ATS Tactical is on hand at this week’s Special Operations Medical Association annual conference. Here is a pic of their booth from their Facebook page. They’ve been doing quite a bit of new medical kit so if you’re on hand stop by and check it out.
Here is a little better look at the kit arrayed across the hood of the ATV courtesy of the AAC Blog.
SOTech will unveil their new Flat IFAK the the SOMA Conference (Booth 531) in Tampa, FL this weekend.
SOTech designed their new Flat Individual First-Aid Kit to be less cumbersome when mounted on equipment like belts and armor vests. Many IFAKs stick out from a vest or belt and hang up on vehicle seats, doorways, and other hazards.
The Flat IFAK allows ambidextrous deployment via handles mounted on either side of the insert. Once deployed the envelope-style insert may then be temporarily closed using the cinch string and hung around the neck or stuffed quickly into a cargo pocket, allowing weapons manipulation or to free up the user’s hands for extraction/movement of the patient. This is a great feature since oftentimes, it is difficult to reattach the IFAK insert to equipment for further transport.
The Flat IFAK is approximately the same thickness as SOTech’s VIPER Plate Carrier, allowing it to be mounted to their BLOCS Padded Armor Belt below the plate carrier giving the wearer flat back profile when sitting in a vehicle or a helicopter. It is MOLLE compatible with is outfitted with SOTech’s patented Flex-Tab attachment system. The Flat IFAK is sold as a kit along with the BLOCS Quick Eject Tourniquet Carrier.
Sure, RE Factor Tactical has some really great morale t-shirts, but they also offer an item that has some tactical utility. Their 9-Line Medevac sticker is perfect for mounting in vehicles, on radios and anywhere you might need a handy reference. You used to be able to get these from TASC but they were never this well done.
One thing we really like about RE FActor Tactical is that they are vets themselves and donate a portion of their profits to military related charities. Made from Water Resistant Vinyl in Tan, sized 2.5″ x 4″ or 4″ x 6″.
refactortactical.com/products/stickers
*For those unfamiliar with the term “RE” it stands for Relative Effectiveness of an energetic in relation to TNT with TNT having an RE of 1.
Just like here in the US, when Canadian troops and first responders are wounded, their treatment is regularly far from their hometowns. This separation from family takes an emotional toll and all too often family members come to stay closer to their wounded loved ones. This brings on an entirely different burden; financial. Honour House is a Canadian effort to provide a temporary home for families of Canadian Forces and first responders while members of these organizations are receiving medical care in the Metro Vancouver area.
Please review their site and consider supporting their efforts. www.honourhouse.ca
It seems as if we got hit with a quadruple whammy this week on medic bags (five if you count Mayflower’s Back Panel). We already covered the Low Profile Medical Kit from Phokus Research Group but there are a few other new models as well.
First up is the new ETA Trauma Kit Pouch from ITS Tactical. Developed in conjunction with ZULU Nylon Gear, the ETA Trauma Kit Pouch was designed to carry their Vacuum Sealed ETA Trauma Kit (designed to TCCC standards) as well as any other items the user needs to get at quickly. It is a compartmented design that is rapidly opened with the pull of a single loop connected to dual zippers. In addition to the main, rearmost pocket, there are two rear wing pockets large enough to store Decompression Needles and NPAs or other Airway devices. Additionally, the main flap panel design features the ITS Med Insert design. Finally, there is a channel between the pouch and MALICE clip webbing that will accommodate trauma shears, tourniquet pouch, or rescue hook.
Learn more at www.itstactical.com.
Next is the SPECOPS IPMED or Indywidualny Pakiet Medyczny or Individual Medical Packet. As you may recall, SPECOPS.PL is a Polish company. As you can see, the IPMED is a multi-component pouch designed to be worn drop leg style and consists of four parts including a removable, tethered envelope for medical supplies. Interestingly, it made from 770D Cordura (common in Europe) in Coyote Brown. It comes filled with a medical kit built to TCCC standards. Read the whole review at equipped.pl.
Finally, many of us are outdoorsmen but unfortunately, we don’t have the same level of medical gear for our outdoor pursuits that troops carry on the battlefield. Let’s face it, accidents happen in the woods. And if you’re hunting, trapping, or fishing, the results of an injury can be life threatening. That’s why our friends at Blackheart International developed the Sportsman Trauma Kit. Designed to fit in a cargo pocket, the was assembled by a former SF 18D and will feel very familiar to military personnel.
The kit Includes:
1 Custom bag, BDU Pocket Size
2 Krinkle Guaze
1 Emergency Bandage, 4″
1 Cravats
1 Casualty Cards (Triage Tags)
1 Asherman Chest Seal
1 Tourniquet, CAT one handed
There’s lots of great kit out there, and this is just the newest stuff. Make sure you take care of yourself and get the medical gear you need to keep yourself in the fight.
In conjunction with Force 1 Decon, Phokus Research Group has introduced an innovative medical kit that puts your gear where you’ll always have it with you, in your plate carrier.
We’ve mentioned Phokus before. They were founded in 2008 as a means to ethically help entrepreneurial military personnel develop innovative warfighting solutions. For example, they developed the Phokus Aid as well as several other items. The Low Profile Medical Kit is their latest project.
The concept came from a SOF Medic who had experience operating in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He had come across a serious problem with the existing medical kits (blow-out kit) design. Generally, troops carry them in their trouser cargo pocket or day pack. During a fire-fight or IED blast the core of an operator is “protected†by his ballistic vest and/or armored plates. Unfortunately, the life-saving gear necessary to treat an operator’s wounds are potentially exposed to ballistic damage or blast fragmentation and all too often rendered useless.
Comprised of the same materials that make up a standard SOF blow-out kit, the Medic asked, what if they could devise a medical kit that is placed behind an operator’s ballistic plates to protect the contents against blast and frag damage. They took the idea to Force 1 Decon and the result is the Low Profile Medical Kit.
– Compact, vacuum sealed blow-out kit that is the same surface size as the government issued small/ medium Level 3+ ballistic plate. The kit is approximately .5†thick at the thickest point.
– It slides between the ballistic plate and an operator’s body in the ballistic plate pocket of most plate carriers.
– It incorporates an easy grab tear strip to quickly access kit’s medical contents.
– Contents of the kit can be customized by requesting unit/company as needed or they can send FORCE 1 DECON their own medical supplies which will be used to construct the blow-out kit.
The Low Profile Medical Kit is available for order from Force 1 Decon.
To keep up with their latest, visit their website www.phokusresearch.com, or follow them on Facebook.
It seems some people have zero shame. It has come to our attention that there are a couple of fake hardcopy Ranger Medic Handbooks on Amazon and in digital format for the Kindle. North American Rescue has an agreement with the copyright holder making them the sole distributor of the RMH and all profits from the book go to a charity of the their choice. The charity is always a Wounded Warrior type charity and is currently the Sentinels of Freedom. This is VERY important. One of the versions on Amazon is listed as the 2011 version which is completely bogus. According to the authors, this is a draft of the 2007 version before the edits were finished. On a good note, the copyright holder is currently in contact with Amazon to deal with the three companies publishing the RMH.
Printed on tear-resistant and waterproof 6 mil paper, the RMH was designed for hard field use. Sections of the 156 page handbook include tactical combat casualty care (TCCC), trauma protocols and procedures, common sick-call related subjects, pharmacology, duties and responsibilities, packing lists, and more.
We’re not going to publish links to the fakes so please don’t put the info in the comments section.
Warrior Wound Care’s literature on their Oral IV product claims that it contains a “worldwide patent pending formula” of “Crystalloid Electrolytes and essential trace minerals.” The point is to get some electrolytes into you and restore your natural pH level.
So if you’ve figured out that Oral IV is great for dehydration the next thing you are going to wonder is how it is at counteracting one of the most common forms of dehydration for the male aged 21 and up; the hangover. While I fortunately haven’t suffered one in some time I did get a serious case of the crud during the whirlwind of trade shows that was known as September. I decided to try Oral IV as part of my recovery regimen on one particularly unsavory Sunday morning and sure enough, after drinking it straight from the ampoule, I felt better. Much better. Ok, so my experience is far from scientific but I’ve heard from several guys that have taken it after over-imbibing the night before and they say it worked for them too.
It’s all about restoring some natural order at the cellular level and it seems, from my experience that Oral IV’s mixture of electrolytes works.
Packed in sets of 4 individual soft ampoules, the top twists right off. There’s no glass to break. They just got a new shipment in so get yours.
