When I was in patrol, I was issued a nice patrol officer first aid kit with a tourniquet, some form of combat gauge or Israeli bandage, etc.

I would like to purchase a similar kit to keep in my EDC bag.

What do you guys recommend? I want to buy from authorized dealers so not to get made in China clone junk.

I see North American Rescue and Tactical Medical Solutions appear legit. Any other reputable companies?

https://www.kiesler.com/produc...t-in-holster-molle/#

Many CPD officers have this one. I don't have the full kit, but I do have most of these items.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
I see North American Rescue and Tactical Medical Solutions appear legit. Any other reputable companies?

Rescue Essentials
Chinook Medical

Galls has a wide variety of quality kits.

Not a cop. Many years ago part of my job was to provide first aid(first responder type stuff). I used to teach much first aid/CPR/O2 type classes.

FWIW figure out what you need/want that fits your needs/training. Find a good carrier that again fits your needs/wants and makes your own kit.

The kits I've found most useful were the ones I made. They had what I needed and extra of what I thought was important and not lots of stuff I would never use.

There are lots of good kits out there but IMHO they are all missing something or have to much junk(fluff) for my needs.

I carry a CAT tourniquet in my thigh pocket when working. I have a small kit with another tourniquet, trauma dressing and rolled gauze in my bag on the front seat of my cruiser. All from North American Rescue.

PPE on top of what every body else said. You can't do anybody any good if you don't have the right protection

Never a fan of Galls. Fancy catalog but a lot of their items were less than top quality unless it was name brand.

Dark angel is nice but pricey.
http://darkangelmedical.com/

Build your own.

For something not carried on your person, you should have, and know how to use (minimums):
1 or 2: North American Rescue CAT Tourniquet(s)
1 or 2 pair: Chest Seals (HyFin is what I use)
1: Nasopharyngeal Airway
1: Set of trauma sheers. (these don't need to be fancy, and you can find some for about $10)
1 or 2: rolls of sterile gauze, such as the NAR rolled gauze or a Z-Pack (4"x4yds)
2: pair surgical gloves
1: headlamp, in case you are in a "cold" area while treating injuries in a dark location. Allows you to have light, and two hands free.
1 or 2 "space blankets" for treating shock.

Nice, but not absolutely necessary are 1 or 2 compression bandages, such as an Israeli bandage or an H-Bandage.

Unless you have a reason to need the kit to be somewhat "covert" I suggest you put it in a brightly colored bag, and marked with a "red cross" in case you are the injured party. That way others can easily ID it as the trauma kit. Here is what I use: https://www.amazon.com/Tactica...U/ref=cm_rdp_product

My trauma kit on my tactical gear is somewhat "covert" (and smaller) as the pouch matches the rest of my gear, but there is a "red cross" patch on that pouch, and an extra tourniquet is on my vest where I can reach it with either hand, which is marked with a "TQ" to clue in others.

Another option is https://darkangelmedical.com/

They have kits, individual components, and training classes which they do around the country, including one with a shooting component that they do at the Sig Academy.

If you get on their emailing list, you will get email about periodic sales. The latest was 15% off their newest kits through July 4th. The discount code is FREEDOM and is listed on their website.

One of the things Kerry recommended at the class is Ryker Nylon Gear's AFAK (ankle first aid kit) https://www.rykernylongear.com/. It is just the carrier, you'll need to decide what to put in it and source separately.

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Originally posted by slosig:
Another option is https://darkangelmedical.com/

They have kits, individual components, and training classes which they do around the country, including one with a shooting component that they do at the Sig Academy.

If you get on their emailing list, you will get email about periodic sales. The latest was 15% off their newest kits through July 4th. The discount code is FREEDOM and is listed on their website.

One of the things Kerry recommended at the class is Ryker Nylon Gear's AFAK (ankle first aid kit) https://www.rykernylongear.com/. It is just the carrier, you'll need to decide what to put in it and source separately.

I carried a similar ankle kit for several years. It was a comfort, but a PITA at times. These days I carry a tourniquet on me and have a "go bag" with a very detailed kit inside on my front passenger seat at work, as well as an additional more basic separate kit that is well marked.


Good suggestions so far. Basics would include things already mentioned: Tourniquet (CAT, purchased from a reputable dealer), cotton gauze (either cheapo stuff or the more expensive vacuum sealed for space-saving), 2 chest seals (Hyfin makes good ones, but there are probably over half a dozen brands now), a pressure dressing of some sort (and there are a lot of sorts), some tape, and a pair of trauma shears. And more gauze. Gauze and ammo...only time you can have too much is when you're swimming or on fire... These are the basics, and what I incorporated in my old agency's kits when we did them.

I'd also include some gloves and a CPR mask.

Beyond that, the sky's the limit. I've got chest decompression needles and surgical airway kits...but I've also got the training and experience to use them. I'd advise against getting fancy stuff if you haven't been trained to use them. I recommend all the rookies I teach in our First Responder/CPR/Officer Down class to equip themselves with the basics above. Hopefully my current agency will start issuing kits soon. We already give out tourniquets and CPR masks/gloves.

Bump.

As others have said, build your own. Don't go with a one size fits all kit. Figure out what kind of calls you may run into and what you need to be prepared for.

https://savelives.com/index.cfm is what our department uses to order medical supplies. You can purchase a cheap medical bag on ebay or somewhere similar and then load it up with whatever you might need.

I just built two kits based my level of knowledge and comfort/training. I paid $150 or so from Rescue Essentials.

CAT tourniquet
Compressed gauze
4" emergency trauma dressing
2 compact Hyfin chest seals
Laerdal cpr face shield
4" shears
2 pr gloves
Tape

Each fits in a quart ziplock bag, though I'll upgrade bags later probably, at least a belt mount pouch.

Not fancy and I'm still looking into Celox and a NPA, but I'm no longer trained for those items.