Vanquest Fatpack Medical Kit: Excellent FAK Storage System - Tourniquet, Shears, Wound Care, & More

[@h3llrayzor59]

It's an awesome trauma kit bag! I have the very one you showcased. You can cram a TON of gear in that bad boy. The price is excellent for the quality you get. Just add some chest seals, celox combat gauze, triangle bandage, replace the RATS TQ with a CAT (IMHO) The rats is way too skinny and will do a lot of damage in the wrong hands. Extra tape is a must. Duct tape is amazing! Throw one of those cheap emergency blankets in as well. They are dirt cheap & work wonders. Maybe a chem-light. They last for hours. Most importantly, train in these items. Take some courses. They offer them almost everywhere. You never know, the life you save may be your own... or a loved one.

[@jeremyfl]

ICU nurse here, agree with suggestions. Would also add different sized tegaderm can be used as a seal. Also 5x9 abd pads and maybe rolled gauze. I would also move your bandaids to the zippered pouch, you aren’t going to have to rush to get bandaids, so they shouldn’t take up prime real estate.

[@jamesvislosky6722]

Would also get rid of the foreign object removal tools. That is not the type of care that should be administered in the field and can do a LOT of damage.

[@stephaniefbriggs]

My husband is an EMT and he says every ambulance he has been in carries petroleum gauze instead of actual chest seals because they are cheaper and basically do the same thing. I know you said you wanted to get chest seals and I wanted to mention that as an option since the petroleum gauze and tape method is a whole lot cheaper, especially if you plan to have redundant trauma kits. I believe Skinny Medic did a video a few years ago showing how to do it, but I could be mistaken about who it was.

[@gunslinger7647]

I’ve been a trauma nurse longer than I care to mention. A scalpel is handy, butterfly strips, super glue to glue lacerations together, tongue depressors for finger splints, buddy taping a injured finger to the one beside it will immobilize it pretty well. A thermometer, as many rolls of gauze as you have room for, more than one roll of medical tape, a pair of forceps. With limited room these are just a few ideas. You never have enough gear so good luck in the field people. Also 2x2s and 4x4s non sterile is ok if you have the sterile ones, as many as you can fit.

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

That's great info - thanks so much.

[@10mmfan36]

From my WFR class I'd recommend a Write in the Rain pad and pen. Absolutely necessary to write things down in a first aid scenario. Name, age, meds, last time meds taken, plus what you do. Taking vitals. When/if you have to pass off a patient to EMS it'll be a great help.

[@05generic]

The velcro strips in lieu of elastic bands is a huge upgrade IMO. Kudos Vanquest!

[@stacysalinas22]

Wow, that's an awesome bag! Exactly what I've been looking for, not too small or large. Thanks for the video!

[@eugenemonica5890]

That is a awesome bag as a 25 plus years as a firefighter EMT that is a perfect bag to have in car if you drive up on a MVA or something like that has what you need to get bye till a ambulance gets there very cool buddy great for a survival pack to thanks for sharing

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Thanks for your feedback. And thanks for all you do to help keep our citizens safe

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Thanks for your feedback. And thanks for all you do to help keep our citizens safe

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello Tim, thank you for another fine review. It's a good looking pack with high quality construction. 🤗

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Agreed - very nicely made!

[@Fedaykin8]

I'm still using the last generation FatPack from Vanquest for my main first aid kit, and it works out great! I really want to get the new one like that in first responder red though!

[@barrybueler3356]

Definitely looking for a bag like this to organize my bag more maybe this for medical and a smaller one for Fire etc Very cool bag love Vasque.

[@ucitymetalhead]

I already have the older model but I really want another one in red.

[@kan-zee]

😎👍💖 Cool kit 2:34 It would be more effective / locate kits..... if those Horizontal Bands were with Labelling strips... example burn section / laceration section / etc etc. 3:57 That is a cool Foreign Object removal kit...where you get that? (does it come with a Tick removal key)?

[@SkinnyMedic]

Very nice, I love Vanquest!

[@Olyphoto7]

Cool kit Tim. Thanks for sharing. I would add some duct tape, eye drops, butterfly closures or equivalent, pain relievers and other meds. I always carry a small sam splint for broken/sprained fingers. Badger Balm also has some great ointments, sore muscle rub, headache soother, etc... I love my Vanquest gear!

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

nice additions - thanks!

[@leehart9055]

May I ask.....do you carry a triangular bandage, an Ace wrap, and some gauze rolls ?

[@barrybueler3356]

I have picks tweezers and a double ended tick remover one side for humans and the other is made for dogs with long hair works great got it from my doctor.

[@leehart9055]

Also, a space blanket and a good pair of scissors.

[@monkadelic13]

Lucky for me being a medic I didn't have to buy a kit for my vehicle ( wal mart fishing soft tackle box) . I just raided the store room or grabbed shit off the truck. :P that stuff can get really expensive, and the only downfall is that most stuff like Saline or Nitro only have a 1 year shelf life and its really hard to cop a bottle of nitro tht only has a few more. I try to grab em when is 3 or 4 left, because you can only give someone 3 nitro anyways One thing I would like to suggest to people if you don't want to spend alot of money on a CAT or any other tourniquet, is a D-ring belt. You can wrap it around a leg or arm, put a stick in and twist it until the bleeding stops, and then secure that stick or bar with an ace bandage or gauze

[@Surago]

Phant4sm thief

[@Surago]

Phant4sm also, I love your name and picture. The stuff of child hood nightmares. I still fear round shiny objects.

[@Surago]

Phant4sm I hadn’t heard he passed. In fact last news I saw on phantasm they were supposed to be filming a new installment or rebooting but that feels like years ago and I haven’t heard anything since. That sucks he was terrifying.

[@bo49685]

Really a nice Kit you put together👍

[@KBABIN941]

Are those gloves black? I just heard a medic say not to use black for emergencies because blood wont show up on the gloves in low light situations when looking for injuries

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Yes the gloves are black and I believe they are non-Late text. But good point. I’ll get some lighter colored gloves

[@georgeseriani2482]

Maybe some new skin spray and neosporin

[@josephoreynolds1742]

Do some giveaways every month on all that high priced gear

[@williamparker2922]

Great video

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

William Parker thanks bro

[@freecarry]

The only reason I say that is people think they are medical without any training. If your are that's awesome. If your not you dont need chest seals, medications or Tourniquets al

[@auntkaz422]

You don't have to be an EMT to have training on how to use a torniquet or chest seal. Being able to stop bleeding before the EMT gets there could very well save a person's life and these skills are especially important in the current time! Sorry dude, I'm not going to let someone bleed out just because I'm not an EMT!

[@wildwoodswarriors1676]

Quick clot even the new zipstiches,needles and thread ect..

[@jacobcanine5694]

What kind of med shears are you using

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Not sure what they are

[@jacobcanine5694]

Just wonder the looked interesting with strap cutter attachment on

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Jacob Canine I feel like I got them in a BattlBox or maybe from Spec Ops Global back when they existed.

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

@@jacobcanine5694 Yeah - it's a cool addition.

[@SoCalPatriot81]

Sharpie

[@freecarry]

Are you an E.M.T?

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Freecarrydoc360 Nope.

[@lukesouthworth9310]

Something for ticks

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

Good call.

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

Don’t use a rats

[@EverydayTacticalVids]

From the experts, I’ve heard, they said this one’s fine, but that the cats is better.

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

@@EverydayTacticalVids 😐😑😐

[@douglashornell-scott5126]

First off, ditch the black gloves. You don’t need them unless you’re SOF operating in a tactical, no light / visibility situation. There should be absolutely no reason for a city to wear these. Get yourself at least 3 prs blue nitrile gloves like they wear in the ER. Allows you to see blood, consistency of fluids etc. Bin the RATS TQ and replace with a CAT or a SOF T in orange. Again no need to buy black. You’re a civy. All kits should be built around what you’re planning to do, how long for, how close professional medical treatment care is, weather conditions, how many people with you? I would also add a petroleum gauze pad - this can be used to seal a chest wound in place of a dedicated chest seal. Add a survival blanket. Decide which protocols you want to follow ie. MARCH and then orientate your kit accordingly, last but not least, train! Get on a course. I really like pro wilderness type courses because in addition to learning valuable skills, they also force you to learn to improvise. You can’t carry the kitchen sink so learn how to adapt what you have to supplementing the kit you are carrying. And please, please never ever carry medical kit that you are not trained or legally allowed to use or administer. Plenty of nut jobs out there who think it’s cool to carry needles for decompression. Unless they’re docs or certified paramedics for their state, they’re crying out for a law suit.

[@michaelbrannon8796]

Go get some medical training !