Know Your Medical Supplies (Opening Medical Items)

[@laspirit4adventure]

I wish I could like this video twice for the double effort you gave.

[@Hoosmoose]

Me to !

[@Joseph-mj8ri]

Timestamps for the products opened in this video. If you paste this in the description KZbin will add chapters automatically. 0:00 Intro & Explanation 2:37 QuikClot Combat Gauze 4:00 Celox Rapid Ribbon 5:24 NAR S-rolled Gauze 6:59 NAR Compressed Gauze 7:49 H&H TACgauze 8:52 H&H Compressed Gauze 9:22 NAR Emergency Trauma Dressing 10:35 H&H Cinch Tight Bandage 11:51 H&H Mini Compression Bandage 12:36 Battle Bandage 13:57 Chest Seals

[@PrepMedic]

Thanks brother, that was super helpful!

[@EyesSewnShut]

MVP

[@Alex-log1c4l]

absolute legend mate

[@theparaminuteman]

Chad

[@henrymorgan3982]

Never had to administer or open such things, but very useful information for those in the dark. Never realized they are so pricey. Thank you!

[@Pugrug.]

Quik clot XL is still sold on NAR’s website. They run for $105 so it’s awesome that you showed us what it looks like. Celox works better for coagulapathic and heparinized blood because it works independently from the clotting cascaded. Quik Clot does produce a sturdier clot and has a lower chance of rebleeding. A tip for compressed gauze, once you open it, you’re supposed to crack it like a glow stick, this loosens everything and makes it easier to unroll and find the beginning of the bandage.

[@ijl-cy9pp]

As a UK Paramedic we mainly deal with medical emergencies and even primary care stuff (major trauma is just becoming increasingly less common - obviously a good thing). These videos definitely make up for the shortcomings of refresher training the NHS ambulance services can provide. Edit I'm not even going to try and guess how much this video cost to make in consumables 😅

[@mndough1]

This is critical information. Thank you for making this accessible to us. Many of us have these supplies and have never seen their function or application because it is too pricey to experiment. This video provided hundreds of dollars worth of education. Thank you, Thank you. Thank you.

[@Minuteman4Jesus]

I've had occasion to use QuikClot when I suffered a half-dozen lacerations in a fall a year ago. I landed on a bunch of ceramic shards, which you can imagine is razor-sharp. Fortunately I keep several IFAKs and trauma kits situated around the house, in my vehicles, and on my plate carrier / duty belt. I know the benefit of staging your supplies, especially when you're the one bleeding - things get slippery and that just adds to the situation!

[@tundranomad]

Very good info. As an OR RN, I run across sterile items for surgery daily. Some items have 1 package to open to get to the sterile item, some have 2 outer packages to get to the sterile item inside.

[@marcush4741]

I post this on every IFAK video I remember to. If youre not in a warzone with people who have already been screened and denied over diabetes... you need glucose gel in your med kit. Glucose gel comes in packets with 15g of glucose. 15g of glucose is the suggested dosage for hypoglycemic diabetic shock. And gel (unlike tablets) can be administered to an unconscious patient. Add glucose gel packets to your med kit. You will be around more diabetics than GSWs anywhere outside the military.

[@Doc_Egan]

Outstanding video! This is a very overlooked issue. Even for experienced people it is easy to get a bit frustrated when you are thrown a new product that is difficult to open. That's why when I do training I like to have the students open the dressing from the package at least once.

[@Pan.Jan.]

This one of the most useful videos out there for medical supplies. Thank you.

[@ronburgess6929]

I appreciate the honesty with having trouble on calls and just swapping to shears to cut packaging. We’ve all been there and you allow us to relate with reality.

[@MeiraV-]

I finally got my self-cobbled IFAK together and this vid was exactly what I needed, thanks!

[@sue_downing555]

met too, got some extra stuff, and made two or three of each

[@cyngriff]

LOVE this video and so appreciate you taking time to demonstrate the actual opening/application of the products. I'm a school nurse and have several Stop-the-Bleed kits throughout my school. Because of the cost, I couldn't do a hand-on trial of them, and this video did it for me. I've taken the liberty to share the link with my 70+ colleagues in my District. Again, thank you!

[@cprn.]

"Buy 2 of everything" would be ideal but the prices you've mentioned are even higher when you get this stuff outside of US and unfortunately there are no local alternatives for the most expensive of these products so if you want to work with what gives a victim the best chance of survival and at the same time be aware of what you work with but you live in a country with typical *monthly* salary ranging from $890 to $1240 you'll end up spending more on a med kit than your "new" used up car. And you really need a good med kit if you're commuting in a used up car. BTW I love your videos even though I have to translate everything to metric system whenever you talk about sizes (forgiven, at this point I can do most unit translations in my head), and I was wondering if you could do a comprehensive step by step how-to-train video for a worst case (salvageable) scenario of a car or motorcycle accident - you know, a direct hit, someone went over a car, hit a sign, lost a limb in impact, got stabbed by a long piece of glass, etc - a real "we've got seconds" situation and real "this might save a life" skills. I've seen your individual videos but I'd love one that explains how to asses what to do first and what to do next. I'm asking because I haven't found any local courses that'd teach me how or when to pack a wound or how to asses what to do first in case of severe bleeding or how to clean airways if the face is massacred... And being a frequent attendant of spontaneous motorcycle trips of 5+ bikes, yeah, I can count on someone knowing what to do in emergency but I'd prefer to be the one knowing. We're usually 20+ minutes out from the nearest ambulance. So far, after 5 courses, I only know how to treat small cuts and calm down the patient. They didn't even taught us how or where on the body to put on a tourniquet. They didn't *have* a single tourniquet to show us and when I asked multiple instructors asked me back "have you been in military?" and "how do you know what a cat tourniquet is?". If that wasn't messed up enough I've been told the only way to get advanced training is to got to a med school to become a medic and there I'll be taught how to use things like tourniquets, nasal pipes, etc, and these "basic" courses are meant to cover what's needed to get a paper that lets you be a designated first aid person in an office (because every office above 10 people here needs one). It's not being a responsible member of a community, it's worthless bureaucracy.

[@legallyfree2955]

Your Australian are you? If you are then yeah, I agree the first aid courses here are corporate box ticking exercises designed so that noone fails.

[@cprn.]

@@legallyfree2955 Central Europe

[@everettrhay4855]

Two is one and one is none

[@roland.j.ruttledge]

Very informative as ever, many thanks UK

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

Retired Paramedic and Trauma RN here. Excellent video. As products and supplies change and evolve. We've come a long way since the Carlisle bandage. Product familiarity saves time and lives

[@thomastune776]

Thanks for taking the financial hit for everyone. Gold standard information.

[@Cetok01]

Much appreciated. I've bought some of these products for personal use, and it's definitely helpful to know exactly what I'll run into when I need to use it on myself or someone else in an emergency. Everyone should build their own IFAK, because you never know... I make additional opposing 'v;' cuts - like the manufacturer provides - in the packaging seal (> half the width of the seal) on each side so I can tear them open easier if it's dark, or if my hands are bloody or otherwise slippery. I highlight each cut with a permanent marker.

[@kellydiver]

Great video for those of us who are out of practice (such as retirees like me). Thanks!

[@legallyfree2955]

Pretty sure if I had forgotten to record the audio after opening a couple of hundred dollars worth of med supplies I would have just dubbed my voice over the video. Glad you went to the extra effort/expense though.

[@zlensink8998]

Brother, this video is amazing. Especially for those who are less experienced with the kit. Thank you.

[@loveylove8077]

I had no idea NAR compressed gauze is essentially a compressed roll/spool. I thought it was just a scrunched up brick of messy z-fold. Thank you for doing this video!

[@hoggif]

I've opened one of everything I have. That way I know if there are any tricks and it gives you a trainer too. So things like getting an israeli bandage on your non-dominant hand can really benefit from doing it for practice.

[@pchilin68]

Thank you for the amazing instructional video. I wish KZbin and videos like yours were around before the faithful day I lost my little brother.

[@laurenrichardson9748]

Sorry for your loss ❤

[@grafknives9544]

GREAT! I have at least few of those items in my IFAK, now I know how they will look after opening.

[@pchilin68]

Thanks!

[@patfontaine5917]

A great video to update standard carry items, and I really like your discussion of each. I know everyone has their own opinions, but yours are well balanced, easily understood, and with a good amount of detail. Thanks for posting!

[@probationbird9786]

Great content, thanks for the video. As a firearms instructor, our agency sends us medical supplies, but we can't open them to see what's what. This is really really helpful, and I'm sharing it with my other instructors!

[@CreachterZ]

Thanks!

[@Jahalang82]

Thank you for making this video. I’ve ordered a lot of these products to put into an IFAK, now I know what they look like before even opening their individual packaging

[@sad.jackfr00t]

I’m planning to become an EMT so this channel has been perfect for studying! Thank you for helping out!

[@Ratchety]

Thank you, the comparison is interesting. I can get a pretty good idea of what I would choose or avoid from your demonstrations.

[@_Amy]

As far as the clear dressing goes it makes me think of how much I struggle to keep Saran Wrap from getting attached to it’s self, so I would probably not do well with it, but it does seem most ideal for self application, it did look like it was making it easier for you to put a secure wrap on your own arm.

[@rickmaudlin2160]

Thanks! I will watch this video twice to help offset the cost of you doing it without any audio the first time. Haha. Great video. Learned a lot and I appreciate it thank you!

[@MrKzspy]

Great vid. I have these items in my kits but can't afford to just open them for training so I'm glad to know what to expect now!

[@M4GHOST45]

Smashed the like button as soon as I heard how much $$ you spent trying to help complete strangers on the internet. Every little bit helps.

[@nailgunsniper]

So helpful and informative. The explanations of the items really helped me understand the best tool for the job. I would have opened every package and have no clue what I’m looking at or it’s use. Keep the videos coming.

[@OzBoss420]

I learn so much from your videos!! Thanks you for sparing those supplies so others can learn how to use these items.

[@kimmelom]

Excellent and very informative. I am rejoining the army after 15 years and all the kit is new to me :)

[@jaimedyer2786]

Really helpful so we don’t all have to spend the money and use up the products but can get some familiarity in our minds so when it comes to time hopefully we can get through it much more seamlessly! Thanks a lot.

[@Skeetacus3]

This is a great video for sure I always wanted see my medical stuff all in one video rather than searching each individual brand or item

[@BouldersPaigeTurner]

Thank you, I always wanted to see these open as I’m not medical trained but have them in my camping/hunting/dirt Biking kits

[@tirouspsss]

I can't remember the last time I saw a video this useful. More.. lots more.. please!

[@frozentwiddlelump]

This was a hugely informative video! What are your recommendations for storing these kinds of items from a vehicle FAK perspective? i.e. How much do extreme temperatures (f'ing hot all the way to f'ing cold) impact the longevity or effectiveness of them? I was told that any medication, creams, burn dressings, eye-cleaning solutions, etc were basically garbage if you left them in a vehicle kit the whole time. Which is what I did for years. I'd replace them when they expired, but now they come in and back out with every trip - which being honest, is a PITA. (Think large pelican case....) I'm assuming the gauze probably isn't affected; but the hemostatic ones and the chest seals might be?

[@polarshadow2505]

Thank you so much for this video, I am sort of on a budget and was going to buy the compressed gauze but now think I should by the wound packing gauze and or the NAR s rolled gauze, thank you again prep medic this video was extremely helpful

[@sebastian0jnSDK]

Excellent idea. I’ve found myself wondering is I should open some of the more expensive things. Thanks!!!

[@rantmarket]

Holy crap, this is fantastic! Thank you so much for sacrificing the gear for us. Immensely helpful. (Commenting for algo-bump.)

[@grizbear72]

Outstanding! Very helpful info for those of us learning how to use these tools without spending even more $$. Thank you!

[@vinnywelsh]

Great video showing how these products are unwrapped and used. I have 2 IFAKS that I hope to never use, But it is good to have an understanding of how these things open up and what to expect.

[@zacmorgan7775]

Thanks for taking the time to make this twice, really awesome

[@bashkillszombies]

With the current price of these things due to price gouging by medical supply companies this is basically like watching some bro open limited edition pokemon cards and chew them up then tell you how they taste. It's wild.

[@bentspoon1805]

and that Battle Bandage which looks like a cotton pad with cling film stuck to it /now isent that waterproof so it would hold the moisture in the wound .perfect for breeding the bacteria within.plastics are used for burns and sucking chest wounds.

[@ihormorozyuk7022]

Thank you for video. 2 years ago I build for few of my friends a tactical medical kit. And it was 370$ for each, including 3 CAT7.

[@praack4563]

for long term maybe- but when i ran on the rig we just used a lot of 5x9 , 4x4 , triangular bandages and gauze rolls. worked for everything. heck hospitals on the east coast are usually within an hour. now you have easy to use tourniquets and quick clot if you have a really bad bleeder- but most are not that bad .

[@PrepMedic]

Yeah, ambulances are seldom well equipped to deal with massive hemorrhage. Luckily it’s changing at a lot of forward thinking agencies but ghetto medicine still happens.

[@clintmcintyre6165]

Personally thank you for going over this stuff. I just have Personal stuff like surplus kits. 😊

[@peterkukolik8402]

Thank you. Exactly what I need right now.

[@jackr2287]

Straight to the point, no bullshit. Thank you kindly sir.

[@Countryboy071]

Great video. I carry more as i often go out with 3-4 people. My trauma kit : 2 Traumafix 7x8 dressing 1 celox z-fold Haemostatic 5ft gauze 2b Israeli H-stat pressure field dressing (T3-PB) 2 4x4 non adherant pads 6 various size conforming bandage 1 triangular bandage 4 pairs gloves Elasticated dressing strip (cut as required) 10 Isopropyl alcohol swabs 1 roll zinc oxide tape (many uses) 1 Promethius medi shears 1 sharpie pen 2 disposable oropharyngeal airway tubes (sizes 3&4) 2 each winged and ported peripheral IV cannula (sizes 17g & 22g) 4 5ml posiflush sp saline (0.9%) 1 Bronze standard sterile suture pack 2 each size 5-0 & 4- 0 Ethicon Vicryl rapid suture packs (I am obviously trained in both IV and primary wound closure). Most people carry a small ouch pouch with them anyway. ❤

[@the_t0ny]

Thank you for making this video because there was no way I was going to open my stuff just to see how it worked. I have some expired bandages but even then I still am reluctant to do it.

[@rickengman]

Thanks for doing this, I have all this stuff but as you said it's too expensive to just open them up to have a look. Great Video.

[@bloody_bear4443]

Such Videos are great und pretty uncommon, but really needed. I wish to so more stuff opened.

[@lorknozzel11]

another reason to open and look at your compression dressings is to get an idea on how long the bandage is. there are several that are really short and would not work as well well on a larger person. same goes for using one on a smaller person, some bandages are 7 feet in length (or more) and would really suck if you are trying to wrap one around a childs leg or arm.

[@HyperLethal7]

Very useful video! Not everyone wants to blow money and open our medical equipment to see what is inside.

[@hamsterSNAKE]

Awesome to see you open them all, much appreciated

[@frenchroast1355]

So many choices. Been trying to get my IFAK together for some time but am confused as to what to get with my limited budget. I want to go less expensive so i can get multiple items for several kits, but i want quality products also. Do you have a vid that emphasizes a budget kit?

[@Septimius13]

He does! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpCQXmicqrJkesU

[@MrFooqair]

Check his video titled, "How to build an IFAK and save money!"

[@urzu7]

I had to use the nar compressed gauze and couldn't find the end so I ended up just smashing it on the wound and wrapping it there thank you for this new information

[@indyjons321]

The video the world needed.

[@acikuclusorular]

different packages, different uses. very practical video.

[@beekydogg]

Thank you. Some of these are expensive and hard to justify just opening up to look at

[@DB-yj3qc]

Thanks for "biting the $$$bullet" to show all of them. It's been too many years since I practiced using them. Now that I'm not taxpayer funded. What a great change on first aid / response and standard equipment, from what I got originally in 1987 to and after 2003, then to 07 on. The original first aid training was only last after everything else has failed put on tourniquet to tourniquet first. In the 80s, we didn't have anything for that, I saw that to be a failure point then. It was something that I will remember for rest of my life.

[@vladtepes873]

Hi, i'm a spanish EMT, thanks for this video!

[@DH-.]

I like to carry bicycle food in my first aid stuff... It's a packet of nutrition gel with caffeine and electrolytes, they are awesome and effective!

[@3mikeyw]

Hey, thanks so very much for showing those bandages properly

[@ElTubeo1515]

Good to know aboit the H&H flatter folded package.

[@CM-dp5mw]

Love it man, thanks! I’ve actually never thought of the 100ml bag. That’s a great idea

[@Raventommm]

This is gold! Really, i was looking for such a video! Big thanks!

[@maigematthews5620]

Thank you for this! Wow, $500 worth of products!

[@josephgillilan3548]

I'm working on a medical duffel bag so far I got cheap vacuums sealed bandages and gauses and self adhesive bandages and tourniquets I now know packing bandages are what im missing and better training.

[@jamesa7506]

Great video my friend, thanks for the effort and spending the dough for our edification! ✝️🇺🇲💪

[@KhristianGillespie]

Got better understanding from opening of medical items.

[@hammerfoot4273]

Very awesome video man. Thank you for sacrificing your products money and time to show us how and what to look for and be ready for. When you said you went through $500 I choked lol. Props.

[@cmbart1]

VERY helpful video, i may show it to my EMT students

[@zed639]

Good show. Helps the memory at a bargain basement price.

[@jeffswett4579]

great video, clear cut raw info dump.

[@TimothyCollins-px4zl]

Appreciate advice from a Christian man. Thx

[@paularndt6111]

Like your content. Breif but very informative and strait to the point. Thank you for the educational vids!😊

[@unlikemuffin4439]

Tip learned in a TCCC course: use 1" tape to make "flags" to grab ahold of to rip open packages. Makes life a lot easier.

[@Gunnyfelker]

You can use shears to put pull tabs everywhere too just make sure you don’t get close to the seal. Mark each one with a thick blob from a sharpie.

[@CarolinaLandshark]

Quick question...While sterility is important, I've heard don't worry about it too much. They can take care of that in a hospital. Use whatever you can to stop the bleeding. Is that true??

[@legallyfree2955]

More or less true though it's situation dependent, if the wound is fairly clean and non life threatening and you only have a filthy muddy rag at hand you will probably do more harm than good using that vs just having them put their hand over it for a while. It also depends how far you are from said hospital, its different to use whats available when the hospital is an hour away vs your hiking out in the middle of nowhere and you wont be getting to any hospitals for the next 3 days. But even then, if you bleed out your wont make it to hospital either. You just have to kind of assess and guess what the best thing to do is based on wound severity (are they going to make to hospital without said treatment or not?), current wound cleanliness (does it matter if you use a slightly dirty shirt to pack a wound that's already full of mud?) and how contaminated your improvised/non sterile medical equipment is, along with the type of contamination (is it just little normal dirt, a lot of dirt, is it filthy warm water, are there chemical contaminants, or perhaps its quite clean just not strictly sterile). Also take all this with a pinch of salt, I'm not any kind of infection specialist, this is the viewpoint of a regular run of the mill nurse.

[@CarolinaLandshark]

@@legallyfree2955 Thank you!! You're MORE thank a run of the mill nurse. You're a NURSE and, I'll bet, a good one. I appreciate your answer. I'm thinking more along the lines of being in civilization and a knife or gunshot wound. Maybe a puncture wound from a fall or something and running out of sterile gauze, etc...and having to resort to the shirt one is wearing or something, then off to the hospital in, hopefully, an ambulance. At my age, heading out into the wilderness days are long gone. I prefer comfort!! 🙂

[@avngr3218]

Really helpful video, exactly my case, I have first aid kit of those items but never had a chance to open and use them for real. Greetings from Ukraine

[@enriquecastellanos7110]

Thank you PM for this important info

[@KN3_B34R]

Great information on all of these, very informative. Thank you 👍

[@annur4753]

Thank you for the content. Well done, incredible information. Hope folks view and appreciate. 👍💪

[@guabavoss]

Thanks to this guy I'm capable of saving lives including mine

[@HK-wq1ei]

this is an amazing video. been looking for something just like this.

[@andrewvalenta7320]

Great video. Very interesting. I've never opened any of my stuff

[@ekim719]

awesome video. appreciate the info. Yeah most of us dont want to be opening up a few hundred dollars to see what they look like. I am now subbed and liked this. hope you have videos of actual practice use for some of the more complicating stuff.

[@VictorNg90]

It will be great if you have a video that goes through each stuff in the FAK kit and their application. Just a combat/tactical FAK kit for short

[@PrepMedic]

I have tons of videos doing just that! Cheers.

[@rgamore]

Very interesting, that was an expensive display of products. Thank you..

[@richardwysocki8300]

TYVM for this helpful/useful video (costly though it was for you). Appreciate your sharing your experience and expertise with us.