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Just heard about this on NPR today: The Infantry First Aid Kit.
It was what was used to treat victims immediately after the Tucson shootings. From what I read, it sounds like it saved lives because of the speed with which someone is able to address major wounds like the gunshot wounds.
I'm not sure how this compares to the bloodstopper kits that tree supply companies sell, but for $99, it seems like something worth carrying around in the truck, as I'm sure this has applications with chainsaw wounds, etc.
Link: In Tucson's 'Silent Chaos,' Rare Medic Kits Were Key
A quote from the article:
"Kleinman came up with a two-hour training program called "the First Five Minutes." He adapted an I-FAK — an Infantry First Aid Kit — for civilian use. Included in the kit's five items is an emergency bandage he says was originally called an Israeli bandage.
The bandage — developed by the Israeli military — looks like an Ace bandage you'd wrap around your knee, with a gauze pad and clips to tighten it. It can be used on any part of the body to cover a wound and stop bleeding; you can even wrap it with a stick and use it as a leg splint.
Combat gauze is also in the kit. It's infused with coagulant to stop bleeding. There are shears to cut away clothing. A black nylon tourniquet. And an Asherman chest seal — a bandage that fits over a gunshot or stab wound and has a valve for fluid to escape."
It was what was used to treat victims immediately after the Tucson shootings. From what I read, it sounds like it saved lives because of the speed with which someone is able to address major wounds like the gunshot wounds.
I'm not sure how this compares to the bloodstopper kits that tree supply companies sell, but for $99, it seems like something worth carrying around in the truck, as I'm sure this has applications with chainsaw wounds, etc.
Link: In Tucson's 'Silent Chaos,' Rare Medic Kits Were Key
A quote from the article:
"Kleinman came up with a two-hour training program called "the First Five Minutes." He adapted an I-FAK — an Infantry First Aid Kit — for civilian use. Included in the kit's five items is an emergency bandage he says was originally called an Israeli bandage.
The bandage — developed by the Israeli military — looks like an Ace bandage you'd wrap around your knee, with a gauze pad and clips to tighten it. It can be used on any part of the body to cover a wound and stop bleeding; you can even wrap it with a stick and use it as a leg splint.
Combat gauze is also in the kit. It's infused with coagulant to stop bleeding. There are shears to cut away clothing. A black nylon tourniquet. And an Asherman chest seal — a bandage that fits over a gunshot or stab wound and has a valve for fluid to escape."
