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Medical Kit (Blow Out Kit, IFAK) for The Range



Having a medical kit for trips to the range is a must for me. Going out for a day of shooting at the range can be fun, but it can also be dangerous. Many accidents can happen when you’re shooting outdoors, so it’s best to be prepared for them by having certain medical gear in a medical kit close by.To get more news about Профессиональный FАК, you can visit rusuntacmed.com.ru official website.

What you carry in your medical kit or on your person will differ from shooter to shooter. Some of these items are going to be skill-level dependent (Meaning you need to get training to use them correctly), and some of them can be used by anyone. Just keep in mind if you don’t know how to use a specific type of gear then you shouldn’t carry it with you. Even though there are some things that you shouldn’t have in your kit, there are some things that are universal when it comes to medical gear.
One piece of equipment that every shooter should have in their medical kit would be Quikclot Combat Gauze. The main reason is because you can use it to stop a severe bleed fast. A great advancement in the QuikClot line is the “HEATFREE” feature. Quikclot packs 4 yards of 3” wide kaolin-impregnated gauze into each container. Some previous clotting agents used chemical-induced exothermic reactions to stop a wound from bleeding, but kaolin is an inorganic mineral that speeds up the body’s natural clotting factor without heating up.

Besides Clotting Agents and Tourniquets, there are certain bandages and gauze that can control bleeding too. One prime example is the Olaes Modular Bandage. It uses an adjustable “pressure cup” to compress the blood vessels in and around the wound, stopping the bleeding through focused pressure application. The bandage has other great features too, like the 3 meters of sterile 4-ply gauze packed inside of it. There are a few different versions of the Olaes Bandage, 4” Inch, 6” Inch, and a Flat Packed 4” Inch model.

You can also use simple Z-fold gauze to pack the wound. Deploying Z-PAK Gauze is extremely similar to using Quikclot Z-Fold gauze. When there’s a wound that needs packing, you unwrap the gauze and you begin to push the gauze into the wound using your fingers or your thumbs. The person with the wound is not going to be very happy with you, but you need to pack that wound with the gauze until it stops hemorrhaging.
Another item that you’ll want to have with you in your medical kit or blowout bag, if possible, is a chest seal. One of the better chest seals is the HyFin chest seal. It comes in a 2-pack, one for the front of the wound and one for the back. The Hyfin has a Patented 3-channel vent to relieve pressure on the wound. Another great feature is that it comes in sterile packaging with easy-to-read instructions on the rear.

Another good chest seal option is the Fox chest seal. Just like the Hyfin chest seal, the Fox chest seal comes with detailed instructions on the packaging to apply the device. They don’t cost all that much, and they work very well.

There are quite a few different tourniquets on the market that are decent, but some are a notch above in terms of quality and ease of use. If given a choice for my medical kit, I would go with either a CAT tourniquet, SOF-T, or a SWAT-T tourniquet.