I’m looking for a small MOLLE first aid pouch - something that could handle the basics of a IFAK/BOK (Tourniquet, Quik-Clot, etc) and not take up too much MOLLE real estate (preferably no more than two rows wide - a limitation of my rig). Any suggestions?
I like the USGI IFAK pouch… simple and cheap
on TOS there’s a tacked thread about medic pouches. Take a look at it also 
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=10&t=247358
Thanks - that might work. How wide is the IFAK pouch MOLLE-wise?
I use a PPM medical/utility for my meager “accident at the range/had a boo boo” which is three columns wide. No internal pockets or retaining straps though.
http://www.optactical.com/mffipo.html
I really like the look of the SOTech compact med kit that’s only two columns wide. Although, it’s a bit pricey really.
http://www.skdtac.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1320
For a pouch that takes up minimal MOLLE real estate I would recommend the HSGI Bleeder/Blowout pouch. Gene developed it at the request of a Navy corpsman if I remember correctly.
I have a tourniquet, Traumadex and an Israeli bandage in mine. There’s a slot in the back for stowing EMT shears. It’s a tight squeeze. It only takes up two columns of MOLLE webbing.
Like most things in life, there are trade offs. A smaller footprint means less capacity.
LMS Defense Outfitters med pouch, about the footprint of an M4 mag pouch
http://www.inetlocate.com/viewsalescartB2.asp?H3845=11139&5539=23893&912JH=38&36&728MM
about 5’’ wide, 7’’ tall and 2.5’’ deep
Tactical Tailor has a super nice one with a MOLLE panel and the pouch velcros to it. Nice for tearing it away to hand off to someone and it will not come off your gear.
On a side note, go with Celox instead of Quick Clot. Works just as well without the burn side effects…and it’s WAY cheaper. Yeah…I’ve used both in Iraq and Afghanistan and Celox is better.
Rich
Army Flight Medic
+1 to both of the above. Also on the EMT shears (if you decide to carry some-BTW a good idea IMO), check out these:
The ATS Tactical Small Medical Pouch is superb. It is small enough to have a reduced footprint, as well as being easily removed from the armor by the user. Traditional fixed med pouches suck when the user needs to access it, or when trying to get to the injured guy’s med-pouch contents without moving him around a bunch- which is a big issue with many common battlefield injuries.
I like the ATS small on my back, accessible with my left hand. I also have an HSGI Bleeder pouch (as brougth up by stony275) on the front of my armor, accessable with either hand. I just have a tourniquet and a pair of shears in it to keep it as low profile as possible. The ATS stores the rest of my crap.
Which do you recommend- the 7.25 or the 5.5?
I bought the 7.5, but I’d have been happy with either.
I run the 5.5 on my kit and the 7.25 in the Zombie bag.
No. 6, telecustom- Cheers.
OP- apologies for the hijack.
Being a “hobby shooter”, how necessary would you gauge something like this to be? My shooting is matches and classes, where we have kits like this on site for general use and within close proximity. I figure my chances of grabbing a rifle and donning chest-rig and/or plates to be about nill.
Is there a real need for someone in my situation to get a personal kit like this and keep it on me? Good enough to rely on the known kits, or buy a larger off-body kit for classes and matches?
Sorry for the hijack.
Rob- I believe every shooter should have his own IFAK/BOK and know how to use the things in it. If it isn’t on you, it should be in really close proximity.
I don’t rely upon others for life support gear of any type, and unless I’ve stocked and maintained the kits on site, I wouldn’t rely upon them.
There are a bunch of great threads at LF, and a couple here IIRC, on good IFAKs and BOKs.
Excellent point. I sent out an email to a local SWAT medic/firefighter that I’m friends with to ask his take on base kit and some guidance on usage.
I also keep a spare IFAK in my car…just in case.
Thanks for the replies and suggestions. The HSGI Bleeder seems well regarded - I’ll be looking into it further. I also like the clamshell packs like the LMS and the ESSTAC Mini-Med. I currently have an Eagle Med Pouch - it is a large clamshell that I really like, but is just too big and bulky.
Just placed an order for the NAR shears - thanks for the advice. I’ll be looking into Celox as well.
I also appreciate the discussion. My goal is not to re-create the ‘EMT tackle box’ on my rig, but to have a few essentials for immediate treatment of myself or a comrade. A more complete kit on site or in a vehicle is a natural progression.
What kind of tourniquet would fit in the HSGI Bleeder/Blowout pouch? The ones I’ve seen look like they’d take up all of the room in the pouch, leaving me no room for an Israeli bandage and anti-bleeding something-or-another (QuikClot or Celox-D).
-B
I’m not qualified to speak to the implementation, and certainly not to the quality, but Cavarms sells a tourniquet that looks to be rather compact.
Maybe someone can tell us about it?
I’ve been considering one of their kits that has this tourniquet included.
