Best tearaway First Aid/Trauma Kit I've seen...

[@TWANGnBANG]

Use code TWANGNBANG to get up to 10% off your order at AR500 Armor. Complete QD IFAK: bit.ly/2NhJp7N Current AR500 Armor deals: bit.ly/2k2hHj1 Mini Sharpies: amzn.to/2INaiSA QuikClot Advanced Clotting Gauze: bit.ly/2k6tCwd

[@heckyes]

I'm barely even into firearms, mostly I just support the rights surrounding them. But I LOVE this channel!

[@TWANGnBANG]

Thanks so much!

[@Osprey1994]

Even if you aren't into firearms it's a great idea to be into emergency medicine. If you can administer life saving care such as being able to stop bleeding in the first hour you significantly boost the chances of someone surviving whatever trauma they have been subjected to.

[@bigbigby4657]

This vid helped me decide on buying one! Caught it on sale for just $82. Said 1 week lead time but within 1 day it shipped. Appreciate the video.☺👍

[@Dynastypreppers]

Glad to hear someone in the mainstream community acknowledge some of the preparedness steps a lot take, and then forget about having a med kit. Will have to check this one out Cameron, thank you. And the price is a great deal too with the code.

[@lgwjrwhite588]

This is a really well done vid with a lay person honesty

[@smokinninja730]

Man I love this channel I'm glad you're posting

[@TWANGnBANG]

Thanks!

[@tedb.5707]

Garand Thumb makes an excellent case for two IFAKs, one for holes and life-threatening trauma, and a boo-boo kit for everyday cuts, scrapes and aliments while in the field. What most of us would consider a "first aid kit'. He makes a good case for having both in the car, truck, SUV...and on the trail.

[@darc1027]

That kit looks solid man thanks for sharing

[@magicdaveable]

I don't have any of those items you mentioned. I have been carrying a survival bag in my pickup truck since the 1970's. Experience taught me the difference between survival and what I call "prepper paranoia."

[@cdncampcook8680]

That pack looks perfect. Funny that your TQ comments in this video are better than most TQ specific videos. Cheers!

[@andrewb.4098]

The whole demonstration felt like I was watching a magic trick😂

[@TWANGnBANG]

lol

[@mk2_suprr]

For reeaaaallll 😂😂😂

[@zackmaine5789]

Twangnbang is such a cool and helpful channel. I really like this channel it's cool,fun and just plain awesome!!!

[@MsUltrafox]

In America, you can be a very long distance from a hospital or a doctor. So having a good first aid kit in your car is a very good idea. And while hunting a smaller useful kit could save your life.

[@seminolerick6845]

Its good you are learning. Having several friends in the medical field tho... he is liberally deploying a tourniquet ...not good... it is an EXTREME last ditch tool... folks have needlessly lost limbs & yes, died from a wound that did NOT require one. Train, talk with med folks about this & yes... DO apply if it warrants such... ONLY then !

[@guisspino]

Seminole Rick that’s very outdated teaching. Yes, tourniquets are the trend of the month and it is a bit over stated. But there is pretty low risk of applying a tourniquet and keeping it on a limb. Well up to 12 hours or so you can have zero long term damage.

[@Mex_the_Fox]

@@seminolerick6845 that is indeed a totally outdated opinion... 1000 Studies show that this is not the case!

[@cardiaccoder9622]

@@guisspino yeah, some people may be too quick to go to the tourniquet these days, but the risk of injury from the tourniquet is low

[@MrCaboose83]

Well thought out video, as always I get more than I had initially thought when viewing your content.

[@e2-n412]

Same! That's why I like this channel...

[@DeGauss73]

Just a quick note on the SWAT-T tourniquet unlike CAT or others it can be used on small children who arms are smaller than the flat windage part of the tourniquet. Since I take my kids to the range I keep both with me. Another advantage of the SWAT-T is in a mass casualty you can cut it and get a couple or more tourniquets out of one. Great Video thanks.

[@TWANGnBANG]

That’s a big reason it’s my EDC tourniquet.

[@coolhand1866]

Greetings from beautiful UpState New York...home of the Adirondack Mountains and excellent craft hard cider! My QDIFAK arrived yesterday and I really like it!! I'm signed-up for some advanced first aid training next month and it will be good to incorporate this kit into my training. Thanks for doing the video/review on this kit!!

[@nixietee]

I saw the ad from AR500 in my inbox the other day and it looked very interesting. After your review, I consider buying one. Thanks for the excellent content.

[@terrynb12]

A great bit of kit and very thorough review. Thank you sir.

[@Brykk]

Thanks for the great video. You might consider putting a single aaa microstream flashlight in one of those spare loops.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Not a bad idea, though I always have two lights on me at all times anyway.

[@Brykk]

TWANGnBANG I get it. I was just thinking about what you said in the video about if you have to hand it off to someone else, it will ensure that there will be light if needed.

[@dustinrettig3652]

I have the old AR500 IFAK with the CAT-T. I've been wanting a new one to put on my rifle bag, so I bought this and got the SOF-T, because I don't have one. Training, practice, etc is crucial. I keep a couple RE Factor RATS tourniquets around too (I keep a MyMedic kid with me at work, which I unfortunately use too often just for bandaids, tylenol, benadryl, etc). But WITHOUT your code (caught this video after I ordered), the new QD IFAK is $106 shipped with the upgraded TQ. Good price to save a life if you need it.

[@FishOnIsMyHandle]

Very appreciative of the reasonable price, it's tempting to get 2 (in spite of being a tad light right now)

[@TheOtherEddie]

Cameron. Great content, great production. Keep it up. Nice report on the IFAK, too!

[@terryritchings1080]

I appreciate you making the videos..... thank you.!

[@rhodey2952]

Just ordered one. Can't beat the price. Thanks for the code!

[@germanredneck4414]

great detailed review without going in too much

[@M14-d2r]

Thanks for the video! I have to get an IFAK yet for my Testudo Plate Carrier. I love AR500!

[@tylerdtharp]

My company designed our IFAK with this carrier and our own fillers

[@charleslee8694]

Definitely going to consider adding this to my field bag. Thanks for the post!

[@mackie32x4]

Thank you for that demo of the CAT. Appreciated!!

[@TWANGnBANG]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@garvincentcia5873]

Love it ,it's simple and to the point. There porbly will not be a better design layout abrasion thought and thought kit. Looks to have room for a Stitche kit and presher release pen. Vary though out design.

[@mercruial]

Your video is super crystal clear 👍👍

[@T4nkcommander]

As usual, you're in depth detailed look really goes a long way in showcasing the product you are looking at. Have you considered doing a video on when/how to use all the items in a first aid kit? We all need a refresher now and then, and having a video from you on the subject would be really handy. Might be a bit too far in left field, but something I thought of. Maybe tie it into a walk through of your emergency gear. How's your girl doing?

[@TWANGnBANG]

I try to stay in my lane when I make videos, and making instructional videos on how to use the various products would be well out of my lane even though I know how to use them. I might make one comparing tourniquets, though. My daughter is doing much better, thanks!

[@T4nkcommander]

Yeah, I figured that would probably be the case. Would be interested in a tourniquet comparison video tho for sure. Glad to hear she's improved.

[@akonfire66]

Thanks for showing this amazing product. Thats exactly what I was looking for a long time. Too bad, that AR500 Armor does not ship to germany... So no chance for me to get this awesome pice attached to my plate carrier :(

[@cadbane33]

I wanted a cross between ITS Tallboy and Spartan Armor AFAK. Damn this is it.👍🏼 Thank you very much!🇺🇸🦅

[@kenhelmers2603]

Thanks Cameron - nice kit!

[@williammaurer9450]

Like it! Agree...best kit I've seen too.

[@denniss5845]

This thing is awesome well thought-out thanks for the vid

[@wetwriterrr]

A lot useful items you can't find a the drug store. Very good presentation.

[@geocaching63]

I like this kit ..... but wonder if a can add a modular dressing?? This is a well thought out kit for an individual and a GREAT addition to a Range Bag!!

[@76life00]

The only thing it's really missing is a face shield for CPR

[@Crazt]

This Kunt Red Cross doesn't teach rescue breaths any more. If you were taught this recently might want to find an instructor with up to date credentials.

[@e2-n412]

Let's be honest here. Just because it isn't taught to the broad mass doesn't mean that it's not important. If your body doesn't get oxygen through the respiratory system then the myocardial cells die off after 3mins and the nerval cells in the brain after 5. What do you think why we use a BVM and an ET Tube in EMS? Just for fun? It's been proven by studies that if the first responder is performing CPR with a mouth to mouth and an AED, the ROSC rate doubled or even tripled. So use it if you know how to. Greetings from a German Paramedic

[@KimberlyGreen]

@Crazy ... The Red Cross might not teach it, but other organizations, such as the National Safety Council (www.nsc.org/) do. I just completed my re-cert thru them for First Aid & CPR and we did perform chest compressions •and• breathing.

[@TonySmithJr]

Germany might be a little behind, if you see someone drop don't need rescue breaths. Stopping compression's causes more harm than continues compression's. The blood stream holds adequate oxygen to keep the brain and heart tissue alive until you can bag the patient. Now if EMS is a long time away then you can consider rescue breaths after 15 minutes of compression's. Feel free to read the new research on how stopping compression's for even 10 seconds starts you all over on the patient. Greetings from an American emergency department nurse

[@CommonCentrist82]

These are trauma kits. If you want to carry a face shield for rescue breaths just butt one. They cost next to nothing.

[@markpolly2574]

Awesome video Cameron Thanks!!!!

[@walterdavis4808]

Good set up

[@michaeldanielsg19]

Great video! Thanks for doing it.

[@GetMeThere1]

had to watch this just to find out what the heck a tearaway IFAK was!

[@frankhellman6879]

Great info, thanks.

[@PerfectTangent]

Piece of advice for the CAT. There's no need to fumble with feeding the strap through the loop while you're applying the tourniquet as you should already pre-size it for a (normal) human thigh. Leg wound, just slide it up the leg and cinch it tight. Arm, do the same thing but pull more. This is also important for self-application. Personally, since we're talking about tourniquets and stopping blood loss is paramount, just get yourself some simple one-inch ratchet straps and size them for use (that is, don't have 10 feet of nylon when three or four will do).

[@TWANGnBANG]

The reference was not for cases where you *can* slip an already-looped TQ over a limb. It is not uncommon in an MVA, for example, to find a limb so mangled as to not have one direction below the injury or even a limb pinned somewhere in the wreckage.

[@PerfectTangent]

Very true.

[@bobwampler3387]

That is a pretty sweet setup!

[@sociopathmercenary]

Nice kit. Wish they offered the bag standalone for those of us who are have the supplies.

[@Ms_Tex]

They do. www.ar500armor.com/medical/medical-pouches/quick-detach-ifak-pouch.html

[@meh6953]

Thank you, for the informative video!

[@TWANGnBANG]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fxDELTAx]

Love kits with access in mind.

[@Dedstik]

Ugh...I missed this deal. Your code is still valid but the pricing on the AR500 site has changed. Thanks for the review.

[@12799MaDeuce]

I just bought one of these - great pouch, but I found that CAT-7 tourniquets and HiFin chest seals are too long to fit in the kit (can't close the side flaps). Unfortunately gonna have to return it. Wish they made a bigger one, but otherwise it's an awesome ifak pouch!

[@Pugrug.]

you can fold chest seals, it doesn’t really affect the performance if you know how to apply them, there are also many ways to fold cat tourniquets and there are also many cat tourniquet holders that can be used on the molle of this kit.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Are you going to review the Arena carrier? Maybe a comparison between it and the Testudo gen2. Excellent vid as usual.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Yes, a video on the Arena will be coming soon. It’s one of the most comfortable plate carriers I’ve ever worn.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

I can't wait, interested to hear your view on how it rides on the shoulders, as I noticed in your ifak review, the Arena rode farther out from the neck than the Testudo. I have a 24" neck and the Testudo seems to rub my neck raw. Look forward to your vids, be safe.

[@TWANGnBANG]

You’ll likely have no problems with the Arena. Much wider between the straps.

[@calebc6028]

love you vids man..

[@HumorousHearsay]

I was wondering where/how did you find the items for your kit? AR500 has a refill kit, but the items are different than shown in video. I’d definitely like to have the exact items you have with a CAT Tourniquet.

[@reliablethreat23]

Excellent video.

[@59BigWalt]

Good Kit

[@CoGhostRider]

Was watching random videos today and came across your soundtrack on another channel so had to come back and double check 😂 the channel was VDMA

[@JayM1989]

IFAK is incredibly important my life was saved by a tourniquet (CAT) it is a must for every type of kit/bag/vehicle

[@whitebuffalo4641]

Really useful, thanks.

[@danielhesse8600]

What IFAK would you recommend for being carried in a range bag or school backpack?

[@TWANGnBANG]

This would be a good one, and it’s on sale right now: bit.ly/2PU8eYJ

[@12cm32]

I liked it for practical and portability. I’m more worried about expired dates for longevity i.e. longevity of components. How long and how often to resup? Everything has a use by, can you do a 1st aid kit with what does and doesn’t need resup?

[@TWANGnBANG]

I wouldn’t hesitate to put an “expired” item into use saving a life. Most of the time, the expiration date is there because the FDA requires it and there isn’t a lot of incentive to make the expiration date long for two reasons: 1. It would take more time to test the expiration date as required by the FDA, 2. Most of this is used by hospitals and professional first responders who simply go through their supplies so fast that expiration dates just aren’t a concern.

[@danieljcall3811]

If you are to use an IFAK it the way they were intended like the military does the IFAK you are carrying is used on you and so your buddies keep theirs ready so if they get shot ect, but that's combat not EDC which you can use an IFAK to help someone else. With turnqutes record the the application time that's why some have a white patch on them.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Unless you’re in a firefight, you’re not likely to continue to have casualties, yourself included.

[@danieljcall3811]

Yup and thank goodness that for EDC a good IFAK generally doesn't need to be used in the same manner as a soldiers

[@mabs9503]

I've never had a Sharpie work after leaving it idle for a month or two but I have a Bic MarKing I've had around my house for years and every time I come across it it continues to work. FYI

[@barnaclebill1615]

Scenario... left arm injury. How would u access your IFAK solo? Proper placement, along with rapid development is paramount. 😊

[@TWANGnBANG]

I can access it with either hand. Didn’t you see me grab everything with my right hand??? Can you not reach both of your own sides with both hands??? P.S. Mine is placed exactly where an 18D friend of mine keeps his. He says he’s been shot at too many times to place anything on the front of his carrier that will keep him from getting as flat on the ground as possible.

[@northernninety7]

I got this and to be honest I can hardly fit anything in it. My CatT won't fit in there, it's too long. The velcro loop for the sheers is a joke, the velcro won't stick. All I can fit is a Celox, NAR gauze, Hyfin chest seal (barely) and gloves. I guess it's the bare minimum.

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

I run RATS tks, if I were going to chose to carry any of the others on the market I’d carry 2 one pre loaded for an arm and the other a leg. Tourniquets weigh nothing.

[@floridamike75]

Excellent Thanks!!

[@mmrgunsngear7005]

looks solid

[@Gillysaurxx]

It comes with a chest seal but no decompression needle?

[@GunFunZS]

Nice. Shove a few tampons in there. They are good for plugging bleeding holes and are packaged in sanitary plastic wrappers.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Plain gauze is much, much more effective at stopping deep bleeders, and if you can carry a tampon, you can carry another pack of gauze. SkinnyMedic did a great video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJfCgYOHhNd-f8U

[@MrCaboose83]

bloody noses included :)

[@GunFunZS]

TWANGnBANG thanks. The video you linked had good points. There was a comment on the video you linked from a trauma surgeon . He pointed out that the tampon is a lot more absorbent per volume than the gauze. Also the applicator makes it easy to stick the plug into a wound . That for me is the primary value in a medical kit. they are also useful for me because I often bring women in outdoor activities , and never three times they've raided my first aid kit....

[@commentername9737]

But you're not getting gauze into a hole. Tampons go into a bullet hole, and expand to keep pressure on the edges of the hole. All the *combat* medics I know carry & recommend tampons. Nothing against Skinny, he has good advice, but in this case, his judgement is affected by his civilian rather military experience. He can go lights and sirens, and have a GSW patient in a hospital in say, 20 minutes. In the woods or field where a hospital is father away, the combat medics I know swear by tampons. (Of course, that's not to say they are the only thing they carry or use, just that they have a strong place in an IFAK.)

[@GBCNBSN]

How many combat medics do you know? How many gunshot wounds have you seen up close? More importantly how many GSWs have you personally treated either from point of injury or through to the operating room? "...expand to keep pressure on the edges of the hole" Please stop spreading misinformation. Tampons are not a solution to gunshot wounds. It is not the edge of a gunshot wound that is of any immediate concern. The underlying trauma and insult to vasculature and organs and proceeding exsanguination are the main threat to life. Again, please stop spreading this sort of poorly backed information. If tampons were indeed a better solution than kerlix the Department of Defense would have replaced the very expensive pressurized gauze with a $0.20 tampon.

[@Tired6878]

Always surprised there isn't a Casey Kasem comment on every one of his videos! ;)

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

1. Big salute for these wise words right at the beginning. 2. What does AR stand for in all these items? I mean the rifle, ok. Assault Rifle. Or Automatic rifle? But AR steel, AR armor, AR medipacks etc. What does AR in these cases mean? :)

[@TWANGnBANG]

The "AR" in "AR500" stands for "abrasion resistant." "AR500" is an abrasion resistant steel hardened to around 500 BHN (Brinell test for hardness). "AR500 Armor" is a company that made a name for itself quite literally introducing low cost body armor plates made of AR500 steel. They kept the name even as they expanded to plate carriers, non-steel armor, medical kits, and more.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

TWANGnBANG wow thank you very much for this detailed explanation :)

[@TheRoadhammer379]

AR plate, as we call it in the mining industry, is used primarily for cutting edges on bulldozers, bucket loaders and to line the dump box on giant rock hauling trucks.

[@FunWithGuns]

As for rifles AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle, not auto or assault.

[@mattstone6989]

AR doesn't mean assault rifle or whatever else people think it means that doesn't know much about them.

[@tomsoki5738]

What do you think about RAT tourniquets?

[@davidle2384]

Officially wowed

[@gordonchen3298]

It is very cool!

[@Makasaurusrex]

Glad you did a review on this have been debating on purchasing. With you coupon code I certainly will.

[@landlockedviking]

May just have to get one... and man your camera shoots good crisp video, what is it?

[@TWANGnBANG]

Canon 70D with a 50mm prime lens.

[@landlockedviking]

TWANGnBANG and post processor?

[@hunterwieck1320]

Cool

[@ROBBANKS666666]

Mylar blanket for shock?

[@blackquiver]

Good vid

[@Stonehombre1]

Just one thing.... The IFAK (under normal circumstances ) is for YOU, Not someone else. You would use THEIR IFAK to help them. If you use yours and then YOU need it you're screwed !!

[@ItsMe48507]

"If you are anything like me...." LOL I am ALOT like you it seems.

[@GearGuy226]

Looks like an awesome kit. It's completely pointless in my opinion, though, because as soon as that thing gets caught on something, you're losing all of your medical gear. Not having a retention strap and relying solely on Velcro is a huge bust.

[@TheTroublemakersGuild]

I enjoyed it. Was dissapointed with the hemostatic agent however, as the website showed Celox granules but I ended up getting a Quikclot Advanced Clotting Sponge instead. Needless to say I swapped that out for the granules. I also added a nasopharyngeal airway and a Celox Z-fold, as well as some small gauze pads and some Advil (I also have Tylenol in my carrier for those who are allergic to ibuprofen). I very much enjoy the setup now that I tweaked it, and I'll probably make a video soon enough

[@TWANGnBANG]

I don’t know anyone suggesting granules anymore. It tends to wash away from a strong bleeder instead of staying in place. Gauze and sponges ensure the granules stay where they need to be to get the job done while serving as a source of pressure on the open vessel.

[@TheTroublemakersGuild]

TWANGnBANG Haven't heard that before, but guess it's good that I got both the granules and the z-fold. If one fails then there's always the other

[@OldPackMule]

Genius

[@highwayman6805]

It actually looks like a decent product. Too bad AR wouldn’t get them made in America.

[@davidsedorejr7599]

I just want to say that The best kids on the planet I believe come from bear independent they make the best kits I have one of their kit for my daughter And it’s awesome I recommend this to everybody in the world there is no better company I believe God bless you take a look at them everybody I would swear on my daughters life on it that’s why she’s got a kit from there

[@Vinnytwotime]

This thing looks flimsy. Should have used a lot more velcro on the points where it's supposed to "hold" when you pull it to trifold.

[@MrBalrogos]

People dont use morphine anymore like in WW2?

[@suelviana1982]

Its a controled suply because people get high on it.

[@MrBalrogos]

@@suelviana1982 Well people can high from many substances like cigarettes, coffie, alcochol, anti cough syrops or nutmeg

[@HOMETHEATERBOY]

The link is bad

[@JesusIsAboveAllOtherNames]

Haha! Yes sir! We do stockpile ammunition for every fire arm we own-no doubt about it. I believe world war 3 is just around the corner, and my family has been prepping for over 15 years. Thanks for the great video, friend. I've got several of these, and then some. God bless you.

[@toasty4000000]

"I actually always have this in my pocket as a backup tourniquet" mannnn haha, respect for being prepared, but that's intense

[@TWANGnBANG]

Not really. A SWAT-T is useful for a lot of things beyond being a tourniquet. It doesn’t take up much room at all in my pocket, and if it’s needed, it will literally be a lifesaver.

[@terrygrossmann6125]

Just be careful of local and state laws before you start cutting away cloths. A friend of mine who works with me as a medic was in Kentucky many years ago. A lady had collapsed and didn’t have a pulse so he cut a tore the ladies top off along with bra and started CPR. Later he was cited for exposing the lady. Nothing came of it as the lady refused charging my friend. But he was a little worried for awhile. The laws may have changed over the years.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Never heard of something so silly. I highly doubt that would stand up to a judge’s scrutiny let alone a jury.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Good Samaritan laws have virtually removed all civil liability except in the instance of performing CPR while not being certified and causing injuries.

[@RayHellwig]

TWANGNBANG CODE DOES NOT WORK.

[@supermassive6263]

Nice channel Big like and support from New friend ☺️

[@chiwiitube]

Thanks for tuning in to "wang and bang" lol

[@s0ck167]

“WITHOUT BLOWING OUT YOUR BLOWOUT KIT ALL OVER THE PLACE!” That doesn’t sound right

[@jallen1931]

I'm Sold

[@mclyker]

Thourough review.