Thread: Medical Incident - Some learnings for your first aid kit.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

I see that he is selling QuickClot. Be careful of this product. When I was researching stuff for my FAK a couple of years ago there were a number of reports of people receiving chemical burns and permanent scaring from this product. Testing also showed that Celox was faster acting than QuickClot.

I have had some off line discussion with someone in the know, and apparently this is no longer an issue with Quikclot.

Originally Posted by YosemiteSam

Here's all the advice you need (attached) from the experts at the New Zealand Resuscitation Council. It backs up a lot of what you guys have said.

Interesting read. I have always tended to steer away from tourniquets, but again after some off line conversations and some internet research I now believe that a CAT type tourniquet in the carry first aid kit would be a prudent idea. Had my injury been more significant, a TQ could have been very useful, even if it is only to stop a bleed long enough for you to sort your shit out and get an appropriate pressure bandage in place over the wound, particularly if you are solo hunting and have no one to assist you. It gives you two hands to work with rather than one.

In searching around for a CAT tourniquet, I came across a company called MediTrain, and they have a emergency stop bleed kit Emergency stop bleed kit
This is extremely well priced at $40, and made me question if the TQ is a genuine CAT item. Its not, its a copy, but I purchased a kit anyway just to see what it is like quality wise.

In the kit you get:
1x Tourniquet
1x Israeli (trauma) bandage - 15cm
1x Wound dressing #15
1x Pair gloves
1x Shears
1x Sharpie
1x carry pouch

The bag they currently have is not quite the same as the photo on the web page and it is a smidgen bigger. Its dimensions are such that you a huge amount of spare space to add all of the other components you might want to make it into a full blown FAK. I tried the TQ out and it definitely works. Considering its low weight, I am adding one of these to my kits. Heaven forbid I should ever have to use one.

This kit is a great starting point for anyone who doesn't already have a FAK, and for those who already have a kit needing an upgrade, the TQ and Israeli bandage alone make it worth the purchase.