IFAKs are on their way!
The IFAKS from NAR are headed to me as I type. I should have them in hand next week. Once I do expect another post announcing them and me taking orders for them. I’m super excited for this guys. You’re gonna really like these. I’ll do a full write up on them once I get them in hand. I will have them at all NC classes that I teach. So if you want to pick them up there that is an option.
Speaking of, we have the first Partisan Life Saver course next weekend and there are still spots available. It’s going to be three amazing days of medical training. Don’t miss out!
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Do these include the pouches or just the contents?
It is just the contents. That not only keeps the price down but allows people to use a pouch that fits their specific gear and situation.
M&M over here with all the answers.
10/10 dude.
This Is The Way.
I tried to put a lot of thought into these. I didn’t just want to push crap onto people.
I am probably going to come down for a visit on the Motorcycle.
Beautiful Weather!
I’m looking forward to seeing you again. We missed you at the last TC3 class last month.
So much has changed in the last 10 years for medical.
I have a million training scars.
You solved a dozen of them last class.
I was teaching all my bros on the new standard.
That’s what class is for brother! I look forward to seeing you out there again. This is going to be a good one.
Sold!
Any chance for an online class in the future? This would be worth paying for.
Not a criticism, genuine question: What was your reasoning behind not including a hemostatic agent or decompression needle? (I’ve put together kits with and without needles, but I haven’t passed over some kind of hemostatic agent since Celox came out.)
I’m interested in your reasoning because I know it wasn’t simple oversight, and I want to make sure I’m not complacent in my own reasoning.
My guess is that, unless you are super trained on using them, you have a higher chance of killing someone rather than saving them. It is quite easy to stab someone in the heart or another vital organ.
However, MechMedic may have a different reasoning
I’m not as sure that the needle is as dangerous as you think. Piercing the aorta or heart is pretty easy to avoid unless you are trying to reenact the scene from Pulp Fiction. I think at worst you put a tiny hole in someone already full of holes that don’t belong there, and you don’t find the air cavity. A bigger threat is probably infection if the patient doesn’t get into a proper hospital (which is already an issue for anyone you are using a needle on.) Vented chest seals help with the issue, but doesn’t cover all the scenarios (specifically non-sucking chest wound pneumothorax from MVAs and explosions.)
Aspirin in first aid kits kills more people than decompression needles.
Because these are the bare minimum kits that people need. Needles require training on how to use properly. Burping the chest seal can do everything the needle can, unless it’s a closed pneumothorax. Putting a needle in someone’s chest that doesn’t need it will cause tension pneumothorax. It’s not even included in Army IFAKs anymore. It’s a CLS level skill for a reason. The Hemostatic gauze is mainly a price thing. I’m trying to keep the cost of these kits down. And Hemostatic gauze is great, but at 20 times the cost over regular gauze? I don’t think it’s 20 times better. Plus cotton gauze can be used for more than just wound packing. I have quickclot in some of my personal kits only because Uncle Sam paid for the quickclot. I don’t pay for it. If someone decides they want the quickclot, they can go ahead and source it and put it in their kits.
That fully answers my questions. Thanks for the good work!