Medical in range bag.

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I keep a big pack of gauze in my range bag. There is also a makeshift tourniquet and a plastic trash bag. My go to though, in my head anyway, is gauze. If it’s bleeding bad, stuff gauze in it. I try to have an overly simplistic plan because if I get shot, it will probably be ugly and I might not be thinking anywhere near 100%.
 
I do. I’m wired that way, having been a paramedic for nearly 30 years. It’s really minimalistic: a tourniquet, one or two 5x9 combi-pads and a roll of gauze. I don’t want anything I don’t have to have, and it don’t want it taking up a lot of space. No IV fluids or airway stuff. A few basic first aid items are useful too: bandaids, ibuprofen, hydrocortisone cream. I’ll add low dose aspirin, its benefit in the event of a heart attack is real. I’d say it’s more likely that someone has chest pain during training than gets shot. My $.02.
 
Izzy and TQ in almost all bags. Like, my briefcase as carryon when traveling in the car or airplane even.

If you get serious about a TQ, I like the CAT and also it has a trainer. Get that. Practice. Let the kids practice.

TQs are good for peripheral woulds and also became a big deal for soldiers, in a war with body armor and explosives and medics. They are useful enough and small, but not super duper likely to be needed for a serious wound on a range. If you get one, take it out of the wrapper, pre-set the white velcro to the side, and put in a holder. Hard to open when sweaty, panicked, covered in blood.

So, the Izzy is good for general wound dressing, such as penetrating torso wounds, or anything peripheral that isn't spurting blood. I've used one on a very bleedy head wound, worked great.

All ranges I shoot on have boo-boo kits and trauma kits, so that also helps and if you are at an organized club, make sure they do that.

But I also don't always shoot on ranges so good to have your own I think still.
 
Gus Gustovshon said:
I do. I’m wired that way, having been a paramedic for nearly 30 years. It’s really minimalistic: a tourniquet, one or two 5x9 combi-pads and a roll of gauze. I don’t want anything I don’t have to have, and it don’t want it taking up a lot of space. No IV fluids or airway stuff. A few basic first aid items are useful too: bandaids, ibuprofen, hydrocortisone cream. I’ll add low dose aspirin, its benefit in the event of a heart attack is real. I’d say it’s more likely that someone has chest pain during training than gets shot. My $.02.
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I have a good med kit in the truck. I only want to carry the minimum in my bag and less than life or death can wait for the truck kit. I added this to my bag it's super light and I gave training to both kids even though my daughter doesn't go to the range. More about the saw danger and preparing them both 20220829_215734.jpg
 
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I built this one for my range and hunting toolbox. I have a second one in my truck. I keep a stripped down version in my EDC backpack.

ETA: Detailed List, Left to Right.

Hyfin chest seal pair
Recon Medical Tourniquet GEN 4
Two Israel Bandages
Inexpensive medical shears
Quick Clot Gauss
Several pairs of nitrile gloves
Commercial small first aid kit (mostly a left over from a previous version)
A selection of Curad Performance self adhesive bandages (I have yet to find a stickier band-aid)
Liquid Skin Bandage (skin glue, no shown under the band-aids)
Triple Antibiotic Ointment .5gr Packets (no shown under band-aids)
1-inch wide Gorilla Tape
Medial Tape
Matches.
 
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I built this one for my range and hunting toolbox. I have a second one in my truck. I keep a stripped down version in my EDC backpack.
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I don't see any braces. I like the foam splints. Between the old lady shattering her ankle and many brakes at BMX they get the most milage along with ace wraps. Fortunately I don't have much experience fixing holes in me... I'd actually like to keep it that way.
 
AJC1 said:
Do any of you Cary medical supplies with you at the range? I just got a chain saw and got a tactical turiniquite kit and some quick clot. I just doubled my order and added the second to my range bag. Does anyone else Cary worst case gear.
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I always have a mini IFK on me, even just walking around town. CAT, Combat Gauze, gloves, etc.
 
CAT and Quickclot powder are the bare minimum for medical supplies to deal with massive traumas. I carry both in an ankle holster about 98% of the time carry.

I don't have a current range that I frequent. Close downs and whatnot. One thing to point out, the most important thing to carry on you if you visit an outdoor range is a snake bite kit. Most states, especially in the south and west, have venomous snakes. And a kit to suck out some venom can prove far more useful than a large kit to treat a bullet wound. Add in some cans of insect spray and sun block to round non trauma items.
 
herrwalther said:
CAT and Quickclot powder are the bare minimum for medical supplies to deal with massive traumas. I carry both in an ankle holster about 98% of the time carry.

I don't have a current range that I frequent. Close downs and whatnot. One thing to point out, the most important thing to carry on you if you visit an outdoor range is a snake bite kit. Most states, especially in the south and west, have venomous snakes. And a kit to suck out some venom can prove far more useful than a large kit to treat a bullet wound. Add in some cans of insect spray and sun block to round non trauma items.
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I'm not sucking out poison. I'll pop a double dose of benadryl and go to the hospital.
 
AJC1 said:
Do any of you Cary medical supplies with you at the range? I just got a chain saw and got a tactical turiniquite kit and some quick clot. I just doubled my order and added the second to my range bag. Does anyone else Cary worst case gear.
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I keep a turiniquite with me at all times. I would keep quick clot, but I don’t know how to use it. Beside that, I do keep a 1st aid kit, and took a cpr class for babies and toddlers
 
Mark_Mark said:
I keep a turiniquite with me at all times. I would keep quick clot, but I don’t know how to use it. Beside that, I do keep a 1st aid kit, and took a cpr class for babies and toddlers
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It's pretty simple, dump in the wound, apply gause and wrap to apply pressure. I told my kids if it bleeds apply pressure, still bleeding, apply clotting agent and wrap, still bleeding or it squirts break out the tourniquet. I tried to explain its going to hurt if your doing it right but I didn't want to scare them from using it if needed.
 
AJC1 said:
It's pretty simple, dump in the wound, apply gause and wrap to apply pressure. I told my kids if it bleeds apply pressure, still bleeding, apply clotting agent and wrap, still bleeding or it squirts break out the tourniquet. I tried to explain its going to hurt if your doing it right but I didn't want to scare them from using it if needed.
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I’ll get some quick clot from amazon, I have a decent supply of wraps, galze, medical tape, ivermectin, rubbing alcohol, and so on… I believe in being prepared.
 
Gauze, bandaids, gauze pads, white tape, Neosporin in a smallish, leather milsurp case.

I've had advanced first aid training from an MD, how to learn in brief about Quickclot product, videos?
 
Hikingman said:
Gauze, bandaids, gauze pads, white tape, Neosporin in a smallish, leather milsurp case.

I've had advanced first aid training from an MD, how to learn in brief about Quickclot product, videos?
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let look it up
 
As an ex-Army medic, while first-aid kits and bottled water should be minimum to have on hand, I have found roll of paper towel (I prefer cloth-like Kleenex Viva), roll of duct tape, some cardboard and clear plastic/kitchen cling wrap in the vehicle came in handy to address many bleeding wounds, need for splints and clear dressing to visualize the wound along with strong pressure duct tape can provide. (You can make a simple "kit" by tossing in all the items along with first-aid kit, bottled water, tools/multi-tool, hard candy for low blood sugar, etc. in the cardboard box to transfer easily between vehicles - I keep my kit in a backpack)

Saran/cling plastic wrap also provides "non-stick" dressing and quite a bit of compression when tightly wrapped to apply pressure to stop bleeding/sucking chest wounds.

Paper towel allows quick and easy clean up and can also be used as toilet paper if/when the need arises. ;)
 
I think a better question would be, if you carry the stuff do you know how to use it correctly?

I don't on the range bag, but do on my motorcycle.
 
Remington1911 said:
I think a better question would be, if you carry the stuff do you know how to use it correctly?

I don't on the range bag, but do on my motorcycle.
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If it's in my first aid kit I know how to use it. I have been taking CPR and various first aid classes since I was in Boy Scouts in the 80's. Just this year I took a first aid classes and CPR refresher offered by my work and did the online version of "Stop the Bleed". Hopefully my local hospital will offer the hands on extension of that course in the coming months.
 
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