A
Personal Carry Range Trauma Bag
An overview with pictures
I have been shooting
more often and with more shooting sessions
comes ah higher risk of being shot. Of
course we all hope and assume we'll never be
shot or shoot anyone on accident.
But the realist
in me keeps me interested in being prepared
for any eventuality. Especially with the limited
amount of time when dealing with a gun shot.
I've seen these
drop leg medical kits being worn at schools
I've attended as well as worn by some combat
medics, so I've been interested in them. Recently
I traded some gear and part of the deal was
an empty drop leg kit you see here. I've decided
to start wearing it when I shoot so I'm figuring
out what's best to put in it.
Here's what I've
got so far:
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This
is the bag, a black nylon rectangle,
the side unzips on three full sides
with a zipper in each direction. I added
a tie to the zipper pulls so they would
be easy to grab with gloves, wounds,
etc.
I happened to use a tiny bungee cord
I had around for the pulls so they are
elastic which actually makes them almost
spring around the corners when opening
the bag
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The
outside pocket is small but in it I
keep two pair of purple medical type
gloves. The purple / blue styles are
typically the strongest stuff they make
to hold up to abrasion.
They are in a ziploc bag in case
they get wet, but I'm not sure if that's
adding extra time to a situation I might
not be able to afford it. So I'll be
adding a third pair this one outside
the bag for faster access
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When
worn on my belt it's on my weak side
opposite my holster and well in front
of my spare mags, etc
It is in direct reach of my hand so
all the items are instantly available
to me
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While
opened the items stay in place with elastic
straps.
Inside
the top section are two rolls of
non sterile gauze. In the center section
I have a ziploc bag with a roll
of medical tape and two sterile compressed
(vacuum sealed) military surplus
OD green gauze. rolls
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In
the lower section is a pocket that
contains a military surplus sterile pad
and a ziploc bag with a few 4"x4" sterile
dressings
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In
the outside loops on the lower section
I have a few simple tools: two tweezers,
emergency scissors, two surgical clamps
and a medium size airway |
So what would you
keep, what would you remove what would you
add?
And why
