“Stay organized.” That’s some solid advise right there. The last thing anyone wants to do is to have to hunt for something you need immediately. Great video.
The best way is to do like in boot camp where you put together your rifle blindfolded. You don't have to be blindfolded with the bag, just everything goes in the same place every time, and periodically take it all out then put it back again to recall where everything is found. It's your bag, don't need more organization than that, and try to put first things you use on top like gloves.
@@fxp2741 agreed. Everything has a place. I did a video on ranger rolling your gloves so you always have a pair of gloves easily on hand instead of having a yard sale when going for them.
I literally just took the class the day before this video went up. Talk about serendipity! After taking the class I picked up a few Jacob Kits for the home, car, and workbag. I recommend it over the official Stop the Bleed Kits if yourself and your community are on a tight budget and can't afford the Stop the Bleed kit and replace it every 5 years. Definitely take the class though! Lot's of up to date techniques and insight into the first responder trauma medicine.
STB is a pretty good class, I took it a couple of weeks ago. It doesn't go into the deep weeds, leaving many people overwhelmed. It just covers stop the bleeding as SkinnyMedic stated... 3 things, TQ, PB and wound packing.
Phrase of the month, "Whoa that's a lot of blood!" Bro, I'm using this. BTW, your video is definitely one of the best. Easy to understand etc. Thanks for making the video, youre doing great.
Thank you so much for this! I recently took a two-day first-aid course and am following it up with a Stop the Bleed course tomorrow night. I've been holding off on making a kit until after tomorrow's class, so your timing is perfect!
Took the "Stop The Bleed" Training in my area, it was free, short and to the point and trained by Paramdedics and Emergency Room Nurses. I then bought my supplies from SkinnyMedic and made a kit essentially what his video says...just added shears, breathing mask and gloves to also help with a CPR/AED incident. Great class, find one in your area or ask your Fire Department to put one on for interested (and tax paying) citizens....
I took “Stop the Bleed” at Timberline in Flagstaff, AZ. The instructor was a manager in the Trauma program at the hospital I work at. I was EMT back in the 80’s and ended up going to nursing school. Everyone should take this class. The Trauma program at Northern Arizona Healthcare is selling a NAR stop the bleed kit to the community for 50 bucks. If you are an employee of NAH there is a discount. The kit contains a CAT-T, SWAT-T, NAR EMT scissors, pressure bandage, compressed gauze, and nitrile gloves. 90 bucks if you tried to piece it together. Take the class.
Nice video! I especially enjoy how u present the information on the videos. U were very courteous when I talked to u on the fly at the NRA Show in Indy. I can’t wait to attend one of your classes. 👍👍😁
I got my CAT Gen 7 from Amazon C-A-T Resources. And I decided on the CAT Gen 7 after watching a few videos on it. Also picked up an Israeli Bandage for my kit. Also have compress gauze as well as some QuikClot
could clear up smth please, do I need to/OR can apply pressure bandage on a wound which I stopped by applying direct pressure? will I make things worse for pressing on it with the pressure bandage afterwards? And could a hemostatic agent and pressure bandage on top of it supplant a tourniquet? I guess no... Ok. The last but not least may I ask why all hemostatic dressings warn of not removing it by yourself but only let it be done by a medical professional and second why they all have timing limitation of 24 hours i.e. if you are in the wilderness and no there is no chance to get a definitive medical help within this window of time then hemostatics are not appropriate? Please dispel my doubts if it is not too much trouble for you. I highly appreciate any advice you can offer.
So, I recently bought your AR500 SoB kit. I added a sharpie, space blanket and second Tq (1 CAT and 1 SWAT) I have some training, but we could all always use more. my question to you is: What would you suggest I potentially add to make my kit more expansive, as I am the first responder for my family.
SkinnyMedic my lady is a teacher and she expressed the idea of having a IFAK set up for the worst case scenario active shooter kit for her classroom. We would be talking about a kit designed to treat a classroom of 20. I've searched the internet for such a thing and it doesn't look like anyone has built out a kit for that specific purpose. Could I get your input on the best way to put together such a package short of spending 700 bucks ordering items individually? Any input you might have would be appreciated.
Just one thing, I would add informations about gloves, because in my opinion, they are one of the most important items in trauma kits to stop the bleeding. You will work with blood and if you don't know that person which you are trying to save... you should wear them. It can be really dangerous for you. Anyway, really great video. More people should know about this problematic. Greetings from Czech republic.
What you do is great !!!!! I ask you, what do you do, a video, with everything you need, for a survival backpack, in case of an apocalypse or something similar. Please, materials of all kinds, well explained and with product references. Preppers Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
He puts them in his Skinny medic edc pocket kit. So for a compact one, it’s a pretty decent option. Still not going to be as good as a CAT or SOF-T with a windless.
They're not combat approved mostly because they aren't ideal for average sized adults (soldiers), but RAT and SWAT-T can be effectively applied to smaller diameter extremities than standard tourniquets can. So I keep a couple for such cases, in addition to the go-to CAT, SOFT, etc.
May is "Stop the Bleed Month"... and folks waited until the end of the month to announce it or do something to spread the word. whoever decided to make this declaration should have been ringing the bell 27 days ago. thanks for another great video and all the advice @SkinnyMedic please keep them coming!
May shouldn’t be stop the bleed month. It should be stop the bleed month every month of every year. Every good person should get some medical training if possible. The knowledge can only help people. Thanks for everything you do Skinny Medic, you have greatly helped my medical knowledge over the past couple of years.
Does anyone make a kit like that specifically for school shootings? I'm mostly referring to elementary schools where small children have small arms -too small for windlass type Tq's.
Generally if a limb is too small for a cat, you’ll be able to stop bleeding with hand pressure and or a pressure bandage. If small limb size is a concern, the SWAT-T is a good option, and is included in pre packaged kits like Dark Angel Medical and their mini trauma kit.
I just got re cpr certified through the redcross I want to dive deeper into medical certifications. What should I do? I'm planning in starting the application to try to get a sponsorship through the police academy, I'm also working on my AA in criminal jusitce.
Hey @SkinnyMedic, I had a crazy idea while shaving and accidentally nicked myself. I was wondering since you use a septic pencil to stop the bleeding. Could you use it to a stop dramatic bleeding by holding it apply it into the wound.
Hey skinny medic they have new 2.0 course material that does not cover hemostatic agents, chest seals, or pressure bandages. If you want to see copy of the material let me know I can open up my google drive so you can see it as its over 100 mb and can't be emailed.
@@SkinnyMedic yeah I've spent about 5 hours putting together slides that I separate from the stop the bleed course as information from me not them that go over pressure bandages, hemostatic agents and chest seals. Btw I list you under my online resources for people to get more info.
What are your thoughts on the RATS tourniquet? I was thinking about grabbing one for an EDC item since it seems more compact than the Cat 7 or the SWAT T and could easily fit in a pocket. Keep up the great work!
wolfrydr Until someone who knows a lot more than I do answers you I’ll jump in here!!!! Rats isn’t combat ok’d and there have been some problems from what I understand with the company!!!! I “believe” Skinny Medic has shied away from using them!!!!! And this is from a guy that probably has 4 or 5 of them in a drawer now!!!!!
@@Zevon45 swat t or softt? I have found at least one study from oxford university that suggests that even with in depth training a swatt applied to the upper thigh only has a 50% success rate.
So I was thinking about 5 minutes ago and wondering: could you pack a hole with a tampon? It was just one of those random thoughts and then I come across this.
I saw either him or "PrepMedic" doing 1april video. In that video he uses tampon as a way to stop deep wound bleeding like quicklot and celox are meant to do. The thing is he was acting very 1st aprilish so that makes me think that Tampone into wound makes zero difference. (Doesn't help clotting, and is too small). If I remember right the quicklot/celox and other hemostatic agents are meant to stop arterial bleeding. What it means is that if you close the wound on the surface it doesn't help because it bleeds from deep within. To that end I have to pack hemostatic agent into the wound with contact to arterial bleeding source. I would think that even as makeshift packing tampone ain't doing shit to stop bleeding.
Emergency departments very much despise the hemostatic powders because they're difficult to clean out from wounds. If it's something that can potentially safely reabsorb into patient's body like Celox, it's a little less annoying for them, but they prefer the hemostatic impregnated gauze that's easy to remove later.
You make amazing videos and I hope one day I can reach your level. I am a medic from Nigeria, Pls I will like a mentorship and any help I can use on my channel. A feature will be a great start. Am just starting up my channel.
hey friend, you have not thought about subtitling your videos to spanish so more people would have access to all this information, since in spanish there is almost no information
It's not that I do not know English, I say it for many people who are interested in the information and in them the limitation is the language, my English is not good but enough to understand
Check out www.medicalgearoutfitters.com for supplies! Thank you!
Why no trauma sheers, gloves and spaceblanket?
I know you let the "breathing stuff" out on purpose.
You could absolutely add those items to your kit. I was just trying to give people idea on where to start.
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Ah ok. Then i got it wrong.
I use rangerbands to keep the things together btw.
Should i delete the posts?
SkinnyMedic
Just bought a kit brother. Good insurance for my peeps.
What about triangular bandages those can be used as trauma dressings too and they are cheap
Everybody should take your class, it was awesome! Worth every penny.
“Stay organized.” That’s some solid advise right there. The last thing anyone wants to do is to have to hunt for something you need immediately. Great video.
The best way is to do like in boot camp where you put together your rifle blindfolded. You don't have to be blindfolded with the bag, just everything goes in the same place every time, and periodically take it all out then put it back again to recall where everything is found. It's your bag, don't need more organization than that, and try to put first things you use on top like gloves.
@@fxp2741 agreed. Everything has a place. I did a video on ranger rolling your gloves so you always have a pair of gloves easily on hand instead of having a yard sale when going for them.
I literally just took the class the day before this video went up. Talk about serendipity! After taking the class I picked up a few Jacob Kits for the home, car, and workbag. I recommend it over the official Stop the Bleed Kits if yourself and your community are on a tight budget and can't afford the Stop the Bleed kit and replace it every 5 years. Definitely take the class though! Lot's of up to date techniques and insight into the first responder trauma medicine.
STB is a pretty good class, I took it a couple of weeks ago.
It doesn't go into the deep weeds, leaving many people overwhelmed. It just covers stop the bleeding as SkinnyMedic stated... 3 things, TQ, PB and wound packing.
Phrase of the month, "Whoa that's a lot of blood!" Bro, I'm using this. BTW, your video is definitely one of the best. Easy to understand etc. Thanks for making the video, youre doing great.
Can't go wrong with SkinnyMedic's products & advice! Organization!! Very Important!! Thanks again !
Perfect timing as I just took the Stop the Bleeding class last month with both my sons.
I dunno if you have a video yet on how to best organize your bag but that would be REALLY helpful
Who in the hell gave this a thumbs down?! The Grim Reaper?
I was thinking the same thing! haha
Probably some guy that always asks the cop why de didn't shoot them in the leg
Great class , one truly never knows when OMGTLB Happens. I happened upon an individual with GSW and I was glad I had my kit on hand...
Probably should have done this at the start of May, but it’s still awesome to have this out. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this! I recently took a two-day first-aid course and am following it up with a Stop the Bleed course tomorrow night. I've been holding off on making a kit until after tomorrow's class, so your timing is perfect!
Did one, free, they taught us hyfin chest seal application, cat tqs, and Israeli bandage use
Took the "Stop The Bleed" Training in my area, it was free, short and to the point and trained by Paramdedics and Emergency Room Nurses. I then bought my supplies from SkinnyMedic and made a kit essentially what his video says...just added shears, breathing mask and gloves to also help with a CPR/AED incident. Great class, find one in your area or ask your Fire Department to put one on for interested (and tax paying) citizens....
Pro-tip: Avoid CAT TQ knockoffs by buying from SkinnyMedic like I did.
I took “Stop the Bleed” at Timberline in Flagstaff, AZ. The instructor was a manager in the Trauma program at the hospital I work at. I was EMT back in the 80’s and ended up going to nursing school. Everyone should take this class. The Trauma program at Northern Arizona Healthcare is selling a NAR stop the bleed kit to the community for 50 bucks. If you are an employee of NAH there is a discount. The kit contains a CAT-T, SWAT-T, NAR EMT scissors, pressure bandage, compressed gauze, and nitrile gloves. 90 bucks if you tried to piece it together. Take the class.
Good Stuff!!! Thanxs Bud, long live the Republic!!!
Solid, practical, and appropriate.
Nice video! I especially enjoy how u present the information on the videos. U were very courteous when I talked to u on the fly at the NRA Show in Indy. I can’t wait to attend one of your classes. 👍👍😁
Thank you! Hopefully you can make it down to SC!
For some reason I thought u were from Texas. I hate Texas and my bad. SC is a nice state. I should have no problem attending. See u then. Thanks
I got my CAT Gen 7 from Amazon C-A-T Resources. And I decided on the CAT Gen 7 after watching a few videos on it. Also picked up an Israeli Bandage for my kit. Also have compress gauze as well as some QuikClot
www.medicalgearoutfitters.com
I enjoyed your video, but I am going to ask, why you did not include gloves and a mylar blanket in the video for stop the bleedkits?
could clear up smth please, do I need to/OR can apply pressure bandage on a wound which I stopped by applying direct pressure? will I make things worse for pressing on it with the pressure bandage afterwards? And could a hemostatic agent and pressure bandage on top of it supplant a tourniquet? I guess no... Ok. The last but not least may I ask why all hemostatic dressings warn of not removing it by yourself but only let it be done by a medical professional and second why they all have timing limitation of 24 hours i.e. if you are in the wilderness and no there is no chance to get a definitive medical help within this window of time then hemostatics are not appropriate? Please dispel my doubts if it is not too much trouble for you. I highly appreciate any advice you can offer.
Great video as always.
So, I recently bought your AR500 SoB kit. I added a sharpie, space blanket and second Tq (1 CAT and 1 SWAT) I have some training, but we could all always use more. my question to you is: What would you suggest I potentially add to make my kit more expansive, as I am the first responder for my family.
@6:08 ... they go how?
skinny medic red bag
swat t
2 compact hyfin
4.5" gauze roll
3"ace bandage
tape
gloves
shears
SkinnyMedic my lady is a teacher and she expressed the idea of having a IFAK set up for the worst case scenario active shooter kit for her classroom. We would be talking about a kit designed to treat a classroom of 20. I've searched the internet for such a thing and it doesn't look like anyone has built out a kit for that specific purpose. Could I get your input on the best way to put together such a package short of spending 700 bucks ordering items individually? Any input you might have would be appreciated.
Just one thing, I would add informations about gloves, because in my opinion, they are one of the most important items in trauma kits to stop the bleeding. You will work with blood and if you don't know that person which you are trying to save... you should wear them. It can be really dangerous for you. Anyway, really great video. More people should know about this problematic. Greetings from Czech republic.
yes agree 100%, save a life but come out with a blood related illness. your safe keeping 1st. Get long cuffs with heavy mills thickness.
What you do is great !!!!! I ask you, what do you do, a video, with everything you need, for a survival backpack, in case of an apocalypse or something similar. Please, materials of all kinds, well explained and with product references. Preppers Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
What ya think of swat t tounequet?
He puts them in his Skinny medic edc pocket kit. So for a compact one, it’s a pretty decent option. Still not going to be as good as a CAT or SOF-T with a windless.
They're not combat approved mostly because they aren't ideal for average sized adults (soldiers), but RAT and SWAT-T can be effectively applied to smaller diameter extremities than standard tourniquets can. So I keep a couple for such cases, in addition to the go-to CAT, SOFT, etc.
Do you recommend a 4" or 6" pressure bandage for a bleed kit?
Wierd question... If you don't have enough tourniquets for mass casualties can you use a ratcheting tie down strap as a back-up tourniquet?
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Thank you for watching!
May is "Stop the Bleed Month"... and folks waited until the end of the month to announce it or do something to spread the word. whoever decided to make this declaration should have been ringing the bell 27 days ago. thanks for another great video and all the advice @SkinnyMedic please keep them coming!
Should I I use a vented or non vented chest seal for a gunshot wound to the chest?
I use vented always, but they tend to clog up. Just lessens the chance of needing to decompress.
When you gonna have the tX2 back in stock?
May shouldn’t be stop the bleed month. It should be stop the bleed month every month of every year. Every good person should get some medical training if possible. The knowledge can only help people. Thanks for everything you do Skinny Medic, you have greatly helped my medical knowledge over the past couple of years.
Does anyone make a kit like that specifically for school shootings? I'm mostly referring to elementary schools where small children have small arms -too small for windlass type Tq's.
Generally if a limb is too small for a cat, you’ll be able to stop bleeding with hand pressure and or a pressure bandage. If small limb size is a concern, the SWAT-T is a good option, and is included in pre packaged kits like Dark Angel Medical and their mini trauma kit.
I just got re cpr certified through the redcross I want to dive deeper into medical certifications. What should I do? I'm planning in starting the application to try to get a sponsorship through the police academy, I'm also working on my AA in criminal jusitce.
Hey @SkinnyMedic, I had a crazy idea while shaving and accidentally nicked myself. I was wondering since you use a septic pencil to stop the bleeding. Could you use it to a stop dramatic bleeding by holding it apply it into the wound.
Duncan Holbrook tooth paste works great
Is the quick clot expiration date for sterility?
No
Prepmedic's video also didn't mention chest seals, is there a specific reason?
its specifically about stopping major bleeding, chest seals arent for stopping bleeding
Hey skinny medic they have new 2.0 course material that does not cover hemostatic agents, chest seals, or pressure bandages. If you want to see copy of the material let me know I can open up my google drive so you can see it as its over 100 mb and can't be emailed.
Well that stinks ...
I will can login to BleedingControl.org and get it. Thank you!
@@SkinnyMedic yeah I've spent about 5 hours putting together slides that I separate from the stop the bleed course as information from me not them that go over pressure bandages, hemostatic agents and chest seals. Btw I list you under my online resources for people to get more info.
Thank you! Yes I would still cover pressure bandages and hemostatic agents in my STB classes. I have always talked more on chest seals as well.
What are your thoughts on the RATS tourniquet? I was thinking about grabbing one for an EDC item since it seems more compact than the Cat 7 or the SWAT T and could easily fit in a pocket. Keep up the great work!
Not CoTCCC approved would not trust my life to it.
wolfrydr Until someone who knows a lot more than I do answers you I’ll jump in here!!!! Rats isn’t combat ok’d and there have been some problems from what I understand with the company!!!! I “believe” Skinny Medic has shied away from using them!!!!! And this is from a guy that probably has 4 or 5 of them in a drawer now!!!!!
I can second other dudes comment I owned one found out more about it and now its a reference aid for my STB classes.
Thanks for all the replies. I'll stick with my Cat 7's and Swat T's
@@Zevon45 swat t or softt? I have found at least one study from oxford university that suggests that even with in depth training a swatt applied to the upper thigh only has a 50% success rate.
Where is your company located?
South Carolina
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So I was thinking about 5 minutes ago and wondering: could you pack a hole with a tampon? It was just one of those random thoughts and then I come across this.
I saw either him or "PrepMedic" doing 1april video. In that video he uses tampon as a way to stop deep wound bleeding like quicklot and celox are meant to do. The thing is he was acting very 1st aprilish so that makes me think that Tampone into wound makes zero difference. (Doesn't help clotting, and is too small).
If I remember right the quicklot/celox and other hemostatic agents are meant to stop arterial bleeding. What it means is that if you close the wound on the surface it doesn't help
because it bleeds from deep within. To that end I have to pack hemostatic agent into the wound with contact to arterial bleeding source. I would think that even as makeshift packing
tampone ain't doing shit to stop bleeding.
It's fine. Adds pressure. Hemostatic is better.
How long can you keep those items in your pack?
Joseph C, officially, until they expire.
None in Washington state unfortunately
You need to come teach a class in Texas or Arkansas 😂😂. Great videos
Just go to Greenville, SC and take his class I travelled from the UK and it is worth it. :)
@@RJM1011 I'm going to try to this year.
@@ABeardedPanda VERY GOOD :)
What are the thoughts on blood clot powders. BleedStop or Stops-Bleeding?
re-upping this question.. have the same question.
Emergency departments very much despise the hemostatic powders because they're difficult to clean out from wounds. If it's something that can potentially safely reabsorb into patient's body like Celox, it's a little less annoying for them, but they prefer the hemostatic impregnated gauze that's easy to remove later.
Some folks still don’t understand that if a person gets shot or stabbed in the chest, a tourniquet isn’t going to help.
You make amazing videos and I hope one day I can reach your level. I am a medic from Nigeria, Pls I will like a mentorship and any help I can use on my channel. A feature will be a great start. Am just starting up my channel.
How hard was it for you to say your outro that slow? 😆
Extremely! Haha
It was like it was in slow motion. 😁
I see triangles in his background
hey friend, you have not thought about subtitling your videos to spanish so more people would have access to all this information, since in spanish there is almost no information
Learn English. MAGA
It's not that I do not know English, I say it for many people who are interested in the information and in them the limitation is the language, my English is not good but enough to understand
FYI, "www.bleedcontrol.org" is a dead link.
bro, get someone to help you filming and edit this tutorial. it would make much sense to viewers
This video just cost me 150$
Men purse! lol...
I bet girls wish they could stop the bleed when they play for 5 days
First
Way to go kid
Thanks dad