Carrying Medical Gear: A Realistic Option

By Salvatore

I am a proponent of carrying a trauma kit. This is often referred to as an IFAK (individual first aid kit) but that term suggests that it is a first aid kit with Neosporin and band aids. Nobody dies quickly when in need of a band aid. People do die quickly, however, when in need of a tourniquet or other means of stopping severe hemorrhaging. I have carried a trauma kit on-body for quite some time now. Just like my handgun, I always have it. Statistically, you are more likely to face a trauma emergency than a gunfight. Having gear for such a situation on your person can be invaluable for use on yourself or another induvial who gets hurt while you are present. My approach to medical gear is the same as to guns; the only medical gear that counts during crisis is what you have on your person. If someone is bleeding to death your tourniquet that is 200 yards away in your car might as well be on the moon. I am going to share with you how I carry these essentials on-body.

I have a trauma kit that is actually feasible to be carried in the pocket …Read the Rest

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