Improvised trama medical . While on duty , i arrived at a stabbing call and was inform due to my location it would be an hour to 45 min before EMS arrived on scene. This guy didn't have that much time. So I raked the kitchen table clean and placed him on the table. Being a deputy sheriff in a remote area I had close relations with EMS and they had taught me little "EXTRA" Techniques due to response times to my remote district. I had to use duct tape , a sunbeam bread sack , to seal several chest wounds . I Then used strips of duct tape and scotch tape as wound closers. The victim was stabbed 21 times and had been cut from middle of back , over the shoulder to middle of chest. The skin literally was drooping down like a blanket. When EMS arrived they looked my work over and gave me thumbs up and the victim made a full recovery. First responder Knowledge is so very important , you never know when YOU MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
I'm sure that was a horrible experience! He was probably in a lot of pain and keeping him calm must have been a challenge! Hats off to you. I have mad respect for those who help others the way you do. 👍
I forget who I was watching but they said that in all the years that carried a CCW they only had to draw it once(never fired) but they had to use their trama kit 7 times.
I had just checked you website after seeing this video and inquired on a first aid kit for my plate carrier I really appreciate the very timely response and based on the recommendation that was sent I'm looking forward to getting it which I'm hoping will be later this week
I put together a GSW kit of my own that contains items recommended by several UA-cam channels. The kit contains a CAT tourniquet in an outer elastic pouch, for a cell phone, so it's immediately available with the Sharpie in a pen pocket next to the CAT. The case has two zippered pockets that holds Hyfin vented chest seals, Celox granules and an applicator, a small flashlight, a tube of compressed cloth towels, a BIC lighter, Israeli bandage, nitrile gloves, medical shears, a nasal breathing tube, and a CPR shield.The pouch is made to attach to my belt, so it's easy to carry. I also have a small trauma kit with a clotting sponge, gauze pads, another tube of compressed cloth towels, 2 Mylar space blankets, duck tape, moist towelettes, a small Swiss style knife, and a few other items - all in a red pouch. The red trauma kit has a clip so it can be clipped to a belt loop or the GSW kit or left in my vehicle with my "get home" bag.
If you’re a first responder, outdoorsman, hunter, or just wanna be prepared you should have at least a small trauma/med kit. I carry one on my duty belt. I also have a more extensive med kit in my patrol vehicle and one in my personal vehicle. Save up some cash and put together kits for my wife and parents as well. And don’t just have a med kit, make sure you know how to use everything in it.
Good point about learning how to use everything in it. I myself have a nasopharyngeal airway and chest decompression syringe in my kit. Stuff I am in no way qualified to use lol. Stuff I in no way would ever intend to use because I would cause more harm than good. I guess in an ideal world I would get the training, but, for my purposes I sort of look at is as something to have in case there's an emergency and there's a medical professional present who doesn't have the equipment and a dummy like myself who DOES have the equipment but doesn't know how to use it...who both happen to be there. I can't use it - wouldn't try. But maybe someone else could, and maybe that'll make the difference. Not as ideal as getting qualified myself, but it's better than nothing!
@@pianowizard2861 I have no clue what is happening. I deactivated my facebook app. My FB is still up, but I haven'been on it in quite a while. What is happening, now?
I agree that medical care is the 1st priority in any emergency or survival situation. If you're injured or impaired in any way, it doesn't matter if you have water, food or shelter. First priority is "breathe!". The other point I would make here is that if you carry "tools" that can put holes in other people, you should probably carry supplies that can fix holes in you, or others.
Skinnymedic: I received your Civilian Trauma Kit today and I am very impressed. I couldn't build my own any better. Getting more prepared and working on more training.
Great info as always. Thanks for the tip on Celox, my wife takes blood thinners and I will purchase that clotter to have for her, if needed. Love you guys and Skinny Medic. Been subscribed to your channels for a while.
Tourniquets hurt like a mother too. They are usually the reason we have to do general anesthesia for a surgery and not for the actual surgery. But they will save your life. Great video, thanks for the knowledge
I have crazy glued major cuts where stitches were absolute! I cut myself really bad while field dressing a deer during first year of Covid. The last place I was going was the ER. Probably needed 20+ stitches. Ran to the convenience store and bought a tube of crazy glue and never looked back. I knew there wasn’t any nerve damage Since that day I always keep an IFAK in my truck and always have one with me at the range.
Medical gear is always useful. Let's remember folks gets seriously injured everyday by Kitchen knives. Some of those are just as sharp as the high speed combat knives.
Here's a real life situation. My step brother is a police officer. He and my step father were at the gun range. Normal day.. So they met a few people and there was one person who was very much a "boastful" person. My step brother also runs CCW classes so my step brother was keeping an eye on him a bit because he was being a little less then safe at the range. As the day started to end and people were packing up to go home they were having a friendly talk with the guy and the guys friend. So they start splitting off to go to their cars when a shot was fired. My step brother turned around and the guy had shot a round into his leg. He thought the gun was unloaded (but later admitted that he didn't actually check the barrel to be sure). As my step brother is a police officer he had a trauma kit in his car and was able to take care of the guy until EMS could arrive. It was also a learning experience for my step brother's son, as he has started to instill gun safety to him. That could have turned out bad if my step brother hadn't had a trauma kit available. So even if not for you, it might come in useful for someone you meet. You never know.
Excellent video. I picked up a few ideas for additions to my kit. You guys forgot the super glue though. Useful for closing cuts and small punctures in a tight spot. The original krazy glue is my preferred stock.
Some good info guys. Always remember to get training on the equipment you will be using. The kits for chest wounds are relatively simple, but there is more to treating a 'sucking chest/back wound" than just slapping a plastic bandage on it. Was a paramedic for almost 30 years. Last 20 at a major trauma center, busy EMS. My opinion on trauma/bleeding is a stack of 4x4's 1to 2 inches (sterile or not) and a 4 or 6" ACE bandage. Another good pressure dressing aid for wounds is 4 or 6" cling/kling kept rolled and used in place of the 4x4's. Wrap the wound tight as possible, (depending on the severity of bleeding) if not, 4x4's and tape (2" best, 1" will work). Remember, sterility is not as important in life or death situations. Something I didn't see on the video was a trauma dressing. It is large and will not fit in most kits, but works well with gut wounds or large avulsions. Several syringes of saline (5ml) will help flush out wounds that are not severely bleeding or might be wrapped for several hours, or eye injuries.
Poor Chad. Being picked on like this 😉😊. Great video Eric, thanks for sharing this article with us. Really good information for anyone that travels about. Be prepared at all times. Stan
don't forget walking through the woods hunting or even walking in your backyard and you step on a twig or in little depression/hole in the ground and twist your ankle badly, and fall. When you try to get up and walk you can barely put any weight on the ankle you twisted! I know from Personal experience! Good thing I did not break my ankle or my leg! I know of someone that had that happen! They were out walking in their yard stepped in a gopher hole in the ground twisted their ankle and fell. They ended up breaking their ankle! fortunately for them a neighbor saw them fall and was able to get help. Once you get a medical kit make sure you get training to learn how to properly use what is in it based on the situations you are most likely going to encounter. Example: you go to a gun range every weekend for a couple of hours to shoot. you would want to learn how to treat gun shot wounds along with other basic first aid. Great video, keep them coming.
I wear the pants in my castle. Man up guys and get some kits together.. I never go anywhere without a large kit in a USGI NV accessories pouch with a sling, and one hangs in our upstairs bathroom. Be sure to get a red cross patch and sew it on, there are subdued color versions for field use. This is especially important if you team up with others that aren't in the loop yet, they can ID it easily and grab it
Some of the best advice I've read pertaining to always having an adequate Trauma Kit (or IFAK) in my vehicle came from (I believe) 'Skinny Medic' himself. Within a FB thread I was reading a couple of years ago on this very subject someone stated that if you are not properly trained to use what's in your kit then you should not get involved and you should leave providing first aid to those who have had the proper training. Good advice, for sure. Note, however, that the response from a trained first responder was also good advice. 'Skinny' (or whoever it was) said there will be times when off duty trained person may not be carrying a kit with him or her. So if you've come upon an auto accident, for example, which requires immediate first aid and you do have an adequate trauma kit with you and you present it to the first responder asking, "Will any of this help?", you can bet it will be appreciated, most likely used and perhaps even save a life.
+1. I have no training in medical stuff but I carry a backpack thats almost exclusively medical supplies. My best friend is a trained EMT but wont even carry a band aid on him. We hang out together a lot; I'm have the supplies, he has the knowledge
Have you heard of Recon Medical tourniquets. I looked into these when I found out they were made in the U.S.A. and cost about half the price of N.A.R. CAT tourniquets. I actually prefer them because the windless is made of aircraft grade aluminum, and they are actually well constructed with carbon fiber thread stitching and so on. I'm only mentioning these because they are not just the cheap imitations that you see all over the place. I also like the fact that they have great customer service; not that I've actually needed it, but I must admit that I called to find out for sure that they were an American based company. I also have made the move to Celox.
I have a trauma kit for chainsaw, shooting, hunting and each car/truck. Because as said, accidents happen. Basic kit is used when needed, never had to use the 'trauma kit' yet and hope never to open it other than to check contents.
I have always had one since I was in the army, but I have upgraded mine and I just added a few more items today. My wife likes me having it. With 3 boys I have used it a lot.
So true, people often overlook the medical supplies! Having armor is great but you can still get hit in the extremities, and when that happens you need to plug the holes. Great video!
One thing many do not talk about is that military application comes with raid/quick acting pain relief being administered to help with the trauma, and pain caused by treatment. This in most cases is not an option for civilian application.
Love this video. I think a hugely important point that wasn't stressed enough is that if you have a kit like this, a trauma kit, you need to drill with it. You MUST know not only what's in it, but what pocket it's in, what else goes with it and what pocket that's in, and you must know how to use it in the presence of unknown external stimuli. You could have the best kit in town, but when the shit hits the fan, if you forget, if you freak out, if you don't practice with your kit, it's going to cost lives.
Very good video. A kit like this extremely useful. Car accidents are far more common than shootings. This, along with a basic level first aid course is a great everyday safety that everyone can use.
“My fingers gonna be in your pelvis and not in a good way” i has to pause it for a minute there lol this is just one more reason to love skinny medic lol
As an improvised tourniquet for emergencies I have pre drilled holes in my belt to fit my upper thighs and biceps. Yeah kind of screws up your belt but my belts been beat the death and it's nice to have something handy in case something horrible happens and I can't get access to my trauma kit. Major arterial hits you can bleed out in under 5 minutes so having this a little extra layer of protection could save your life. If you take a hit to your femoral artery and it's totally severed you're usually done unless you have a surgeon or combat medic within 5 minutes as they will usually retract back beyond the scope of most folks grasp
For those of you who don't have a medical background....Let me tell you right now....This is a Great video! Step 1 is realizing that, as important as it is, this type stuff may never be needed. But more importantly is Step 2.....You MUST know how to use this kind of stuff in the rare instance where it "is" needed...because it WILL save a life. Good video Eric. "My finger is gonna be in your pelvis...and not in a good way."
I brought my CATS from Skinny Medic as there are far too many fakes on Amazon and other online stores. He's an honest guy helping others to save others. :)
Body armor is also a good investment...love when you guys review armor......maybe you guys could review some of the less expensive armors and test them love to see that.
I am just about finish with a BUG OUT BAG with everything you showed in this video also i have added items specific to my families needs this will be a grab and go bag with easy access to the bag plus a AR pistol is a must inside too with ammo the bag i put together is surprisingly not bulky nor heavy great video guys thanks
I've noticed something missing from IFAKs and amost tactical themed kit, bandaids. They are the best I have found for cuts and abrasions on the hands and forearms. People often forget just how much they use their hands until they hurt them and a simple bandaid is a quick fix that doesn't require you to open a 50 square yard gauze pack. I like to keep 2 large bandaids and 10 medium sized baindaids in my kit. They may not be tacticool but they are extremely useful.
Funny they said that. The wifey asked why we were getting so much medical/first aid stuff in the mail. I explained that all those skinny medic videos I’ve been watching have taught me some stuff. I’m learning to administer first and then some. Different types of tourniquets, chest seals, packing wounds, opening airways, etc she simply replied, oh ok...good
I have 2 kits I'm Building. A SDF Ankle Wrap & a SOE Tear off Med Pouch. I Have Soft t Wides, Quick clot Compressed Gauze, H&H Compressed Gauze & gloves So far. My Wife Has my SOE Kit. & I'm Happy. Duct Tape & a swat t TQ in the Wifes. Next Shears for Hers Chest seals for both. I Have a Benchmade 7 hook in my Ankle kit
Personally I'd recommend Coban as well. Sticks to itself and is great for wrapping and securing dressings when things get bloody and tape doesn't hold. It's pricey for what it is when purchased at a pharmacy, but if you have a farm supply place around it's the same thing as the rubbery tape used to wrap horses legs. Can find it there in decent sized rolls for $3. Actually, many first aid supplies can be bought cheaper from a farm/vet supply store, and they're made by the same companies, in the same facilities, and to the same sterile/aseptic standards.
Train train train. Dummy training kits are affordable on Amazon, practice. I carry a paramedic bag in my truck and I've had to use it several times. Hiking and hunting I carry a platoon aid bag that carries enough to treat 2 or 3 people with serious wounds and injuries, more with minor injuries. Train yourself and your family. One is none; two is one; three is two etc.
I as a nurse personally think that kids in middle school should be introduced to basic medical training as young as 12-15yrs of age. So that they can be more of a first line before more meticulously trained and experienced professionals arrive. Something like a class called " life 101 " Teach how to do tourniquets, CPR, stop bleeding, change a tire, basics everyone NEEDS to know before being released into the real world. Cause unfortunately not every kid has a mom or dad that knows how to, some don't have parents at all to teach them any skills. Also think that a class as such would also drive some sort of ethic into kids now, and help overall...
Didn't think about the mask or safety glasses in my trauma kit. Will be adding them asap. Skinny medic does have a great channel. I buy all of my trauma gear from him. Need to get a new thing of celox. Subscribe to both of these channels. You won't be disappointed. Get your medical gear from skinny medic. Great prices, great service. Take Care and Be Aware.
I have to build my own first aid kid (ifak) since I have often forgotten my main medical kit in the car. I have used a chocolate eggshell and it has gone pretty well. The experience makes me too confident for short walks to the point it can hurt :( I noticed I tend to intentionally forget my main medical kit in the car to save weight because "I can always jump back for it if needed". By "short walks" I mean mountain trips for 1-2 kilometers away from the car. I have used to consider this a small distance but suddenly realized that depending on the injury it could turn to a "far distance". Then I have started thinking of a solution. I have researched all mini medical kits. But then a problem occurs! As a difference to my mine medical kid where I have pills especially selected to my problems and often injuries all the kits that are sold out are with too basic equipment (bands, cotton, etc). I realized I already have these basics and could build my own kit. But in that kit, I'll add all the pills and tools I need. First I needed to find a stable and small enough box for it. Luckily my kids love chocolate eggs and I had a few plastic eggshells around. Get my main medical kit and start working. And tadaa! I believe I have prepared one of the smallest and full IFAK kits ever. (update: I have recently cut myself in the forest and this eggshell save me from bleeding) Here is what I've got in my pocket-size IFAK: Stomach help Active carbon Water purifying tablets Anty allergenic 2 x Safety Pins Hand sanitizer Straw Toothpaste Straw 3 x Bands Compressed Cotton Micro knife Do you have a mini IFAK with you? What can I add or remove from mine in your opinion?
I agree about knowing how to make holes and plug holes & tbh I’ve used my trauma kit more than I thought I would. I’ve worked on my dad who pulled over on his way over to break up the neighbors dog fighting with a stray dog & sure enough he got bite by both dogs got all bloody & thank God I had all the supplies to bandage him up. Quick clot, disinfectant, gauze to lay on him until he was seen by a doctor. I’ve used it on a buddy who was stabbed walking to the corner store with me without even realizing it until after the fight & the thugs ran off. 3 times for kitchen accidents that my mom got into cooking all the time for us & seeing blood makes her cry like a baby, lol. but yeah. I’m all for trauma kits
It would be worth mentioning for every person who carries a firearm should be prepared and trained to immediately treat themselves after an accidental discharge striking any main arteries. It’s too common that a simple accidental discharge to the groin or primary arteries in the inner thigh kills someone.
Ooh, yeah - I've heard in regards to tourniquets of people with gunshot wounds BEGGING for them to be loosened up and taken off because they hurt worse than the wound itself that required their employment. So good idea to throw that in. At the surface level, discussing the amount of pain a ~life-saving~ device causes seems pretty silly...rather have a bit of pain than DIE, right? But if you're not a professionally trained person and are employing life-saving measures in an emergency situation, and the injured person starts screaming...well, you might think you were causing more harm and take it off. So, good to know hemostats and tourniquets tend to cause a lot of pain and the pain itself is actually a good sign. Hemostat ain't hurting, it ain't workin'. Tourniquet ain't hurtin', it needs to be tighter and/or closer to the wound.
I always have a trauma kit with me. When I'm carrying concealed, I have my ankle kit. When I can't carry (because of work or in a un-free state), I still have my ankle kit. When I'm on the road, I have my large kit that holds more of what I have on my ankle plus other things like burn dressing, etc. My advice, if you're going to carry a gun, you need to be able to fix what guns do. That's the tactical mindset. The practical mindset is "shit happens." I've responded to a few car wrecks with my kit already. When there's a pileup on the highway, traffic is blocking emergency vehicles, you may be the only person who is equipped to keep someone alive until EMS can get there. Ultimately you want to take a class. They're not always available or cheap but if you can take one, do it. But trauma care is relatively simple if you have a basic idea on how your kit works.
I was told by a doctor that if you apply a tourniquet you are going to lose that limb, (I'm talking about the makeshift, wrap your arm in a strip of fabric stick a piece of wood or anything vaguely stick shaped and twist, I am unfamiliar with actual medical grade tourniquets) the lack of blood circulation in the limb kills the tissue, requiring an amputation to prevent the dead limb from causing even more problems, do purpose built medical grade tourniquets have the same issue? Or is it all in the amount of time it takes to get to the hospital? Having to trek down a mountain before being able to get medical attention is much different than having the bloody ambulance right next to you
I've been told that limbs have been saved 2-3 hours after applying a tourniquet. I don't see how professional stuff differs from makeshift, other than quality and how well it holds up during use. At the end of the day a tourniquet restricts blood flow. Personally however, I'd rather lose an arm/leg than die from blood loss.
This is why training is important. If you apply a tourniquet, and it will be a long time before rescued, remember to loosen and retighten often. There are many resources available online from experienced rescuers, doctors and those that have actually used tourniquets. There are ethical issues when life and death are present. One is: Save a life or preserve a limb...
I was always told (by a couple registered nurses) that its a last resort, only to be used if you're bleeding out and can't stop it with pressure so I guess at that point its either death or lose a limb right? I would try everything else before putting that on but it seems that if you had to it may be a good idea to loosen it to get circulation back even if it starts bleeding again. You can always tie it back up right? Is anyone here a medical professional?
Very good video came across this because I ride ATVs and I always want to be prepared in case of an accident. I carry firearms but hope I never have to use them. But the first aid kits I want knowledge on how to use them to save my life or someone else out on the trail.
30 bucks..... death......30 bucks.... death.....Dont go cheap with this, get the good one. It only hurts once, give up that meal out with the family one time.
Improvised trama medical . While on duty , i arrived at a stabbing call and was inform due to my location it would be an hour to 45 min before EMS arrived on scene. This guy didn't have that much time. So I raked the kitchen table clean and placed him on the table. Being a deputy sheriff in a remote area I had close relations with EMS and they had taught me little "EXTRA" Techniques due to response times to my remote district. I had to use duct tape , a sunbeam bread sack , to seal several chest wounds . I Then used strips of duct tape and scotch tape as wound closers. The victim was stabbed 21 times and had been cut from middle of back , over the shoulder to middle of chest. The skin literally was drooping down like a blanket.
When EMS arrived they looked my work over and gave me thumbs up and the victim made a full recovery. First responder Knowledge is so very important , you never know when YOU MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
Thats amazing
I'm sure that was a horrible experience! He was probably in a lot of pain and keeping him calm must have been a challenge! Hats off to you. I have mad respect for those who help others the way you do. 👍
@timmybmn may I suggest that you take a class on first aid . Also the boy scout of America have a great first aid book .
@timmybmn Theirs some Common Sense.
Amazing effort bro, are you eric?
I’m an EMT/ have been for 5 years now. Guys very important to have a trauma kit with you while at range or in your car. Definitely could save a life
I forget who I was watching but they said that in all the years that carried a CCW they only had to draw it once(never fired) but they had to use their trama kit 7 times.
Thank you for the video! I had a great day with y’all!
And thank you for the videos you do as well. Ive learned so much watching you.
I had just checked you website after seeing this video and inquired on a first aid kit for my plate carrier I really appreciate the very timely response and based on the recommendation that was sent I'm looking forward to getting it which I'm hoping will be later this week
I put together a GSW kit of my own that contains items recommended by several UA-cam channels. The kit contains a CAT tourniquet in an outer elastic pouch, for a cell phone, so it's immediately available with the Sharpie in a pen pocket next to the CAT. The case has two zippered pockets that holds Hyfin vented chest seals, Celox granules and an applicator, a small flashlight, a tube of compressed cloth towels, a BIC lighter, Israeli bandage, nitrile gloves, medical shears, a nasal breathing tube, and a CPR shield.The pouch is made to attach to my belt, so it's easy to carry. I also have a small trauma kit with a clotting sponge, gauze pads, another tube of compressed cloth towels, 2 Mylar space blankets, duck tape, moist towelettes, a small Swiss style knife, and a few other items - all in a red pouch. The red trauma kit has a clip so it can be clipped to a belt loop or the GSW kit or left in my vehicle with my "get home" bag.
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If you’re a first responder, outdoorsman, hunter, or just wanna be prepared you should have at least a small trauma/med kit. I carry one on my duty belt. I also have a more extensive med kit in my patrol vehicle and one in my personal vehicle. Save up some cash and put together kits for my wife and parents as well. And don’t just have a med kit, make sure you know how to use everything in it.
Highly recommend taking a community college semester long first aid class. I did
Good point about learning how to use everything in it.
I myself have a nasopharyngeal airway and chest decompression syringe in my kit. Stuff I am in no way qualified to use lol. Stuff I in no way would ever intend to use because I would cause more harm than good.
I guess in an ideal world I would get the training, but, for my purposes I sort of look at is as something to have in case there's an emergency and there's a medical professional present who doesn't have the equipment and a dummy like myself who DOES have the equipment but doesn't know how to use it...who both happen to be there. I can't use it - wouldn't try. But maybe someone else could, and maybe that'll make the difference. Not as ideal as getting qualified myself, but it's better than nothing!
I love seeing some of my favorite UA-camrs collaborate. SkinnyMedic is a wealth of knowledge for us non-medical civilians.
Right? How have I not seen this one until now?
THANK YOU.
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@@pianowizard2861 I have no clue what is happening. I deactivated my facebook app. My FB is still up, but I haven'been on it in quite a while. What is happening, now?
I agree that medical care is the 1st priority in any emergency or survival situation. If you're injured or impaired in any way, it doesn't matter if you have water, food or shelter. First priority is "breathe!".
The other point I would make here is that if you carry "tools" that can put holes in other people, you should probably carry supplies that can fix holes in you, or others.
Skinnymedic: I received your Civilian Trauma Kit today and I am very impressed.
I couldn't build my own any better.
Getting more prepared and working on more training.
When I'm done with EMT school and start making money, a trauma kit is number one on my purchase list.
Wow dude, that's awesome. Failed my Block Exams and felt really bad. But going to give my EMT course another shot.
@@zinogre0548 how did it Go dude? :))
@@therealnerdyneuron Its going well, just need to take my state test and see where I go from there. 😁
@@zinogre0548 Keep up the good work and let me know If you ever happen to visit Germany haha💪🏻 stayhard
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Great info as always. Thanks for the tip on Celox, my wife takes blood thinners and I will purchase that clotter to have for her, if needed. Love you guys and Skinny Medic. Been subscribed to your channels for a while.
Tourniquets hurt like a mother too. They are usually the reason we have to do general anesthesia for a surgery and not for the actual surgery. But they will save your life. Great video, thanks for the knowledge
Another very realistic situation is people who shoot improperly mounted steel to close and catch spalling in their eye or neck.
I love how Skinny Medic is so knowledgeable on the subject
Ngl this sounds like a joke 😆
I have crazy glued major cuts where stitches were absolute!
I cut myself really bad while field dressing a deer during first year of Covid. The last place I was going was the ER. Probably needed 20+ stitches.
Ran to the convenience store and bought a tube of crazy glue and never looked back.
I knew there wasn’t any nerve damage
Since that day
I always keep an IFAK in my truck and always have one with me at the range.
Medical gear is always useful. Let's remember folks gets seriously injured everyday by Kitchen knives. Some of those are just as sharp as the high speed combat knives.
Here's a real life situation. My step brother is a police officer. He and my step father were at the gun range. Normal day.. So they met a few people and there was one person who was very much a "boastful" person. My step brother also runs CCW classes so my step brother was keeping an eye on him a bit because he was being a little less then safe at the range. As the day started to end and people were packing up to go home they were having a friendly talk with the guy and the guys friend. So they start splitting off to go to their cars when a shot was fired. My step brother turned around and the guy had shot a round into his leg. He thought the gun was unloaded (but later admitted that he didn't actually check the barrel to be sure). As my step brother is a police officer he had a trauma kit in his car and was able to take care of the guy until EMS could arrive. It was also a learning experience for my step brother's son, as he has started to instill gun safety to him.
That could have turned out bad if my step brother hadn't had a trauma kit available. So even if not for you, it might come in useful for someone you meet. You never know.
Excellent video. I picked up a few ideas for additions to my kit. You guys forgot the super glue though. Useful for closing cuts and small punctures in a tight spot. The original krazy glue is my preferred stock.
Trauma rule #1: Don't get f'ed up
Some good info guys. Always remember to get training on the equipment you will be using. The kits for chest wounds are relatively simple, but there is more to treating a 'sucking chest/back wound" than just slapping a plastic bandage on it.
Was a paramedic for almost 30 years. Last 20 at a major trauma center, busy EMS. My opinion on trauma/bleeding is a stack of 4x4's 1to 2 inches (sterile or not) and a 4 or 6" ACE bandage. Another good pressure dressing aid for wounds is 4 or 6" cling/kling kept rolled and used in place of the 4x4's. Wrap the wound tight as possible, (depending on the severity of bleeding) if not, 4x4's and tape (2" best, 1" will work).
Remember, sterility is not as important in life or death situations. Something I didn't see on the video was a trauma dressing. It is large and will not fit in most kits, but works well with gut wounds or large avulsions.
Several syringes of saline (5ml) will help flush out wounds that are not severely bleeding or might be wrapped for several hours, or eye injuries.
Thank you, with my wife being herself we have 3 trama kits and a lot of other first aid stuff around the house
Poor Chad. Being picked on like this 😉😊. Great video Eric, thanks for sharing this article with us. Really good information for anyone that travels about.
Be prepared at all times.
Stan
Almost lost my index finger on a canoe camping trip and thank God I had a $30 Walmart kit it helped get me home. I'm now looking for a better kit
don't forget walking through the woods hunting or even walking in your backyard and you step on a twig or in little depression/hole in the ground and twist your ankle badly, and fall. When you try to get up and walk you can barely put any weight on the ankle you twisted! I know from Personal experience! Good thing I did not break my ankle or my leg! I know of someone that had that happen! They were out walking in their yard stepped in a gopher hole in the ground twisted their ankle and fell. They ended up breaking their ankle! fortunately for them a neighbor saw them fall and was able to get help. Once you get a medical kit make sure you get training to learn how to properly use what is in it based on the situations you are most likely going to encounter. Example: you go to a gun range every weekend for a couple of hours to shoot. you would want to learn how to treat gun shot wounds along with other basic first aid.
Great video, keep them coming.
Another great video, thanks guys
2 of my favorite channels together! Doesn't get any better! Excellent video!
I wear the pants in my castle. Man up guys and get some kits together.. I never go anywhere without a large kit in a USGI NV accessories pouch with a sling, and one hangs in our upstairs bathroom. Be sure to get a red cross patch and sew it on, there are subdued color versions for field use. This is especially important if you team up with others that aren't in the loop yet, they can ID it easily and grab it
Some of the best advice I've read pertaining to always having an adequate Trauma Kit (or IFAK) in my vehicle came from (I believe) 'Skinny Medic' himself. Within a FB thread I was reading a couple of years ago on this very subject someone stated that if you are not properly trained to use what's in your kit then you should not get involved and you should leave providing first aid to those who have had the proper training. Good advice, for sure. Note, however, that the response from a trained first responder was also good advice. 'Skinny' (or whoever it was) said there will be times when off duty trained person may not be carrying a kit with him or her. So if you've come upon an auto accident, for example, which requires immediate first aid and you do have an adequate trauma kit with you and you present it to the first responder asking, "Will any of this help?", you can bet it will be appreciated, most likely used and perhaps even save a life.
+1. I have no training in medical stuff but I carry a backpack thats almost exclusively medical supplies. My best friend is a trained EMT but wont even carry a band aid on him. We hang out together a lot; I'm have the supplies, he has the knowledge
Thanks Eric n Dietrich. I’ve purchased many items from SM. Always seeking training/renewal for day to day and extreme issues.
People often forget how important of a subject this is!
Have you heard of Recon Medical tourniquets. I looked into these when I found out they were made in the U.S.A. and cost about half the price of N.A.R. CAT tourniquets. I actually prefer them because the windless is made of aircraft grade aluminum, and they are actually well constructed with carbon fiber thread stitching and so on. I'm only mentioning these because they are not just the cheap imitations that you see all over the place. I also like the fact that they have great customer service; not that I've actually needed it, but I must admit that I called to find out for sure that they were an American based company. I also have made the move to Celox.
I have a trauma kit for chainsaw, shooting, hunting and each car/truck. Because as said, accidents happen. Basic kit is used when needed, never had to use the 'trauma kit' yet and hope never to open it other than to check contents.
I have always had one since I was in the army, but I have upgraded mine and I just added a few more items today. My wife likes me having it. With 3 boys I have used it a lot.
So true, people often overlook the medical supplies! Having armor is great but you can still get hit in the extremities, and when that happens you need to plug the holes. Great video!
One thing many do not talk about is that military application comes with raid/quick acting pain relief being administered to help with the trauma, and pain caused by treatment. This in most cases is not an option for civilian application.
Love this video. I think a hugely important point that wasn't stressed enough is that if you have a kit like this, a trauma kit, you need to drill with it. You MUST know not only what's in it, but what pocket it's in, what else goes with it and what pocket that's in, and you must know how to use it in the presence of unknown external stimuli. You could have the best kit in town, but when the shit hits the fan, if you forget, if you freak out, if you don't practice with your kit, it's going to cost lives.
Thanks for sharing another resource place to get medical supplies.
Very good video.
A kit like this extremely useful.
Car accidents are far more common than shootings.
This, along with a basic level first aid course is a great everyday safety that everyone can use.
There are far more chances to help folks than to hurt them. I’ve used my med gear more often while camping or auto accidents than shooting issues.
I had the first gen stuff and that stuff burned horribly. I remember it vaguely 30+ years later. Glad to hear the Celox doesn't burn.
Bought all my med gear from D. Great human being. Thank you for sharing.
This is the kind or thing they should have classes for in every high school.
“My fingers gonna be in your pelvis and not in a good way” i has to pause it for a minute there lol this is just one more reason to love skinny medic lol
As an improvised tourniquet for emergencies I have pre drilled holes in my belt to fit my upper thighs and biceps.
Yeah kind of screws up your belt but my belts been beat the death and it's nice to have something handy in case something horrible happens and I can't get access to my trauma kit.
Major arterial hits you can bleed out in under 5 minutes so having this a little extra layer of protection could save your life.
If you take a hit to your femoral artery and it's totally severed you're usually done unless you have a surgeon or combat medic within 5 minutes as they will usually retract back beyond the scope of most folks grasp
For those of you who don't have a medical background....Let me tell you right now....This is a Great video! Step 1 is realizing that, as important as it is, this type stuff may never be needed. But more importantly is Step 2.....You MUST know how to use this kind of stuff in the rare instance where it "is" needed...because it WILL save a life. Good video Eric. "My finger is gonna be in your pelvis...and not in a good way."
I brought my CATS from Skinny Medic as there are far too many fakes on Amazon and other online stores. He's an honest guy helping others to save others. :)
Trauma medical kits will save your ass on the field
Everything goes fine and well...until it happens...
Be prepared.
Body armor is also a good investment...love when you guys review armor......maybe you guys could review some of the less expensive armors and test them love to see that.
Joshua Susice Dont forget to pair it with a decent helmet
“Buy them piece by piece and the wife doesn’t notice” haha this guy gets it
This is a reasonable list of items to purchase to start a trauma kit. Thanks
I started watching skinny medic long time ago love his channel great video again
I am just about finish with a BUG OUT BAG with everything you showed in this video also i have added items specific to my families needs this will be a grab and go bag with easy access to the bag plus a AR pistol is a must inside too with ammo the bag i put together is surprisingly not bulky nor heavy great video guys thanks
Yeah. I've gone out shooting once and I'm like I need one of these.
Great video and I can say from experience that tourniquet really hurt especially if you're a big guy or girl
I've noticed something missing from IFAKs and amost tactical themed kit, bandaids. They are the best I have found for cuts and abrasions on the hands and forearms. People often forget just how much they use their hands until they hurt them and a simple bandaid is a quick fix that doesn't require you to open a 50 square yard gauze pack. I like to keep 2 large bandaids and 10 medium sized baindaids in my kit. They may not be tacticool but they are extremely useful.
Funny they said that. The wifey asked why we were getting so much medical/first aid stuff in the mail. I explained that all those skinny medic videos I’ve been watching have taught me some stuff. I’m learning to administer first and then some. Different types of tourniquets, chest seals, packing wounds, opening airways, etc she simply replied, oh ok...good
I have 2 kits I'm Building. A SDF Ankle Wrap & a SOE Tear off Med Pouch. I Have Soft t Wides, Quick clot Compressed Gauze, H&H Compressed Gauze & gloves So far. My Wife Has my SOE Kit. & I'm Happy. Duct Tape & a swat t TQ in the Wifes. Next Shears for Hers Chest seals for both. I Have a Benchmade 7 hook in my Ankle kit
Thanks for featuring the Skinny Medic - great information, and a great channel.
Building a kit and felt like I had everything. You guys confirmed it! Awesome video. Thanks!
Thank god for the Skinny Medic
Personally I'd recommend Coban as well. Sticks to itself and is great for wrapping and securing dressings when things get bloody and tape doesn't hold. It's pricey for what it is when purchased at a pharmacy, but if you have a farm supply place around it's the same thing as the rubbery tape used to wrap horses legs. Can find it there in decent sized rolls for $3. Actually, many first aid supplies can be bought cheaper from a farm/vet supply store, and they're made by the same companies, in the same facilities, and to the same sterile/aseptic standards.
Aaaaaye, they got on a skiing conversation about bandaids in a trama video! 🤙🏼😂
Great video. Thanks for all to time an effort you put into your video's. As always be safe have a blessed day
Train train train. Dummy training kits are affordable on Amazon, practice. I carry a paramedic bag in my truck and I've had to use it several times. Hiking and hunting I carry a platoon aid bag that carries enough to treat 2 or 3 people with serious wounds and injuries, more with minor injuries. Train yourself and your family. One is none; two is one; three is two etc.
I love to here you say go ahead and use expired bandages I still got some from my Army days
you can get those cat tq's now for like 12 on amazon
Another terrific video, thanks for posting.
The chem light is such a good idea! Thanks for publishing.
Thank You Guys you are the best.
I as a nurse personally think that kids in middle school should be introduced to basic medical training as young as 12-15yrs of age. So that they can be more of a first line before more meticulously trained and experienced professionals arrive.
Something like a class called " life 101 "
Teach how to do tourniquets, CPR, stop bleeding, change a tire, basics everyone NEEDS to know before being released into the real world. Cause unfortunately not every kid has a mom or dad that knows how to, some don't have parents at all to teach them any skills. Also think that a class as such would also drive some sort of ethic into kids now, and help overall...
Didn't think about the mask or safety glasses in my trauma kit. Will be adding them asap. Skinny medic does have a great channel. I buy all of my trauma gear from him. Need to get a new thing of celox. Subscribe to both of these channels. You won't be disappointed. Get your medical gear from skinny medic. Great prices, great service. Take Care and Be Aware.
If AEDs were more affordable, I would say they are extremely important to have.
Your video opening statements were worth stating. The non gun user still needs to know about this. Glad you said that to include them here.
❤ cheers mate. love skinnymedic
I have to build my own first aid kid (ifak) since I have often forgotten my main medical kit in the car. I have used a chocolate eggshell and it has gone pretty well.
The experience makes me too confident for short walks to the point it can hurt :( I noticed I tend to intentionally forget my main medical kit in the car to save weight because "I can always jump back for it if needed".
By "short walks" I mean mountain trips for 1-2 kilometers away from the car. I have used to consider this a small distance but suddenly realized that depending on the injury it could turn to a "far distance".
Then I have started thinking of a solution. I have researched all mini medical kits. But then a problem occurs! As a difference to my mine medical kid where I have pills especially selected to my problems and often injuries all the kits that are sold out are with too basic equipment (bands, cotton, etc).
I realized I already have these basics and could build my own kit. But in that kit, I'll add all the pills and tools I need.
First I needed to find a stable and small enough box for it. Luckily my kids love chocolate eggs and I had a few plastic eggshells around. Get my main medical kit and start working.
And tadaa! I believe I have prepared one of the smallest and full IFAK kits ever.
(update: I have recently cut myself in the forest and this eggshell save me from bleeding)
Here is what I've got in my pocket-size IFAK:
Stomach help
Active carbon
Water purifying tablets
Anty allergenic
2 x Safety Pins
Hand sanitizer Straw
Toothpaste Straw
3 x Bands
Compressed Cotton
Micro knife
Do you have a mini IFAK with you? What can I add or remove from mine in your opinion?
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!
Informative videos are the best.
FYI for those that has a latex allergy, I know that Band Aids were mentioned... most bandages from Band Aid brand has latex in them.
I agree about knowing how to make holes and plug holes & tbh I’ve used my trauma kit more than I thought I would. I’ve worked on my dad who pulled over on his way over to break up the neighbors dog fighting with a stray dog & sure enough he got bite by both dogs got all bloody & thank God I had all the supplies to bandage him up. Quick clot, disinfectant, gauze to lay on him until he was seen by a doctor.
I’ve used it on a buddy who was stabbed walking to the corner store with me without even realizing it until after the fight & the thugs ran off. 3 times for kitchen accidents that my mom got into cooking all the time for us & seeing blood makes her cry like a baby, lol.
but yeah. I’m all for trauma kits
Many thanks to both of you
In factory work generally speaking 85% of hand injuries can be avoided by wearing the proper glove.
Luck favors the prepared
Great video SkinnyMedic has a breadth of knowledge, well done on getting the info out.
I just took a Stop the Bleeding class, and the instructor said if all you have is an oily rag, use it.
It would be worth mentioning for every person who carries a firearm should be prepared and trained to immediately treat themselves after an accidental discharge striking any main arteries. It’s too common that a simple accidental discharge to the groin or primary arteries in the inner thigh kills someone.
Cheers, I have been looking a building a second first aid kit for the workshop. Mostly worried about injury from saw blades, very helpful video!
Great and informative video! Skinny Medic is a great source of information.
Ooh, yeah - I've heard in regards to tourniquets of people with gunshot wounds BEGGING for them to be loosened up and taken off because they hurt worse than the wound itself that required their employment.
So good idea to throw that in. At the surface level, discussing the amount of pain a ~life-saving~ device causes seems pretty silly...rather have a bit of pain than DIE, right?
But if you're not a professionally trained person and are employing life-saving measures in an emergency situation, and the injured person starts screaming...well, you might think you were causing more harm and take it off.
So, good to know hemostats and tourniquets tend to cause a lot of pain and the pain itself is actually a good sign. Hemostat ain't hurting, it ain't workin'. Tourniquet ain't hurtin', it needs to be tighter and/or closer to the wound.
It'd be cool if you guys could do another video with this guy explaining how to use some of this stuff properly.
I always have a trauma kit with me. When I'm carrying concealed, I have my ankle kit. When I can't carry (because of work or in a un-free state), I still have my ankle kit. When I'm on the road, I have my large kit that holds more of what I have on my ankle plus other things like burn dressing, etc.
My advice, if you're going to carry a gun, you need to be able to fix what guns do.
That's the tactical mindset. The practical mindset is "shit happens." I've responded to a few car wrecks with my kit already. When there's a pileup on the highway, traffic is blocking emergency vehicles, you may be the only person who is equipped to keep someone alive until EMS can get there.
Ultimately you want to take a class. They're not always available or cheap but if you can take one, do it. But trauma care is relatively simple if you have a basic idea on how your kit works.
2 years ago masks gloves and hand sanitizer were uncommon. Crazy what a pandemic could do
Skinny Medic's channel is very informative.
I was told by a doctor that if you apply a tourniquet you are going to lose that limb, (I'm talking about the makeshift, wrap your arm in a strip of fabric stick a piece of wood or anything vaguely stick shaped and twist, I am unfamiliar with actual medical grade tourniquets) the lack of blood circulation in the limb kills the tissue, requiring an amputation to prevent the dead limb from causing even more problems, do purpose built medical grade tourniquets have the same issue? Or is it all in the amount of time it takes to get to the hospital? Having to trek down a mountain before being able to get medical attention is much different than having the bloody ambulance right next to you
I've been told that limbs have been saved 2-3 hours after applying a tourniquet. I don't see how professional stuff differs from makeshift, other than quality and how well it holds up during use. At the end of the day a tourniquet restricts blood flow. Personally however, I'd rather lose an arm/leg than die from blood loss.
This is why training is important. If you apply a tourniquet, and it will be a long time before rescued, remember to loosen and retighten often. There are many resources available online from experienced rescuers, doctors and those that have actually used tourniquets. There are ethical issues when life and death are present. One is: Save a life or preserve a limb...
1 That's a myth
2 Would they rather be dead?
4 hours is standard practice. You’re good until then. The only difference I imagine is actual medical tourniquets work better lol.
I was always told (by a couple registered nurses) that its a last resort, only to be used if you're bleeding out and can't stop it with pressure so I guess at that point its either death or lose a limb right? I would try everything else before putting that on but it seems that if you had to it may be a good idea to loosen it to get circulation back even if it starts bleeding again. You can always tie it back up right? Is anyone here a medical professional?
Both of these guys signed the Cricketts and I thank them :)
Very good video came across this because I ride ATVs and I always want to be prepared in case of an accident. I carry firearms but hope I never have to use them. But the first aid kits I want knowledge on how to use them to save my life or someone else out on the trail.
Thank you for this video.
Awesome!! Thanks Eric and Skinny!!
30 bucks..... death......30 bucks.... death.....Dont go cheap with this, get the good one. It only hurts once, give up that meal out with the family one time.
There is a difference between cheap and inexpensive.