*I am aware of my drunken mistake on the IFAK* 👍🏻😎 You guys wanted to see my camping medical kit; well how about the entire freakin Army CLS system? 👍😎
Old school 25th 11B CLS 92-6 to Civ. FF/EMT. Train like you fight and you'll fight like you train. Thanks for taking your time to share. Keep up the good work Patriot. Servos! Prost!
I put together a few trauma kits with Condor Rip Away EMT pouches, I put in CAT tourniquets, Israeli Bandages, Quik Clot combat gauze, NAR compressed gauze, muslin bandages, Hyfin chest seals, Kerlix, 2x2 and 4x4 bandages, Trauma Shears, Nasopharygeal Airways, duct tape, alcohol wipes, medical tape, Coban, nitrile gloves, tweezers, OTC meds, bandaids, moleskin, and chapstick. The boo boo stuff is separate from the actual trauma stuff. I keep one kit in each vehicle, and I keep one in my Long Term Bug Out Bag. My wife is a nurse so we got the hook up on medical supplies, so we made an extensive medical bag set up in a 5.11 Rush 72 bag, it has all the trauma kit stuff plus way more like field surgery kit, skin staplers, I.V. kits and saline, sutures, etc. It's pretty comprehensive and designed to be a hospital in a bag. Good stuff man, preppers really should take medical serious. Get the gear and learn how to use it.
Having served in Afghanistan on 3 operational tours I can appreciate having the right kit in your personal med pack, it literally saves lives, yours or one of your mucker's. I was fortunate as a section commander, didn't have to use it on me or any of my soldiers. Others were not so fortunate. Great vid, every days a school day, even for us veterans.
Lovin' all this sh!t! Tons of good information getting out there. People always ask me about "improvised emergency medical equipment" ie. tampons & duct tape. I told him: "if he was ever in a car accident. Would he want something that might work, or something that has proven to work?"... Live to Survive!
CLS gear has come a long way. I took the CLS course in 88 while stationed in Germany mainly so my buddies and I would have access to IV's ie German beer fest recovery gear. Glad to see medical training and gear has evolved a lot since the Desert Storm era. 👍
Darn straight the prepping community doesn’t work on medical training enough. Lots of mentions of food,water and guns….. but medical gets very little attention. Good reviews here,Grunt. IFAK is always a good thing to have and the training will save someone’s life.
The civilian world is still years behind the military in terms of emergency medical protocol, We didn't even carry hemostatic dressings or any agent, just tourniquet and bandage
Hemostatic agents can cause allergic reactions in some patients due to shellfish being present in some agents, also proper wound packing and a tq works just as well if not better and doesn’t give the next dude down the line a headache when they have to dig a shit ton of hemostat crust out of a wound. Good for combat not so much for EMS. But yes civilian side medicine and protocols could use some work.
We carried the CLS bag with IVs. Command took the saline off of us when in garrison because too many guys used them after a hard night of drinking. We catch them in the motor pool (garage) giving IVs to each other. Israeli bandage 😂 Did the CLS , carried the big ass bag. Go SAW. Seems the big guys get the SAW. Rocky Mountain medics seem alive and well. Work for a school system now. Carry an IFAC. Just happened, so Im going to add a few things too. One bad day makes it all worth it.
Hold on now, I’ve seen videos of through-hiking the AT and they say all you need is a few bandaids, ibuprofen, and maybe some antibiotic ointment 😂😂😂😂. In the 80’s we used the triangular clothe bandages as face masks for Ft. Bliss and NTC sand, the “compression” bandage was in the pouch carried on the left side LBE shoulder strap. For sucking chest wounds we were taught to use the outer plastic wrap from a cigarette pack. Since nearly everyone smoked there was always one around😅. Modern gear, sadly evolved from dead soldiers. Sorry for your buddies who didn’t make it. I’m so old they didn’t recall me for the FIRST Gulf war.
There's no excuse....except in Ramadi and that's all you have because your supply sucks. That's a great rule in a perfect world, but I've seen guys use dirty t-shirts and scarves and it worked. I mean up until 2003 we literally trained to improvise bandages.
The first class I attended the instructor asked all of us to open our personal kits and show him our gloves. We all proudly displayed our black tactical "cool guy" gloves that we knew were sooo high speed. The instructor looked around the room and asked "How well do you think red blood is going to show up on those when you're doing your blood sweeps and looking for bleeders in low light, under stress or really anytime versus a light color?" .........I guarantee every one of us now has the light blue gloves!
The muslin bandage is what my uncle called a "drive on" rag, if you're sweaty, dry it off and drive on. If you have a flesh wound wrap it and drive on. You you need some toilet paper, wipe it and drive on. Thanks for the gear roll out. I need to update and up grade mine.
Everybody i know is into "prepping " but they only have guns a few mags each and ammo. No way to carry gear. No way to carry mags. No medical, no food, no slings no holsters no real gun belts or battle belts. No load bearing equipment. Basically they are clueless fuds who will likely not survive the first mild battle they find themselves in. Great video man I'm glad to see that someone takes this seriously. Hopefully when shit hits fan we can cross paths in time to rebuild a better society.
Well I was the only private in the squad. I was a rifleman/CLS and then became a SAW gunner. A few times our RTO bitched out and could no longer carry the radio. And who always covers down on extra weight?
So where can a civilian get training on how to use items in a CLS bag or a trauma kit similar to this? I have basic first aid training and things I learned as a CNA, and have been CPR certified (need to renew it). I want to be trained for things like hemorrhage trauma if I happen to run across a bad car accident and EMS hasn’t arrived yet, or say shtf and someone I know gets shot in the chest or an extremity artery. I wanted to be an Army medic when I was in high school since medical school would’ve been too expensive, but life happened and it didn’t work out that way. I still have a drive to learn these things because I think every good American should know stuff like this, especially in today’s world.
I still have my CLS my bag too it's just that ungodly UCP. Mine came with like 6 cats and 4 iv start kits so docs could push fluids further down the line
Hi Gruntproof let me ask what is the best bag to have to hold everything like the tent you use and to cary the mss 3 peice sleep system along wit some extra cloths and food and water , i have the big rucksack with mollys all over and the 2 atachted smaller bags and the plastick frame
there is a video from ukraine of a russian who got hit by a drone dropped grenade, putting a tourniquet on his leg as he hobbled/ran away. we used tourniquets as the go-to bleeding stopper, and once you got a moment later to re-assess, then you could decide to take it off or not, and rebandage the wound more appropriately.
Right on man, awesome to see what you and your unit would carry. I'm definitely interested in parts 2 and 3 as well. It's funny so many "preppers" focus on a storeroom full of cans or guns...very few are well rounded, trained, and physically active. As fucked up as my neck and back are I stay as active as possible. Some of these preppers/experts are so fat they make me look skinny...and I weigh 230lbs.
You're RIGHT, there are very few videos on First Aid. I personally carry the Israeli Wound Clot bandage with me in 3 sizes. I like that it can stop bleeding, including arterial bleeding without the need for pressure. I've never opened one & never had to see if they work. I'm currently trying to get someone to give me a prescription for the Epinephrine Auto Injector just in case I get bit by a rattlesnake while hiking/bushwhacking/geocaching.
They are great bandages and can create pressure on a wound, eliminating the need for another person to apply pressure. That makes it a lot easier to move a casualty. However, they can NOT stop arterial bleeding. Then a tourniqet must be used.
@@GruntProof I must confess to a healthy bit of skepticism regarding it stopping arterial bleeding. Thank you for giving me the straight scoop. Did you read my prior reply about Epinephrine Auto-Injector?
Epipens are used by us in an NBC, just to give us a boost until we either get help or die. But at least we'll die on adrenaline and fighting. I guess it could offer the same effects for a survival situation. I think I'll look into it and make a video. Thanks for the inspiration 👍
@@GruntProof Epinephrine Auto Injectors are less expensive & similar to Epi-Pens, however, they both require a prescription from someone in the Medical Profession to obtain. I'll look forward to any & all of your videos, whether they are First Aid related or not. Greetings from an ole man (76) in Reno, NV. that weighs 108#, is only 5'3" & can do 25 pushups. I'm still able to put one foot in front of the other, all day & on consecutive days.
Great video and your service record sounds amazing in the least 🇺🇸 I’ve personally used a tactical tourniquet on a 7 year old for a partial amputation. We had to use 2 of them actually as well pack the wound with hemostatic Agent for hemorrhage control. It worked I will agree people need to practice medical and hemorrhage control bc when it’s real and your adrenaline starts flowing thoughts do not flow as smoothly as one would expect.
Just curious... Every time I attended a CLS class we left with plenty of saline bags and needles for IV's. Do they not issue those to you guys? I remember having to give IV's during convoys to the team while driving down the road. Those were the days.😬 haha
I want medical training... but not interested in full paramedic cert at local community college. Anyplace good in southern arizona? I asked border patrol if I could possibly sit in on their classes somehow, went to fire station, etc... best I have got is CPR cert and youtube. I'd love a week or even weekend course though... havent had luck finding it.
They’re somewhat expensive, but I’m considering an REI Wilderness First Aid Certification. Might need to crunch some granola to get in character before entering the REI Store, but it’d be worthwhile. Also, 5.11 has occasional first aid classes in my local area if you have a brick and mortar store (perhaps Phoenix metro area) that won’t require requisite granola bar.
How would u know when to use chest seals and decomp needle? I always figured any chest wound use the seal but what are signs of a decompressed lung? I've youtubed it but half these fucks haven't seen real shit. So I figured ud know "hes doing x,y,z time to stab him" medical is the one thing I'll never know enough about. When I first got into prepping I knew my group needed a medic. Luckily my sister is doin the nurse route but shit takes so long and shit could happen b4 she gets into the medical side of school. Other than tccc and first aid cpr shit. Do u have any recommendations of courses/certs civies could get ? Sorry so long. Just hit a quad espresso watching this video. Lol
I WAS JUST LIKE THUS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE INFANTRY I HAD SO MUCH GEAR AND KEPT THAT SHIT PACKED ... THAT STUFF SAVED MY LIFE .. ESPECIALLY AFTER MY SON WAS KILLED AND ON TOP OF MY PTSD I HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AND LIVED IN THE WOODS FOR A YEAR.
Condolences for your losses, my man. I can't even imagine. PTSD is a daily struggle, hell a second-to-second struggle for some of us, and awful shit happening on top of it is inevitably terrible. Keep up the good fight.
*I am aware of my drunken mistake on the IFAK* 👍🏻😎
You guys wanted to see my camping medical kit; well how about the entire freakin Army CLS system? 👍😎
Definitely 👍🏻
Nice. Takes me back, man. Btw, I preach med to anyone I get into tactical convos with. They need to know. Love what you’re doing w your channel. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thanks man!
Old school 25th 11B CLS 92-6 to Civ. FF/EMT. Train like you fight and you'll fight like you train. Thanks for taking your time to share. Keep up the good work Patriot. Servos! Prost!
Interesting video thank you.
I'm a combat vet, retired cop and current full-time paramedic. You are correct.
I put together a few trauma kits with Condor Rip Away EMT pouches, I put in CAT tourniquets, Israeli Bandages, Quik Clot combat gauze, NAR compressed gauze, muslin bandages, Hyfin chest seals, Kerlix, 2x2 and 4x4 bandages, Trauma Shears, Nasopharygeal Airways, duct tape, alcohol wipes, medical tape, Coban, nitrile gloves, tweezers, OTC meds, bandaids, moleskin, and chapstick. The boo boo stuff is separate from the actual trauma stuff. I keep one kit in each vehicle, and I keep one in my Long Term Bug Out Bag. My wife is a nurse so we got the hook up on medical supplies, so we made an extensive medical bag set up in a 5.11 Rush 72 bag, it has all the trauma kit stuff plus way more like field surgery kit, skin staplers, I.V. kits and saline, sutures, etc. It's pretty comprehensive and designed to be a hospital in a bag. Good stuff man, preppers really should take medical serious. Get the gear and learn how to use it.
Having served in Afghanistan on 3 operational tours I can appreciate having the right kit in your personal med pack, it literally saves lives, yours or one of your mucker's. I was fortunate as a section commander, didn't have to use it on me or any of my soldiers. Others were not so fortunate. Great vid, every days a school day, even for us veterans.
Thank you for your service and showing us the contents of your IFAK and Combat Lifesaver kit.
Lovin' all this sh!t! Tons of good information getting out there. People always ask me about "improvised emergency medical equipment" ie. tampons & duct tape. I told him: "if he was ever in a car accident. Would he want something that might work, or something that has proven to work?"...
Live to Survive!
CLS gear has come a long way. I took the CLS course in 88 while stationed in Germany mainly so my buddies and I would have access to IV's ie German beer fest recovery gear. Glad to see medical training and gear has evolved a lot since the Desert Storm era. 👍
Thanks for your down to Earth take in dispensing your knowledge. Also appreciate that you don't spend a large fortune on your preps.
I had one of those little green combat lifesaver's bag. I swapped it for a Vietnam era medic's bag to hold more crap. I like the newer stuff.
Thanks for showing. First aid is an important topic, also in civil life. Unfortunately it is all too often forgotten ... Ciao Torsten
That's one thing I have to do is learn more medical. It's been many years since I took a first-aid course. Great information, thanks.
Darn straight the prepping community doesn’t work on medical training enough. Lots of mentions of food,water and guns….. but medical gets very little attention.
Good reviews here,Grunt. IFAK is always a good thing to have and the training will save someone’s life.
Thanks Grunt..👍
U are right buddy...one needs to practice to get it all right and save somebody. Carrying sofisticated equipment is never enough
The civilian world is still years behind the military in terms of emergency medical protocol,
We didn't even carry hemostatic dressings or any agent, just tourniquet and bandage
Hemostatic agents can cause allergic reactions in some patients due to shellfish being present in some agents, also proper wound packing and a tq works just as well if not better and doesn’t give the next dude down the line a headache when they have to dig a shit ton of hemostat crust out of a wound. Good for combat not so much for EMS. But yes civilian side medicine and protocols could use some work.
Can’t have too much medical gear! Excellent video brother!
Thanks man!
Wow the cls bag got a lot better then what we had
We carried the CLS bag with IVs. Command took the saline off of us when in garrison because too many guys used them after a hard night of drinking. We catch them in the motor pool (garage) giving IVs to each other. Israeli bandage 😂 Did the CLS , carried the big ass bag. Go SAW. Seems the big guys get the SAW. Rocky Mountain medics seem alive and well. Work for a school system now. Carry an IFAC. Just happened, so Im going to add a few things too. One bad day makes it all worth it.
Hold on now, I’ve seen videos of through-hiking the AT and they say all you need is a few bandaids, ibuprofen, and maybe some antibiotic ointment 😂😂😂😂. In the 80’s we used the triangular clothe bandages as face masks for Ft. Bliss and NTC sand, the “compression” bandage was in the pouch carried on the left side LBE shoulder strap. For sucking chest wounds we were taught to use the outer plastic wrap from a cigarette pack. Since nearly everyone smoked there was always one around😅. Modern gear, sadly evolved from dead soldiers. Sorry for your buddies who didn’t make it. I’m so old they didn’t recall me for the FIRST Gulf war.
Awesome. Thanks for the info!
Even though the bandages have an expiration date on them, they are still good to use.
There's no excuse....except in Ramadi and that's all you have because your supply sucks. That's a great rule in a perfect world, but I've seen guys use dirty t-shirts and scarves and it worked. I mean up until 2003 we literally trained to improvise bandages.
The first class I attended the instructor asked all of us to open our personal kits and show him our gloves. We all proudly displayed our black tactical "cool guy" gloves that we knew were sooo high speed. The instructor looked around the room and asked "How well do you think red blood is going to show up on those when you're doing your blood sweeps and looking for bleeders in low light, under stress or really anytime versus a light color?" .........I guarantee every one of us now has the light blue gloves!
I did them bare handed. We never had time to put on medical gloves in Ramadi
@@GruntProof Well,........yeah.
The muslin bandage is what my uncle called a "drive on" rag, if you're sweaty, dry it off and drive on. If you have a flesh wound wrap it and drive on. You you need some toilet paper, wipe it and drive on. Thanks for the gear roll out. I need to update and up grade mine.
Great video, Randall!
Thanks
Minus the IV, that IFAK is better than the CLS bag I got in 96.......
Everybody i know is into "prepping " but they only have guns a few mags each and ammo. No way to carry gear. No way to carry mags. No medical, no food, no slings no holsters no real gun belts or battle belts. No load bearing equipment. Basically they are clueless fuds who will likely not survive the first mild battle they find themselves in. Great video man I'm glad to see that someone takes this seriously. Hopefully when shit hits fan we can cross paths in time to rebuild a better society.
good video. but....saw gunner, radio man AND carried the unit's med gear? what did everyone else carry?
Well I was the only private in the squad. I was a rifleman/CLS and then became a SAW gunner. A few times our RTO bitched out and could no longer carry the radio. And who always covers down on extra weight?
Another great video. Thanks
Thanks for being straight up learn alot . Ever in Alabama hoped at me. We will fix a good southern supper stay well bro
Thks for showing
So where can a civilian get training on how to use items in a CLS bag or a trauma kit similar to this? I have basic first aid training and things I learned as a CNA, and have been CPR certified (need to renew it). I want to be trained for things like hemorrhage trauma if I happen to run across a bad car accident and EMS hasn’t arrived yet, or say shtf and someone I know gets shot in the chest or an extremity artery. I wanted to be an Army medic when I was in high school since medical school would’ve been too expensive, but life happened and it didn’t work out that way. I still have a drive to learn these things because I think every good American should know stuff like this, especially in today’s world.
New sub. Great channel. Keep at it bro and it will grow. Good content.
Thanks!
I still have my CLS my bag too it's just that ungodly UCP. Mine came with like 6 cats and 4 iv start kits so docs could push fluids further down the line
Hi Gruntproof let me ask what is the best bag to have to hold everything like the tent you use and to cary the mss 3 peice sleep system along wit some extra cloths and food and water , i have the big rucksack with mollys all over and the 2 atachted smaller bags and the plastick frame
I carry cats, chest seals, combat gauze and the Israeli bandages in my Ifak. Tac Med has come a long way, sadly from combat trial and error.
there is a video from ukraine of a russian who got hit by a drone dropped grenade, putting a tourniquet on his leg as he hobbled/ran away.
we used tourniquets as the go-to bleeding stopper, and once you got a moment later to re-assess, then you could decide to take it off or not, and rebandage the wound more appropriately.
Right on man, awesome to see what you and your unit would carry. I'm definitely interested in parts 2 and 3 as well. It's funny so many "preppers" focus on a storeroom full of cans or guns...very few are well rounded, trained, and physically active. As fucked up as my neck and back are I stay as active as possible. Some of these preppers/experts are so fat they make me look skinny...and I weigh 230lbs.
😂😂 yea that's gonna be another video.
You're RIGHT, there are very few videos on First Aid. I personally carry the Israeli Wound Clot bandage with me in 3 sizes. I like that it can stop bleeding, including arterial bleeding without the need for pressure. I've never opened one & never had to see if they work.
I'm currently trying to get someone to give me a prescription for the Epinephrine Auto Injector just in case I get bit by a rattlesnake while hiking/bushwhacking/geocaching.
They are great bandages and can create pressure on a wound, eliminating the need for another person to apply pressure. That makes it a lot easier to move a casualty. However, they can NOT stop arterial bleeding. Then a tourniqet must be used.
@@GruntProof I must confess to a healthy bit of skepticism regarding it stopping arterial bleeding. Thank you for giving me the straight scoop. Did you read my prior reply about Epinephrine Auto-Injector?
Epipens are used by us in an NBC, just to give us a boost until we either get help or die. But at least we'll die on adrenaline and fighting. I guess it could offer the same effects for a survival situation. I think I'll look into it and make a video. Thanks for the inspiration 👍
@@GruntProof Epinephrine Auto Injectors are less expensive & similar to Epi-Pens, however, they both require a prescription from someone in the Medical Profession to obtain. I'll look forward to any & all of your videos, whether they are First Aid related or not. Greetings from an ole man (76) in Reno, NV. that weighs 108#, is only 5'3" & can do 25 pushups. I'm still able to put one foot in front of the other, all day & on consecutive days.
Awesome! I love Reno
We did carry sharpies on our person as ambulance personnel.
“Improvised”?? No...”Individual First Aid Kit
Great video and your service record sounds amazing in the least 🇺🇸
I’ve personally used a tactical tourniquet on a 7 year old for a partial amputation. We had to use 2 of them actually as well pack the wound with hemostatic Agent for hemorrhage control. It worked
I will agree people need to practice medical and hemorrhage control bc when it’s real and your adrenaline starts flowing thoughts do not flow as smoothly as one would expect.
Thank you! It's no joke doing it in real life so, yes, practice!
Great video! Although I'd recommend updating the CATs to gen 7s, everything else is great
Thanks. Every unit is different but this is standard issue.
Do you carry morphine ? In Vietnam it was carried in the field.
Just curious... Every time I attended a CLS class we left with plenty of saline bags and needles for IV's. Do they not issue those to you guys?
I remember having to give IV's during convoys to the team while driving down the road. Those were the days.😬 haha
They don't do IVs anymore
Thanks for the info. I think they should.
@@johndobb8239 whole blood is ATLS standard. IVF dilutes the blood.
Yay awesome video
I want medical training... but not interested in full paramedic cert at local community college. Anyplace good in southern arizona? I asked border patrol if I could possibly sit in on their classes somehow, went to fire station, etc... best I have got is CPR cert and youtube. I'd love a week or even weekend course though... havent had luck finding it.
They’re somewhat expensive, but I’m considering an REI Wilderness First Aid Certification. Might need to crunch some granola to get in character before entering the REI Store, but it’d be worthwhile. Also, 5.11 has occasional first aid classes in my local area if you have a brick and mortar store (perhaps Phoenix metro area) that won’t require requisite granola bar.
@@williamolliges2622 well put about granola bar haha Great thoughts too I'll keep an eye out!
How many mags fit in there
IFAK= Individual First Aid Kit. It was intended to be used on yourself.
Very interesting l notice the T shirt,
But have you heard the Bob Dylan album "Infidels" from 1984 l think?
I have not
I have a green lifesaver bag that I use as a haversack.
Cool
Where’s part 2 & 3 bro?
Tastes like freedom 😁💪💪💪
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How would u know when to use chest seals and decomp needle? I always figured any chest wound use the seal but what are signs of a decompressed lung? I've youtubed it but half these fucks haven't seen real shit. So I figured ud know "hes doing x,y,z time to stab him" medical is the one thing I'll never know enough about. When I first got into prepping I knew my group needed a medic. Luckily my sister is doin the nurse route but shit takes so long and shit could happen b4 she gets into the medical side of school. Other than tccc and first aid cpr shit. Do u have any recommendations of courses/certs civies could get ? Sorry so long. Just hit a quad espresso watching this video. Lol
Really any hygroscopic powder will work, like corn starch is a good one.
Besides chafing, use if for what?
@@thomast8539 clotting blood.
@@pstewart5443 Thanks.
Uhhhh "improvised"? Doesn't instill confidence in the rest of the information if the first thing you say is wrong
what is the song in the background at 2:15
It's from Unreal Tournament
@@GruntProof Thank you.
"improved", not "improvised" first aid kit.
Check
I’m sorry to say but this guy really doesn’t know his stuff. Look elsewhere for medical information.
I'm just a Grunt
@@GruntProof So was I, Army 11B. You need to research things before posting videos man.
I WAS JUST LIKE THUS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE INFANTRY I HAD SO MUCH GEAR AND KEPT THAT SHIT PACKED ... THAT STUFF SAVED MY LIFE .. ESPECIALLY AFTER MY SON WAS KILLED AND ON TOP OF MY PTSD I HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AND LIVED IN THE WOODS FOR A YEAR.
Condolences for your losses, my man. I can't even imagine. PTSD is a daily struggle, hell a second-to-second struggle for some of us, and awful shit happening on top of it is inevitably terrible.
Keep up the good fight.
SIR my willly's knob end look's like a ripe rasberry
im slightly worried
true story ☣