What's Actually In an IFAK | Bear Independent
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Bear Independent shows you what you actually need in your Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK). Using the MARCH-E acronym (Massive bleeding / Airway / Respiratory / Circulation / Head injuries - Everything else), he discusses how to deal with massive injuries and severe bleeding.
Barry recommends North American Rescue products as well as other high-quality medical supplies. In this video, he shows you the different IFAK kits he recommends you carry, what to stock them with, and why you need them. In addition, Barry shows you how to use a tourniquet. Watch now to learn everything you need to know about IFAKs!
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30 plus years a volunteer in the fire department and on the ambulance...and just joined a Tactical team. Such useful information that the public MUST KNOW. Thanks Bear!
As a former Corpsman, I have to say that this was a GREAT video! THANK YOU.
Yes, very professionally done, former Corpsman too!!!
I have the full sized Bear IFAK and I hv to say its a badass kit! Its complete and I feel confident its contents can save lives no doubt!! I want to keep my blood and if you value yours BUY ONE!!! They aren’t cheap but medical supplies aren’t and don’t place a dollar amount on your life!!! Its worth it by far! God Bless and take care y’all! Be ready for what’s coming!
Mr. Bear, that was an excellant video.I have a clearer understanding of what your kits are actually meant for and can do.This one really helped me.Thanks also to Christina on her video,I believe the 3.0. Keep going Refuge Medical!.
Thanks I’m getting ready to buy my med stuff for my IFAK and this gives me a clear list for it!!
I am a 64 yo female that is 5 months post ACDF spinal surgery. I live in Santa Rosa CA (think numerous fault lines and apocalyptic urban wildfires). I am responsible for my 90 yo mother with dementia now. Learning to walk and use my hands again slowly. Thank you for your incredibly helpful info as I prepare our GOOD bags, I need all the help I can get. God Bless.
Great examples for IFAKs. Thanks for the storage, ready to go tips for the tourniquets.
I learned a lot of good information like all the holes in my med kit.
Outstanding. Last I had formal training was CLS refresher in 08. I can definitely stop bleeding, open up an airway, Use a chest seal... forget proper needle decompression technique... Never heard of using emergency blankets but simple addition. More reason to get into a class
Midclavicular line, 2nd intercostal space
Also note that Swat-T TQs are for limbs under 5inches in diameter... So great for kids and animals(K9 units carry them) i alao carry a couple used bike tire tubes on my main pack for additional TQs on a budget
Love you bear your the only one dion this that i know of. Respect...
Thanks Bear, I've learned so much from this video man!
Bear is great, products are superb...
I got the cub kit for my daughter that’s four years old so she has her own kit we’re going to get other kids for a meal in the future love the kit thank you God bless you and your family you rock
I am trying to find one online to buy but am having trouble. Where did you get yours?
If one is going to carry anything more than a basic owie kit, I am a very strong proponent for at least 1st responder FA training. If one is going to run around in the woods, Wilderness First Aid is a must. Watched your video as I do many others on the subject and found yours to be REALLY refreshing (though I had to wait until 7-1/2 minutes in) for you to suggest the necessity for first aid training. KUDOS for that. Though my training has been both field trauma (EMT and DMAT) and acute care (with lots of wound care) in a hospital, I never had a day go by where I didn't learn something new. Your video today has had numerous tidbits that have added to my store of knowledge. Bravo Zulu on a practical video that appears to have roots in practical experience.
Too damned many yahoos "out there" who want to play make-believe-soldier and gear up without a clue how to use their equipment. Be safe, be well, else the cooties gonna get ya.
One of the best short videos I've seen on the subject on UA-cam... Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us ...
Wow, very good advice on the turnakit and I'll keep my stuff to. Tx again. JMAC
This video was fantastic! I’ve watched many videos on this topic and none came close to the knowledge and information you shared! Loved the humor as well! Keep up the great work. Although I have taken stop the bleed courses, I would be interested in watching you run through it. Even if it was a condensed version showing wound packing and answering common questions like do I pack a wound with the bullet still in etc...great job and thanks again!!
20 quality minutes, @
Bear Independent. Thanks for this.
One correction--the gray packed HyFin you demo has the triple-channel cuts in them which makes the patch a one-way valve you shouldn't need to burp. If I recall, the white pack version is the solid type that you need to manually release pressure from.
Great video, Bear, thanks.
I need to get some first aid training. I have a decent IFAK on my kit but that's not good enough. Hopefully this spring/summer.
I like how the recon medical gen 4 has an aluminum windlass and also a finger hole to pull on just in case you can't grip it.
I just ordered 2 of them to test.
Nicely done. I've added Bear Independent to my bookmarks for future reference.
He has many good videos, including an entire prepper classroom playlist. I've watched him for a while.
Tuned in when I saw Bear was on this one!
“Please to make for u nice turnakit”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great video Bear. Thanks!
really good video man, very imformative for beginners in trauma care.
Thanks , Bear.
The stuff is the best. You will not be disappointed!!!
Thanks Bear.
Give him a thumbs up
great intel ......thank you for refresh...
Got me excited for a minute ... Semper Fi.
This video was awesome!!
Good information. Thank you.
Thanks,, at long last I know what IFAK stands for❗️😊
Thank you for this knowledge
SHALOM...
HELLO FROM KY...
THANKS SD, AND BEAR. GREAT SHOW AND TRANING ON THE IFAKS TODAY. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOUR DOING FOR ALL AMERICANS.🇺🇸
THIS IS THE BEST ENTERTAINMENTING SHOWS ON UA-cam.
GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
GOD BLESS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
🛡 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 📜 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🛡
Gotta be one of your best, informative, reliable and easy to follow vids I've seen. I can't thank you enough. I'm med prepared but not even close to much of what you schooled me on. Hey, I'm in upstate NY and wish I could connect with a group up here. Although I'd feel more confident in your presence in Oklahoma. I'd come on down in a heartbeat or faster when tshtf. I've texted you a few times throughout the last 2/3 yrs and miss the utubn. But this works. Which type of med kit would you recommend. I'll need suitures, turnakit, hemostas. Spelling is bad, intentions are good. Tx man. Shalom
Outstanding thanks so much! Merry Christmas
My buddy is a former Army Medic... We discussed the various methods of releasing the TQ to save the limb... In my Stop The Bleed Course he instructor stated TQs have bwen left on for 16 hours and still kept the limb.... Also, according to older methods was to release every 15minutes(No reccomended due to disrupting the clot) instead my Army Medic Buddy said that it's 2minute release/ 4hours of TQ time. Which seems ok considering clotting time is beyond 2-3hours by that time.
He said not to release them! That's usually done by higher trained medical professionals in a hospital setting where they're equipped to handle that.
The newest addition to mine is "WoundClot Soluble"... It doesn't require irrigation or removal of impregnated gauze or granules after the clot has formed. Im trained in Trauma Wound Care and the class was 80minutes of fear mongering with 9/11, Boston Bombing, Pulse Nightclub type propaganda and going over Dr. knowitall's credentials with the last 15-20 minutes of actual demo and instruction. Im glad it was free for the course. Id rather take the TCCC course.
Thank you for sharing. this is great information a lot of people need help with. 🇺🇸🙏🏽🇺🇸
Great Video....I've been looking at kits online then your video popped up!
I cant wait to get one. That is get my Finances right to afford one. I’m trying I’m sorry. I do have the adventure kit which have a quick clot and bandage. I know I can plug a hole. But I would rather have a proper I-Fak
Overall pleasantly surprised by the quality of the video.
Two additions, a way to document and sharpies. A TCCC card is a simple way to document injuries and vitals for higher echelons of care. If your of the preparedness mindset, vital signs get really important to trend as you hold onto your patient. Sharpies… you just need to be able to write on the card or tape.
Great video Bear
Great information!
I highly suggest looking into the use of a natural, and very cheap blood clotting alternative. Cayenne pepper. I know many people, including myself, who have used this and it works VERY quickly to stop blood flow. Most often in less than a minute. Store it in a pill bottle, film canister, whatever. YES ... it stings like crazy ... but it works! It can also be used (though I have not tried this myself) to stop a heart attack!
I have friends who have jobs where they are always cutting themselves and would need to get stitches (in the past). But then they tried my suggestion of the cayenne pepper powder. They now keep a container of it in their toolboxes and on their person and have never needed stitches, and have rarely needed a pressure bandage since.
This is just my suggestion! Do your own research. Next time you cut yourself, try it. Have a better day! Eat and buy!
Great info! Love your vids!
OUTstanding video Bear, and thanks for the valuable info. I picked up a CAT4 tourniquet but I didn't open the package, so maybe I'll return it and look for a CAT GEN7 now. It only took me a minute into the video to know I had to pause it to "SUB" "NOTIFY" and "LIKE" this video
Keep up the great work !!!
Mike
Thank you.
Astoundingly great info! Well done my man, your King is pleased 😎🙏💕🇺🇸🎈
Great video!
Great video Bear. The exact info I needed to build my ifak. Thanks.
thanks man
What's in a BEARFAC ...... THE BEST and EVERYTHING ya need
Good video. 👍🏻
Good video. I learned some stuff! Win.
Well done.
88 tactical in Nebraska has many my medic and individual ifak items.
My medic sucks! Don't use them. Even Bear will tell you that.
But I want the bear maximum not the minimum. Then I hear, YOU CANT HANDLE THE MAXIMUM!!! Lol. Welcome to my mind.
Good video.
If your not packing Mr bump plasters or smelling salts I ain't buying it 🤣 great video!!
Where does one find classes that cover this, hands on. I googled it and all I found were college classes
Good stuff, as always.
Great Video
CoTCCC recommends equipment and devices. Also, one handed application is not a requirement for CoTCCC recommendation. Chest seals and NPAs are not necessarily useful.
Where did you get your training from-Boy Scouts?
@@ronaldrobertson2332 possibly, is there a point to your nonsensical inquiry?
Thanks for the video. Do any of these products have a shelf life, for example the quick clot?
So gen 4 recon medical tourniquets are good to go?
Rule of thumb: whatever you need will not be in your kit.
Where can I find that CUB kit in Condor pouch?
Which NAR kit is that ?
Stay Tactical guys
Get on Rumble please!
@bearindependent Shalom!!! Thought the "H" in the "M.A.R.C.H." stood for Hypothermia?
Other than that great video. Stay safe and God bless you brother!!! Merry Christmas!!!
Hypothermia/Head Injury
If you can’t really afford the large bandages for blood? You can use women’s feminine pads. The ones that are used on heavy days
Don't use them! They will not absorb enough blood! Go to Walmart and buy 4x4's, 5x8's, rolled gauze--anything but tampons. It's a myth that you can use tampons for an emergency bandage.
Great video!!👍🏽🇺🇸🤙🏾🎁🎄
Is there a pdf I can use as a reference?
How can i speak with you? I have a question about medvac kit
Do you ever do on hands classes
He does. I think it's called Stop the Bleed.... Maybe? Check his channel out. I've watched him a few years now.
TCCC emergency combat care.
Just one question my brother. How do I get (order) your kit ? Shalom JMAC
Refuge Medical.
They say no online training from bear, I say we just got a bit-
Good Shit! SFMF
A little weird, ???.. Good Lord.. I COULD DEAL with a little...
The guy in this video looks a lot like Bear Independent from Bear Independent dot com
He is!
He's better looking than bear😮
What are your thoughts about Israeli Bandages?
Best thing since sliced bread. Our soldiers used them extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan. Get a couple or more and LEARN TO USE THEM RIGHT!
Things you learn. Okay here is one for you. I've been researching Ifaks for a little while and aside from the stuff that comes in them which is very similar to each other. I need to ask, are they all the same size?
If so then the Ifaks with molle webbing on them is what I'm after since it would allow me to carry compass pouches which can hold band-aids, drugs, and other minor medical stuff which is used routinely whenever I go into the field.
Also what is your opinion of the quick detach Afaks?
Thank you.
Go ahead and use the detachable kits. That'll bring it up to your "workspace" easier if you're working on someone other than yourself.
Is this guy a wrestler I get a Macho man kind of vibe
Wow! thx for the boot in the ass; have to be reminded how much I still need to do to get with the program
I need help, I am a cadet enrolled into the Peace Officer program. Which one should you all advise I should get for once I get hired on with the agency?
Thanks in advance...
Mohammad from Richmond Texas
Could Ashly Babbitt been saved?
How did he know I identify as a gerbil.
Right here!!! Legit
Oathkeepers are calling for people to come to DC on JAN 4 th AND TRUMP is calling for patriots to come to DC on JAN 6
Oathkeepers gave bear the hard NO. No room for that much ego
@@fancypantsstungrenades9221 Look whos got he ego.
@@mtplainsman1068 "look whos got he ego" learn to string a sentence together befor making a fool of your self. or are your big chubby American fingers just to big to use the keyboard 🤔
Ha ha
@@fancypantsstungrenades9221 liberal troll
Bear the wannabe soldier playing army
Do you feel threatened by the Bear? Your showing your weakness...
Its a fact bear plays army in his condor airsoft gear and fake gshock watch. And talks and acts like x army leading everyone to think he is. Bears face when "angry prepper" asked him is he x army. They was thinking he was special forces the way he gos on. And gott a shock he wasn't
@@fancypantsstungrenades9221 Hey, I don't want to raise h#ll with this, so I apologize, but when someone calls out another because of how they "appear" that is just BS. He honestly tells anyone who asks, that he was NOT military. He is trying tell help people on many levels while trying to make a living. His character is very transparent. If comes off as "military" to some, that is there opinion. He is what he is, but he doesn't ever pretend to be who he isn't. We (I assume) Patriots need to stick together and not nitpick each other to death. Again, I apologize for any comebacks on my part, and I will drop this topic. I now nothing about you, so I will not assume anything. God bless brother.
Awe 😭
@@fancypantsstungrenades9221 troll.
Noooo. Him on this channel. 🚫
Atheists like you are so cringy
first
Aid
Lol. Was that tury salesman accent neccessary? Somebody's racist...
Nobody is racist, is that the flag of some goat farm?
Ha ha
Great video