Picture this, you’re on a camping trip, 20 miles past BFE when suddenly your buddy takes a header down a hill into a ravine. From your vantage point, this guy is in bad shape. He hasn’t moved or responded to your calls for the last 30 seconds.
What are you going to do, grab that premade car first aid kit filled with band-aids or will you grab an easy-to-spot, honest-to-goodness first aid trauma kit and head downhill to help your friend?
Thankfully, when you reach your bud, you find he’s OK, laying in a small creek laughing at himself and amazed he didn’t spill a drop of beer on the way down to the little creek he’s lying in. This scenario could have gone the other way, this dude could have been seriously hurt with only you to stabilize him before heading out for help.
Putting together a great first aid kit can be a challenge for anyone. What should I put in, what don’t I need? This first 
aid trauma bag may be the answer to your dilemma. Whether you’re gearing up for the great outdoors or doing a little prepping, oftentimes, you can save a lot of time and money by going with something off the shelf and adding your personal touches.
This trauma kit is just what I was looking for when I put my first comprehensive first aid kit together based on the cash I had.
First Aid Bag Contents Include:
- 1 – Stethoscope
- 1 – Aneroid Sphygmomanometer (BP cuff w/gauge)
- 1 – CPR mask with w/one-way valve (adult/pediatric size)
- 1 – Foil Baby Bunting
- 1 – 5½” Bandage Scissors
- 1 – Diagnostic Penlight
- 1 – Kelly 5½” Straight Forceps
- 1 – CPR Face Shield with 2 Gloves (medium, latex)
- 1 – Bite Stick 1 – Dixie Emergency Airway Kit (set of 6: 40-110mm)
- 1 – Rescue Blanket
- 1 – Instant Cold Pack
- 1 – 2″ x 2″ Koolaburn® Burn Dressing
- 1 – 4″ x 4″ Koolaburn® Burn Dressing
- 1 – Glucose Gel Tube
- 1 – Wire Splint 1 – Tourniquet
- 1 – Seat Belt Cutter
- 16 – 4″ x 4″ Sterile Gauze Pads
- 10 – 1 x 3″ Sheer Bandages
- 10 – 3/4 x 3″ Sheer Bandages
- 10 – 2 x 4 1/2″ Bandages
- 10 – Fingertip Bandages
- 10 – Knuckle Bandages
- 2 – 2″ Stretch gauze Roll
- 2 – 3″ Stretch gauze Roll
- 2 – 6″ Stretch gauze Roll
- 6 – 5″ x 9″ Surgical Dressings/ Abdominal pads
- 1 – Multi-Trauma Dressing
- 10 – Alcohol Prep Pads
- 10 – PVP Prep Pads
- 4 – Oval Eye Pads 2 – 1″ Cloth Tape
- 4 – Triangular Bandages w/Pins 20 – Ammonia Inhalants
- 4 – Sting Pads Specifications:
My Personal Additions
As my knowledge, experience, and training grew, I began to add a few items to personalize this kit and transform it into something I felt would serve me well in the woods or at home. Items such as 4 and 6-inch Israeli(Izzy) H&H primed gauze bandages to help control massive bleeding. A pair of HyFin chest seals and a few petroleum
Israeli Hemorrhage Control Bandage
gauze to help with a penetrating lung injury, a couple of Nasopharyngeal tubes to help with airway injuries and of course plenty of Kerlix, tape, and additional good old-fashioned bulky dressings.
Looking for a more advanced trauma kit? You may want to consider the Fully Stocked Trauma Bag insert. This trauma kit, based on the Condor VA7 bag is stuffed with everything you may need to treat massive bleeding, airway obstructions and penetrating chest injuries.
Is this bag perfect? No, it isn’t but for the price, this kit is good enough as is but great with a few additions. I found I did have to change out the BP cuff and stethoscope for better quality. I also had to ask my sister-in-law to sew on a few reflective strips, no big deal. I got what I wanted at a price I wanted to pay.
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