perfect !!! Thank you 'll soon make a review on it in Brazil , thanks.
STRENGTH AND HONOR!!
SGT OLIVEIRA
Hey Man! It's a great bag! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it! Prep!
Just my personal opinion, but I'd put all of the bottled liquids in either a ALOKSAK dry bag or Ziploc bags, in case one of them bursts or somehow comes open & compromise's some of the other contents in the bag.
Absolutely. Fortunately the bottles have those tabs on them to seal, but even that is proof, and I will use bags for liquid, great advice!
Good point On getting it even if you don't know how to use. For years myself and buddies were not trained and we end up friends with one nurse and two physicians with subspecialties. 15 years of med training those three have probably. One thing you may want to add is a blocked airway kit. Tracheostomy Kit. Lot of different ones at different price points. This was mentioned on the vehicle med kit video review of the VLAK (vehicle litter aid kit) product at mystery ranch gear. Amazon has a surgical airway kit for 36 bucks by tactical medical solutions. No I don't work for them or know much about the kit. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Thanks for review.
I got this bag a few months ago, and it's about 2/3 full of mainly trauma supplies. You may want some Ace elastic bandages & finger/arm splints. As noted below, the Good Samaritan Law only goes so far, but in a SHTF/WROL you may be covered (this may be good to state in this video or description). It was good that you referenced that some materials could be used by others that are certified. It's important to know how to use the basics, though. Btw, the bag isn't certified as jumpable (like similar STOMP bags). Although, I don't see many of us common folks making any airborne drops in the future, anyhow.... lol. The long straps are stated that they can be used to raise or lower the bag in certain terrains.
Thanks for the info! I do think they would survive a jump though! :-)
Great points by the way. Thanks
Look up the March algorithm and prep based off those interventions and your capabilities
Great Video LionWolf. You might want add an Enema disposal cleaning bag with the saline solution. I brought one from my local medical supply store 'm just trying to cover all sides as possible. Great Video.
Very interesting point, and I think for certain situations and people, that will be overlooked. Great input! Thanks
What about HALO Chest Seals for sucking chest wounds?
Great idea, might just use a plastic bag or ziplock.
LionWolf Tactical Chest Seals, with or without a venting valve provides immediate breathing comfort and improves blood oxygenation of patients with a pneumothorax However, over time in the presence of an airway leak, an unvented chest seal can lead to a tension pneumothorax hypoxemia, respiratory, and cardiac arrest.
gohandh.com/bolin-chest-seal-superior-to-non-vented-chest-seals-in-study-in-treating-tension-pneumothorax
Vented seems to be the better pick, especially for longer duration, I guess if that's not available, non-vented medium is only choice.
Thanks for the considerations and great advice to look into!
Thanks for watching!
LionWolf Tactical No prob. Too bad you can't get hextend. Well I mean, I guess you could but it's highly regulated meaning it's hard to get. It can be dangerous in the wrong hands. It's used when a patient has suffered enough blood loss to cause his blood pressure to dip dangerously low, and the hextend is injected into the patients bloodstream through an IV and the hextend causes an artificial increase in blood volume until such time as the body can replace the blood it's lost. If you give it to a patient who doesn't need it you can kill them.
I put one bag together for a my kids football and cheerleading team. I was pissed that the school did not provide a First-Aid kit. Then too the parents were having to fund everything because the cuts started hitting. Just a tip sow the straps down to keep from the bag falling off etc. You can even get adjustable extenders for bigger people. Went to a military outlet and my bag turned out to be a medical bag Drs drooled over. If you know the right doctors they will actually add to it, I took tons of kids camping and hiking that bag went everywhere with us. just saying, was funny to see I was not alone with the strap thing and this was in the early to mid 2000s that bag was brought to life and I even did surgery on that bag several times. Now I have a rolling tool cart and sturdy toolboxes I can restock. But those straps secure them they can cost you your supply if they aren't secure.
Lol Sounds like you are prepared and understand the importance of kits like this. Thanks for your input and for watching.
+LionWolf Tactical you're welcome! and better than I was say 16 years ago. nice bag too. I just prefer the toolboxes with straps now to backpacks. don't have to worry if box gets wet everything I have gets wet. yeah took precautions but still trust my boxes more now.
This guy aced all medic bag skills
get triangle bandages, theyre good for alot of things, you can improv tourniquets, and slings out of them, look into splints aswell for stabilizing limb injuries.
I would pickup assorted sizes of both OPA and NPA's. Gotta maintain an open airway.
bvm and pocket mask too
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+LionWolf Tactical That's a HOSPITAL. I'm going to call you DOCTOR LIONWOLF TACTICAL.
Jones Jaw lol
I absolutely agree with you about carrying something you don't have the skill to use. But you should be able to use 90-95% of what you carry. This always turns into a contentious "discussion". OK...ONLY use what you KNOW how to use. Just like other people, I have built my kits over the years from gifts and odd-ball things I have come across. My Mom was an ER nurse for over 25 years and would grab stuff for me that she thought I would like, such as trauma blankets, etc. Or another small example, I have some really weird surgicalInstruments that I will never use, but if something catastrophic happens and a surgical unit gets pieced together I can donate them to the surgeons. just an example. Also, if you are carrying something, another person (Doctor, RN, EMT, etc) might have the knowledge to use it, but they don't have one with them. Unless you are in an extreme survival situation in the middle of nowhere with NO possibility of help any time soon, NEVER perform a procedure you do not possess the skill set for...EVER. But if you find yourself in mentioned situation, and the patient will die if you do nothing, I personally would take the chance and do my best. I do posess the skills and knowledge to use 98% of what I carry in my big bag. That's the most important thing people can do, get a much training as they can find and afford. The life you save could be anyone's. Peace.
You are absolutely correct. You should know how to use everything in your bag or at least a majority of it for sure. Also, the learning doesn't stop, we keep learning more and more about our equipment and adding things and taking things away. I also think you are spot on about last resorts. With my bag 75% of its contents is basic and intermediate first aid, which shouldn't pose any problems, but when you start going into quick clot, airway, stitches, staples, medications, and so forth, we need to make sure the care is absolutely necessary to save or sustain life or limb or at the injured's request. If at all possible, we should seek a doctor or hospital to conduct serious procedures or medications to strangers unless absolutely necessary. Also, don't let carrying something you don't know how to use, stop you from being a good supply for someone who can use it in an emergency. Thanks for watching and excellent points!
Alright bud... I’m a Combat Medic (68W) United States Army & NREMT (Volunteer hours when I have time to spare). You seem like a nice guy and wants to do good. Good for you bringing knowledge to others about Medical advice and other tips about EDC (Every Day Carry). BUT I do want to let you know that there are EMT-B courses you can take with your local EMS Departments. Please clarify your MOS (or your history of medical profession) with your viewers so there is not miscommunication. Don’t forget to add a Pocket BVM for CPR or Ventilation. More TQ is smart also.
Look into Xeroform Gauze dressings, for all kinds of wounds if you do find an RN, PA, to close a wound that has not properly sterilized/debridement will only make it worse. I see so many suture kit or steri strip but honestly an open wound with Xeroform is safer in a non sterile environment.
Thanks for your input, and it has been noted ! Very great advice man! Thanks brother.
Hey quick question is there a spot for a hydration bladder I can't tell but awesome review on that bag
corbin Young there is a spot in back that could be used for a number of things and I supposed water bladder would fit. I have a full size neck collar in there now.
You have a respirator or an aspirator? And what medical training do you have?
I have my money on none
do you have a list of what you have in that pack? I need to duplicate your setup. Thanks!
Yeah I listed most of the stuff below in an earlier reply. Thanks for watching.
Great video. Really informative. I would try to include lidocaine gel or cream such as Dr Numb that you can apply to cuts to numb the area so you can suture it without pain.
Thsnks for watching man! Really great input And I will put it in my list of interests! Stay tuned for more!
LionWolf Tactical There is a great book called Ditch Medicine by Hugh Coffee. It deals with emergency medicine, suturing, setting up an IV, bullet wounds etc. You can download it from Scribd or I'll send you a copy. It is the most practical book on emergency medicine I have read.
@davidbmason That book sounds awesome bro! Thanks again!
+davidbmason
that is a good bag and a great review...
Thanks brother. I appreciate you! Thanks for watching.
Nice bag, you might want to add airway adj (opa,napa, suction devices) when you stop trauma secure an airway.
Great input! Thanks. I do have aspirators, and breathing airways, but I do need to add a few more breathing tools, to round out some things, you are correct! Thanks brother!
did I miss the tourniquets? if I did my bad but if not you need them. Has I saw some people point out you should have you emergency trauma equipment upfront in order to get faster than anything else because when dealing with a life threat seconds count, minor can wait an extra 30 seconds to get to, extreme hemorrhage cannot. its good to be prepared but I think you might benefit from a basic TC3 course and get an idea of how you would really want to pack a kit.
mossberg6024 excellent advice and yes I have tourniquets in this bag and in my daily carry bag as well. Thanks for watching
There room in the back for a C-collar?
There is indeed. That's where I have mine.
+LionWolf Tactical Thanks dude
what music do you do?
+alvinraydj3 all types
reggaeton?
+alvinraydj3 no, but I could. My cousins actually do, and they are pretty good at it. I like all types of music, and support many genres in my studio. What type do you like?
I know you didn't get into everything in the bag but I would suggest sucking chest wound care kit airway stuff might be able to get an IFAK on ebay that would have that in it. I do like the back pack I have a 3 day pack that I use but it doesnt have dividers so everything it everywhere which is why im watching this vid.
You could add Adult and Pediatric C-Collar's god forbid you end up needing to use them but if someone has a bad fall or is in a wreck I personally don't like risking C Spine at all if your even hinting towards neck trauma you get a collar. Good setup though. When I get some money saved up I want to get something like this for the car. I already carry a kit around with me but it is no means that.
Absolutely on target bro! Excellent ideas, Spine isnt something to take lightly, and yes I agree with having one in the car. Thanks
What training do you have in using this kit? It's very impressive but only so if you're trained to use it.
love the bag .... so much stuff !!
Thanks Melissa
You are really prepared!!!
what is your occupation and occupational background?
Well my most recent occupations was sales and marketing. I also do music, production, and entrepreneur start ups. I also served in the Army for a few years, and have done lots of difference civilian things and college for business ect. CPR and First Aid certified as well. However, I am by no means a doctor. Just a guy trying to learn and grow, and prepare as much as I can, to attempt to protect my family as much as I can, for possibilities in the future, without being paranoid, but without being naive as well. Also, to help others if I can with whatever I know, and willing to buy to save people hassles of returns lol. Thanks for asking.
I recommend you carry that Iodine in a ziplock bag because it might accidentally open and damage all the contents. Secondly carry airway adjuncts along with a BVM and a pocket mask , but what i see in a lot of people who dont add to there medical bag is a suction unit . Important to suck out all the emesis and hematemesis out of the oropharynx . with those things added you can give this bag to a medical professional . always treat ABCs when treating someone . good luck man . better prepared than sorry
Thanks for the input, I appreciate that! Yeah, just like with most things in prepping and medical, there is always something else you can bring or want to bring, the trick becomes picking only what will fit and being ok with that.
I think suction unit would fit perfectly, so that is a great addition for sure. Thanks again Man!
Most definitely put the iodine in a bag like he said, I have ruined some good gear thanks to a leaky bottle. Airway adjuncts aren't very big and they will give you the ability to really help in a situation. (Your other stuff will too, but someone who can't breathe doesn't care if they are bleeding.) You can easily fit adjuncts, a BVM, and a suction in with your kit if you just move things around a little bit!
+Christoper Wisely Thanks for the advice bro! Those are great additions and input is appreciated! More videos coming soon!
+Christopher Wisely 👆
Not a bad looking setup...how much do you reckon you spent on all the supplies (minus the bag)?
+Goruck Yourself I probably spent a few hundred, but easily more, because I continue to buy more things, and upgrade items to better quality ect.
the entire setup including bag is $350.00 to $400.00 on AMAZON
quick question. As an aspiring Paramedic. I want to carry a medic bag where ever I go in case of situations. Would you recomend this bag over a Kemp professional Trauma bag? The red one the EMTs carry. and what is the pro and cons of each in your opinion?
thanks and cool video. definitely liked.
ryan dravinski hey Ryan, thanks for watching and your question. Although I have not personally handled the Kemp emt bag, based on reviews, dimensions and materials listed for the Kemp bag, I will give you my best answer. You cannot go wrong with either. The Kemp bag is costs less, is smaller, but will hold a good amount of equipment for your mission you stated you were seeking. This bag is bigger than the Kemp, seems to be made of slightly more robust material and has Molle attachments for adding IFAKS, pouches, extra water, and has bigger compartments, will be able to service a bigger group of people, and is double strapped for transporting on your shoulders as a backpack. However, for an EMT's needs, the Kemp will serve you well, and will hold a good amount of gear, and store easier in vehicles and lighter and more compact. If you need more gear and plan on possibly traveling on rougher terrain, and want to carry long gear like a neck brace, I would say go for this bag. If you want a more compact, lighter bag, with basic EMT gear, save some money and go Kemp. I can tell you that this bag is great and can be tailored for any mission, including EMT specific tasks. Yet, the Kemp seems to be more EMT specific. Hope that helps.
what ever you are most comfortable with
Wow... How about taking an EMS class or something if you're really that concerned about "prepping". Your kit wouldn't even cover a moderately traumatic injury. Just more proof preppers are more concerned about looking highspeed than actually being prepared. Bottom line, NO, you should not have stuff you're not trained to use. The Good Samaritan law has it's limits.
I appreciate you sharing your wealth if wisdoms.... BUT I disagree completely! This bag would cover many many traumatic injuries, and would allow someone from beginner to advanced to be able to stop bleeding, pack wounds, treat small and basic first aid, large bites and infections, and prep a serious wound to buy time until ambulance and help come, and if no one comes and no where are there emergency responders, give our group a fighting change to survive MOST dangerous medical situations.
Also, you should carry equipment for others as well. How ,any lives could be helped if there is no emergency services, but am off duty doctor or nurse is local, and you have equipment!!
LionWolf Tactical
Really? You know what ALS wants you to have if you're first on the scene of a trauma? A fucking CPR mask. Want some other good advice on what to carry? Lets go with a CPR CARD. But that just wouldn't look very highspeed would it? You have no business treating patients. As for giving your stuff to someone else to use, thats great. The only thing you have that a doctor or nurse may want is an israeli bandage. Also, you may want to consider repack your bag.You'll want your "trauma" stuff in the front. The difference between an operator and a youtube warrior? We know how to pack our kit. God help you when you use those ammonia inhalants on a respiratory patient...
You are failing to see the Fact that there may be an off duty nurse or doctor driving home with NO equipment At ALL! Then they would actually need much more than just an Israeli bandage ahha. You're funny dude!
Go else where If you are encouraging people to not have basic and intermediate medical supplies to help wounded people, your family, accidents where emergency care is cut off, ect!
If you ever took any EMS class and are serious about helping others medically, you would NEVER discourage anyone from having supplies and being willing to throw a tourniquet, a cpr mask, a breather, sutures and some antiseptics, bandages, bite and insect help, and so forth to either myself or a trained professional in the area!
You sound very ignorant, and I don't think anyone would want to run into you when they needed medical care.
So if you would like to discourage helping others, being prepared, and training with medial equipment, then you have found the Wrong PLACE.
Aha! Wow!
Also, I purposely out minor care in the front, because that's where many of us will go first on regular day to day Situations. It then becomes serious once we have to open the next section which is where the sterile gloves, tools, and trauma equipment resides.
So you go set up your bag how you are comfortable with. But you are not very wise, aha!
If you have been in any medical field or know of doctors In the field, you would know EVERYONE sets up their bag the best way for that person, and each one is different. Some like labels, some like details, some use see through, some like this here and that there. They personalize it for their mission, their normal threats they face and environment, and each need and environment is different, and each bag has its specific mission and objective.
What a beautiful bag this is, a wonderful kit, and I will listen to the doctors, nurses, and military personnel who has praised the bag, it's contents, and the prepping community of "prepare people" who know what they are talking about, including myself, with my years of military service.
Not a bitter, sore stranger who wants to linger pages and spew foul ignorance everywhere lol!
See ya!
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a review of THE BAG! Not my contents within nor how to use them.
Thanks for the to the point review.
Thanks for watching
Good pack, curious how much does it weigh, how often do you check expirables?
etc. Have you updated it since 4 years ago?
I love a good bag :) but seriously from a medic's perspective this is a pretty impressive offering.
Thanks Sarah
AHHHH I NEED A MEDIC BAG
You should invest in a medical course or two. Although you can self study etc, your clinical hours in an emergency room will do way more then any book would do. I got certified as an EMT-B, and did over 500 clinical hours in an emergency room, and only 10 hours on an ambulance. Most hospitals, if you are willing to put int he hours will happily take you for as many hours as you will give them. In the emergency room, i got to interact with over 100 patients a day, and under a Doctors license you can learn more things then covered in the EMT scope of practice, like sutures, IV's, etc. Of course that is up to your state laws and the decision is truly based on the physicians comfort level with your competency.
+Hans Krueger You are absolutely correct. Medical courses, in particular hands on courses, are far superior to just reading only. However, this isn't just for the medical student, or the certified Medic. In fact, many many people will buy this for their personal emergency care, or simply to prepare, and even to give to someone in a pinch, and they should at least be studying and reading. Many online courses, are accredited, yet you only read and study. Using these supplies, won't necessarily require medical courses, and simply first aid classes, CPR classes, and studying will fit the bill. However, if you can, a medical course is an awesome addition to preparing. Thanks for watching, and great advice!
How much do you think all that cost you?
Why don't you have anything for airway management in your kit? You might want to carry more than one tourniquet as well. Yeah all the wound care stuff is great but what are you going to do for massive arterial hemorrhage? Most of the time imo, you're going to be applying direct pressure to conserve loss of RBCs, whether that's a tourniquet or packing the wound with a hemostatic gauze and applying a pressure bandage. The definitive care for somebody like that is surgical intervention. The measures for someone providing first aid are only going to be temporary in the event of major blood loss.
There is some airway management supplies Such as nasal airway kits and a resuscitator kit for pushing air to lungs for an unconscious person, and me being first aid and CPR certified, could attempt CPR prior to using airway kits, and evaluating to ensure using nasal or oral airways is not contraindications, that would cause the use dangerous. However you are absolutely correct, I need to add another tourniquet, and evaluate whether airway is prepared for adequately. Also, you are right, many measures are really trying to sustain life until skilled professional medical help is available. However, in the scary situation where there won't be medical relief, needing surgery to survive is a very hard thing to prepare for. We would hope that the use of a tourniquet, and maybe the possibility of locating that artery by incision and clamping both sides could work, or God forbid trying to burn things shut. It's an awful thing to think about.
To be honest, those scenarios requiring emergency surgery, we would hope and pray their will be access to a hospital, or a doctor off duty, and that pressure, tying off, tourniquets, and even suture kits, could save the life. You bring up very real and potentially devastating points, and that is how important hospitals and doctors are, and that we need to prepare as much as we can, learn as much as we can, and pray and hope. Great points, and tips, and I appreciate you watching. Sobering thought, how prepared are we really, for having no access to a doctor? This bag sure as heck won't respond to all medical possibilities, not even close. So we pick and choose what we can fit in it. Thanks again.
+LionWolf Tactical I think that a majority of situations here in the US, we will have timely access to surgical intervention. But you're right to keep a lot of the shit you have in the event you can/would rather stitch something up yourself. My advice tho, is save the suture kit for those smaller lacs. If you have somebody who is losing a shit ton of RBCs, I would take care to get some pressure/tourneys on the bleeder. In the prehospital setting, where you may not have access to blood products, ligating a vessel could take too much time. If you haven't already, get some IV training so you can carry fluids. Venous access is a must in a multi-system trauma.
+beast5509 great stuff beast! Thanks
Good video man thanks
Thanks Bro! I really appreciate it!
As a current 68W I would have to say that your bag doesn't fully prepare you for a traumatic situation. You are missing a few things that are a must have in an aid bag. The true issue is the order in which you have it set up. If you were to have to treat a severe casualty, even with knowing your bag inside and out, You would spend precious moments searching for items.
However, That is just my opinion. The best thing to have is what works for you. Thanks for the review. I enjoyed it. If you have questions I could help you with just let me know. I would be glad to help.
Thanks man! Yeah this bag is a more general purpose, bug out medical kit, car kit, home kit. Unfortunately you cannot carry everything for every need, and space is an issue, so you taller the needs for mission specific conditions.
If I was going into hostile territory all we were issued was CAT's, and a IFAK for quick blood stop and very limited abilities, to sustain life till help arrives. The medics and doctors would have much more extensive kits.
This bag has enough to cover 90% of issues that Americans face, common and not so common, with the exception of a few things that just won't fit.
The precious time is moot because I know where the stuff is, and the bag is designed for trauma back zipper, minor from zipper.
As you go on you can tailor your needs.
around how much did this pack cost you with everything included?
The voodoo tactical pack was around $130, and then God knows how much I spent on everything! At least a couple hundred more on supplies and medical equipment, lol, and the list is getting bigger as we speak ha!
Can u put a link to where I can get one of these like yours
just bought this. nice video.
It's a great bag Man! Thanks for watching. I have added some more things to this bag.
Like anti acids, diabetic Meds, even feminine products for women. Ect
As a greenside corpsman I keep two tourniquets in each section of my bag.you should have opas,npas and suction equipment ,I will not go into equipment that I also carry as a person without proper training should not have it.HMC DevilDo
Nice bag!!! 👍
Are you prepping for all the hospital to go away or do you just like spending money.
Those are 2 reasons. Lol Some other ones are emergencies, cut off from help, living in a rural area or passing through one, major traffic incident where ambulance has rough time getting through and something vital could be helped simply by a pressure dressing or brace, and the list goes on, but to some if up is just being "Prepared" thanks for watching
Ok, obviously do what you want to do, you're a "prepper", I am not, so we have different goals. However, I have 5+ years experience as an Army infantry medic and I am an NREMT Paramedic. I have had this type of bag, among others, for several years(STOMP II), and I would like to offer some advice on how I have maximized its usage. 1st. I would reverse the priority of your layout. The front most pocket that you have "boo boo" supplies in, is where I would place my most crucial, life or death supplies. As you stated, you put your minor injury supplies there for easy access but when you have a potentially life threatening injury, thats when you need the easy access. Minor injuries have some time to play. I would organize that first pocket to follow MARCH- Massive bleeding, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, and Hypothermia/Head injury. That means TQs, trauma bandages/ace wraps and gauze, NPAs/airway adjuncts(within your level of care), chest seals, *possibly 14g needles for NCD*, and BSI type supplies. These are the things that you need ASAP in an emergency. The second, larger pocket is where I place my OTCs, diagnostic equipment, minor surgical supplies/suture supplies, splints, and IV supplies. I understand in a prepping situation, minor injuries and inconveniences are more likely then massive trauma but its better to be prepared and never use it then the other way around. Plus this puts the more often used supplies in the larger, second pocket. This setup has worked well for me in both garrison and field environments for both traumatic injuries and just day to day stuff like taking care of my joes. Hope you find this helpful.
Nice input and thanks for not only watching the video, but interacting. Thank you also for your service to our Great Country. Yeah this bag is not just a Prepper bag, but rather a bag for whatever I want it to be.
I can actually access the second zipper to second section as I can the first zipper to the 1st section, the rear section has the ability to hold aspirators and full size neck braces, so I figured having MARCH items would be best put in same location as the neck and breathing items fit as to have access to all trauma items in same section.
Great advice, great input, definitely noted.
This bag changes a lot, unfortunately I have to pick and choose, and it really doesn't fit ALL missions, but has to be able to fit decent for many different missions at all times, instead of amazing for 1 mission.
Hoah Army Brotha! If you ever post videos, send me a link to check them out.
please tell me you are going to get medical training
Jared Cobb lmfao right!?! "blood pressure monitor".... uhhh, bp cuff dude. lol
Michael Arndt Wrong! The cuff is what goes around your arm, the device I have in my bag includes the BP cuff and the entire blood pressure monitoring system. Goodbye and good day.
whats an aspirator?
A piece for plumbing? Lol! I meant to say resuscitator. Lol
+LionWolf Tactical it's not even called a resuscitator. It's a BVM (bag valve mask)
+Joshua Brewer sorry dude, right on my kit it says manual resuscitator, so I will go with what my kit says, thanks dude.
+Joshua Brewer it is also called BVM. That's like saying my pistol is called a hand gun. Same thing dude
+Joshua Brewer or like saying my car is called a vehicle. Or my house is called a live in quarters. Or my water is called a hydration liquid consisting of h2o ahha! Thanks for watching though
This is a Awesome Video. Great Medical Bag!!
All these people who are complaining why don't they show us how its done and make a video!!
Every Bag is going to be different for different situations.
ricky jones exactly right. This is a review of the bag. My contents or how I will use them is really extra talk, the bag is the focus here. 😊 thanks for understanding the point
Another thing I like how your Medical Bag keeps it simple
great video. I would suggest carrying some airway stuff opa, npa ,or intubation stuff. I would also put a bag valve mask in there. One main thing I would get is a 14 gauge iv catheter. Its great for cricothyrotomy, and chest decompression for tension pneumothorax. I would take out the stitch set and replace it with an iv set.
+snakedocrf Lol I would NOT advise an untrained civilian to try to intubate
+moog500 at least as a non certified personnel they arent liable to suit for going past their level of training. seems backwards
Jeff Robert no their still liable
snakedocrf no no no no no no. You can’t just want around and intubate everyone or start IVs or do a damn Chric. If you’re not a paramedic or higher you shouldn’t even have access to that stuff.
Daily Boredom yes, you can't. Anything beyond basic first aid and cpr, should ONLY be done IF there is NO other choice, NO medical care at all available, and it's life or death. Seeking medical care is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS the first option. Second is finding someone off duty who is qualified, and LAST option is doing it yourself. There may come a time, where medical care isn't available, and YOU are it. Thanks for watching.
Knowledge and training are number 1 don't you think that a medical doctor or nurse would be carrying medical supplies because thats what they do! it would be human nature to be prepared., the Paramedics that I know pretty much all have non descripted looking back packs (Grey Man) with critical intervention supplies. just my observation and opinion and my interest brought me here. thanks for sharing your opinions.
Sweet pack
i think your intentions are good but i would get some training if you are serious about it. Most community colleges should have EMT courses that are reasonably priced. Also, to aspirate means to have oral contents (blood, stomach contents, meconium, or whatever) go down your lungs which can be live threatening from aspiration pneumonia, ARDS, etc. The thing you called an aspirator i believe is a bag valve mask. You’ll also need a stethescope if you don’t have one to be able to use a manual blood pressure cuff and to listen to heart and lung sounds. Also you should have some gloves and face shields if you don’t have them.
When you have a trauma bag and stitches but not even basic airway supplies. You have an over sized first aid kit!
Stonking! - I enjoyed viewing ur video. But TH-cam for me here on my laptop cuts out a little - its my area not this site but its irritating at times! I know we have some interests in common and I like this style you have. When you have a spare minute please have a look at the appropriate videos on my channel (organised into playlists) and tell me your opinion of them. Any ideas gratefully recieved! Good luck with your channel!!
Thanks man! Good luck with your channel as well, and I appreciate you watching!
not a bad looking bag at all. But yea you were rite about those waist straps.
Thanks for watching! Thanks for your comments
Those waste straps are a little too easy to come out. I did learn that if you set them and have tension, they will stay Hooked up. I probably will never use them, as I'm not planning and Ruck marching with this bag, and the shoulder straps and chest straps will be enough for most if not all situations. Thanks for watching
I love it 🥰 everything was great 👍 I wanna abag liked that
add some gloves, an NPA, some chest seals, and possibly a chest dart
thanks for the input and ideas, those are great ideas man! thanks again!
your missing one of the most important parts, were is your AED?? That's what is REALY useful and they can even be used by non medics.
audio is kinda low . thanks for the vid
Thanks for watching
so the bag comes empty from Amazon... whats the list in your bag every thing u have??
mF Vigilante yes it comes empty. I have since changed many items and added some. You can google fully stocked stomp medical bag to give you a list of similar items. I just upgraded some of those items to better quality items.
That run ya about $3k?
Dude you are really only prepared to take on small lacerations and minor wounds with that kit. I would agree that if you are serious about putting an aid bag together and really "surviving" that you should take at minimum an EMS class.
This bag and ANY prepper/survival/first aid bag unfortunately will never be able to carry or hold everything we will ever encounter, so our goal is to try our best to include as much content as we can that is practical, usable, and that can help as many situations as possible. Over time we add things, take things away, make bag smaller, or make it more centralized, that's the importance of understanding, can't carry a bag for everything so choose your bag wisely.
EMT training is an awesome thing, and even EMT training won't make a bag fit more things, and you will still be faced with a tough choice of what you will carry and what you will not.
Thanks for watching! 👍
so the whole point of the video is you purchased gears for someone else who's trained to use in a situation that might not even happen???
like he said in the video, you may not know how to use it, but someone might! if your worried about being sued, let me know what time your court date is after the apocalypse. I may be wrong but under extreme emergency and lone ranger scenarios, no one will question one's ability for lack of trying. I'm sure you'll do what needs to be done within reason, we're not that barbaric yet. If you need to know how to use some of your stuff go learn. That's why we prepare!
+Marcus Torres It is a very touchy subject, and it may depend on where you live/ the person and his or her family. I'm a firefighter, while I have had training to use stuff such as a chest seal it's not technically in my scope of training. Even if it saved his or her life, they could come after me for it if something were to happen. While like you said under extreme emergencies they may let it slide.
+Matt Coonce I'm with you on that aspect cause I'm an FF/EMT. I was referring to a full breakdown of emergency and governmental services. Zombie apocalypse for extreme reasoning if you will. Even the little training you do have, when people find out that you are a FF/MEDIC, they will expect you to do something, because you were TRAINED. A layperson has no clue what type of training you've had, they just want you to do something. These are the sheeple that will be crying WHY! Sorry, I get long winded sometimes, good luck in your part of the world and stay safe!
+Marcus Torres Ah sorry, didn't realize you meant like full the world has gone to hell part. And I'm about to start my EMT Classes but that's stuff I've picked up from my friends who are EMT's/Medics. But I do see where you are coming from and in that case I agree 110%. And you as well brother, stay safe!
You are absolutely spot on Marcus! People assume too much, and don't seem to give a prepped the credit or benefit of the doubt in reason and wisdom lol. Also, this bag has a large majority of (to me anyway) basic first aid supplies, and there isn't much in here that requires extensive training, and in a life or death situation, when there is no access to medical care, (happens much more than end of world scenario), I feel the benefits would greatly outweigh the risks in such a situation, However, training, study, caution, and necessity are paramount. We don't give aid more than basic first aid or more than we are qualified for, if there is medical care available, or no real life or death need to do so. However, there is risk even in hospitals that qualified people can make a mistake, same as a qualified person with a bag like this. It's simply being prepared, learning, and wanting to help yourself your family, or someone else. Thanks for your input man!
68W here, there is nothing special ops about this bag. A standard issue IFAK is more special ops than this whole bag lmao. I hope you have more than one tourniquet in that bag, bare minimum 4, because 4 limbs! Ditch the boo boo stuff and shove some airway interventions in there! All that boo boo stuff you can fit in a fanny pack lmao, why it takes up half of a "special ops" bag boggles my mind! You need more ace wraps and EB'S, unless you plan to hold down that gauze and kerlix for hours. Ace Wraps are also amazing for keeping soldiers going for days on blown out knees and sprained ankles and other fucked up joints if you know how to use it. Cravats and 3M tape are also amazing for many things. Some NPA'S, chest seals, NCD'S, Cric kit, chest tube kit, suction, bare minimum a pocket BVM or some saran wrap for an occlusive dressing?? come on! If someone has any bit of respiratory distress they're going to die if it can't be fixed with head tilt, jaw thrust, or a plastic bag. In the civilian world airway and respiratory is the priority! In combat it's hemorrhage and this bag is lacking in both. You have a BP cuff and a steth, but no pulse ox, shears, or trauma blanket? Wanna keep a casualty alive, or bring them out of shock when the world goes to shit and no one is coming to help? Get an IV kit and some fluids (Hex, LR, Saline, TXA,) and learn how to use it. Some antibiotics are a necessity too, as an open or penetrating wound WILL lead to infection and sepsis. Some Erta IV/IM as soon as possible will do for those that cannot swallow or are unconscious. Wounds other than cranial does not kill a casualty, shock does, remember that.
Is this for a day hike when your kid gets a “boo boo”?
like, great video
Thank you brother!
Im by no means an expert, but would you know how to use half of this stuff? Seems to me that you have overdone this?! But if you can use it, all honor to you. Well done.
Yeah, all these supplies are fairly simple to use. The ones requiring more training is staples, suture kit, proper airway. But with CPR, First aid training, and studying, these are very easy to learn. I wouldn't considered the contents very extensive at all honestly. Like I said, using a tourniquet, applying staples to a wound, stitching a wound, and proper use of air way, require more care, but learning is only a book or a class or a course away. Thanks for watching.
As a matter of fact, lots of the contents is nothing more than basic first aid supplies, and proper dressings and wound care, blood loss ect. But when you can't get to a store or a doctor, even something minor as a cut can become dangerous if left untreated.
LionWolf Tactical
Hey, thank you for answering. I know basic stuff, how to use israeli bandage, wash a wound, and so on. But I never delt with a blood pressure measurments, heart stethoscope and such. Thats taking it to a whole new level. Impressive mate. Keep up the good work.
+Dag Ut thanks man. Yeah if you can obtain a normal base line Blood Pressure, low and high ranges, on a card, they can give you an estimate to help read diastolic and systolic. Also, the stethoscope is good, because you can not only listen for things like heart palpitations and irregular beats, but listening to the lungs for fluid or congestion and so forth. Plus, if you are out, and happen to have a doctor off duty, they can take the bag and really take advantage of this basic stuff. Thanks man!
I am a volunteer firefighter i run all medical calls heavy traumatic injury, cardiac arrest, all the way to granny stumped her toe. Your bad has a good set up but you need professional training! You should look into a basic emt class it would help a lot! As of right now if you give a patient a drug you can be sued and end up in prison i promise you that. You say if a doctor is around ok well you have to be prepared for anything so what if there isn`t and you have a patient with a sucking chest wound are you gonna be able to save his life? I seriously doubt it please take a basic emt course so you dont kill any body a emt class isnt expensive!
I agree with anyone and everyone taking an EMT class and studying. Both of which I never said didn't do. How did you come to a conclusion that I have no training?
I also agree they are not expensive, great advice.
To add on, if there are no doctors, and all people are cut off in a life or death situation, you will not find law suits, but a willingness to live or die. People who prep, have medical equipment mainly to use on themselves because, in a WROL situation there isn't any hospitals or doctors or safe places to go, that we have al become so accustomed to having access too. I don't think anyone will sue you for giving them a tums when there stomach is hurting, a glucose pull if diabetic, or treating and pressure dressing a bullet wound to save their life until help arrives IF HELP EVER DOES ARRIVE.
Bur I digress! Thanks for watching and Input, and always be careful to study the facts, and someone's training and use before assuming. :-)
Lastly, if there is not access to doctors and someone is suffering with a chest wound that victim has a far better chance of surviving with someone around who has dressings, quick clot, and a first aid book, then leaving them to die because you care never arrives, or cannot arrive.
If there is access to care, or one can get access to care in a reasonable time, by all means get care professional, if there is not, one will have to decide for themselves or someone will have to decide what is the best course of action, given circumstances and access to care.
How many lives could be saved if their were more trained people with a basic medical bag in their vehicles? How many trained people are sitting in traffic who could use it if you cannot? In life there are situations that are u foreseen that could happen when no one but YOU are there. Then what? People from highly trained professionals to the serious Prepper who wants to begin the journey of stocking and supplying basic medical supplies to become independent In a situation where no care is available, will greatly benefit from this video.
Get Training Of Course! But NO MEANS ever discourage people from having basic medical supplies and a willingness to help themselves and other people who consent to such help.
I hardly think anyone is gonna die from a band aid, so basic Over th Counter Meds, and some cleaning supplies lol. The most advanced supplies I have in this bag are sutures, and in a situation where YOU are the only one who can provide stitches, the last thing you care about is if it may get infected, because you will die regardless without it.
This is not meant to replace the hospital, but stand in the place for care IF NONE CAN BE GIVEN.
With the exception of basic medical care which is about 3/4 of this bag, you should seek professional care if possible EVERYTIME!
Regardless you need training it wont do a bit of good if you cant apply it correctly!
also you should put your "important trauma gear" in the easier to access pouch... why would you pick the compartment you can hardly get into with two hands for trauma.. you should be able to access this stuff one handed and even off handed...
First off, I have found that for a vast majority of use for this bag, the trauma side never gets opened. Secondly, I can get to any pouch just as easy as the others.
Beautiful thing about buying any medical kit like this, is you can tailor the pouches, bags, sections, supplies, for your individual mission and reason. Not all missions or functions will require the same supplies nor the same locations, and should be tailored to fit the operator, their mission, the nature of their expected or possible wounds, and their style of care.
I think, if you ever choose to purchase this bag, you may find different ways that fit you and March your supplies, and it may change often.
Great input thought, and I appreciate your viewing and concerns. Thanks again'
The one thing not in the bag? Training.
Are the drugs still in the bag or in you? Wow...
were you ever in the military? if so im shocked you dont know why the straps are on the bag... you use the chest AND waist strap together to take the weight from the bag and put it on your hips and not your back.. but you need both of them to achieve this.. the chest strap will just make it more firm to your chest/back..
Where did you get the idea that I didn't know what the waist straps are? Ahaha!
I have used many packs which utilize waist straps to provide better leverage for easier mobility and weight distribution after marching miles and miles. However, my issue was if not properly installed, those waist straps come off too easily, and thus is not a bag I plan on having so much weight that I would need them, and don't plan on Going far enough for it to matter.
I never said I didn't know what they were there for. This is a medical bag for transportation, prepping, emergencies, and anything you want it to be for.
Thanks for watching.
you need to catch the train? XD
Ahaha! Choochooo!
great bag great everything but relax man, your hands go like crazy dude :D
Hhahha! 😬👍
but your vids are great :)
Thanks brother! 👍
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i can tell from your terminology that you do not have a medical,military or law enforcement background....doesnt mean you cant make.a.video,but i reccomened you work on your terminology.maybe take an EMT basic
+Shrubb Life Well then what you can tell is WRONG, and your perception and assumptions are also incorrect. The only thing accurate about your statement, is recommending an EMT class.
You are awosom
No disrespect. Your proficient in using all that? Short of small wounds, there's really not alot of anything that can save a life. Minus tourniquets and clotting agents.
Have you ever used those items in the real real or maybe a Sim?
For the love of God and those you plan on treating, please, please, please receive proper training before you do anything invasive beyond stopping a bleed. EMT classes are usually pretty short and provide a lot of information for those that just want to learn basic stabilization. You can also get CPR certified or BLS certified if you want to learn how to use a BVM as well. A lot of what is easy to use, yes, but taking these classes not only teaches you how to use these supplies but why and when you should use them.
Rip any of your future patients. "I think everyone should have dermabond", do you even know how to use dermabond or when to use it? What if you don't evert the skin properly and the glue gets in the wound? What if it falls off prematurely. What's your max size lac for glue? What if it's in a space in a tense area like the knee or elbow? Did you flush the wound out well enough that the patient won't get an abscess in 2-3 days?
Do you have any medical training at all? I mean actual certification? Also to everyone posting here stop recommending invasive tools to the lay person! Also if you don't know the physiology and affect you will have on someone you can hurt someone! Also if you don't know proper terminology or pronunciation of items in your kit you probably shouldn't have it and know you don't know how to use it.
EMT-B, IV, Pears.
Well I am First Aid verified through both Military and civilian training, and I am also CPR certified. However, luckily for most people, a bag with these contents is basically an extensive basic first aid kit, which you wouldn't need certifications to use or supply for someone else to use. Of course there is the braces, airway, blood loss, and suture kits that is beyond basic first aid, and that is where training comes in, and of course books with illustrations, first aid cards, studying, and courses are all great to have. Thanks for watching.
+LionWolf Tactical I meant to say First Aid "Certified" not verified lol.
No spec ops medic will carry a bag that big, you need something small that has life saving equipment ready to go.
Jorge Barajas WRONG! Medics carry bags as big or smaller, which will be mission specific. If you are referring to an IFAK, or basic trauma kit, that is entirely different, then an actual medics supply bag for a large company or platoon.
Jorge Barajas lastly, the name given in the video, is the name it was given by the company who made the bag. If you would like them to Change their name, all voodoo tactical and tell them your concerns, I'm just reviewing the bag.
buddy are you really gonna stitch someone up with an unsterilized surgical pack and sutures you got from eBay? what are you going to use to sterilize and debride the wound? FAK priority is first aid. As in, first aid before you can get to a doctor. If someone cuts their hand you need to stop the bleeding and prevent infection, not stitch it back up.
Holly Roscoe very true. I recommend to NEVER conduct anything beyond basic first aid unless there is NO other way or choice to save a life. Always seek medical care if it is available. I carry iodine, antibiotic ointment, and material to flush a wound, including sterile gloves to avoid infection. Flushing and cleaning wound is important before stitches are applied. Also steri strips and glue can prevent the need for stitches for a lot of different cuts if it is boarder line depth. I am first aid and cpr certified in both military and civilian standards, and continue study of stitching and emt functions.
Holly Roscoe lastly, this a review of the bag and examples of what you can carry. Everyone should know and learn to use what they choose to carry for emergencies, and always seek medical care when it is available or when waiting for care is possible. Thanks for your questions.
LionWolf Tactical LionWolf Tactical Good for you for being prepared, I think not all medical care needs a professional. I've often went to my extensive horse first aid kit for minor wounds. I was only concerned about the surgical equipment (hemostat, needle drivers, suture) because if someone cut themselves bad enough that it needed to be stitched, you would also have to debride the wound with a sterile scapel. And you would need some lidocaine in order because that pain would be pretty intolerable. Especially with staples! It's good to have an extensive first aid kit but I think it's impractical to waste precious FAK space on something you won't use.
Holly Roscoe debride would be necessary on a messed up wound, but a lot often are slices and gashes which won't require that. Just cleaning and knowledge of suturing, and of course something to numb it. Lidocaine is readily available, but won't be as good as injected lidocaine in a doctors office. Glue and steri strips work for a lot of wounds that could of got stitches. In urgent cases where you have no choice, the injured would have to take some pain. Medical care for such situations is ALWAYS first choice in my opinion. Basic first aid and boarderline wounds I take care of myself, anything beyond that would definitely need to be last option
I'm the doctor everyday lol
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