There are limitations on a med kit; size, weight, and the knowledge to use the items in the kit. Like patrol gear you can separate
these kits into first, second, and third line.. Personal kits have just basic items, mostly to control bleeding. If you get too carried away you wont have the
room for your other necessary gear like ammo, food, side arm, water, radio, etc. Most of these items weigh very little but can take up significant space and
just the bulk can hinder your movement.
Lets come up with some possible scenarios and see what knowledge and equipment a group would need. Every one can participate in what should be done or used,
you can look up the needed information. This will help in knowing where we are lacking in knowledge or equipment and possibly save a life. Lets try not to get
into disagreements about what is or isn't necessary, some treatments can cause unintended injury and even very educated doctors cannot always agree on what
the best treatment is in a complicated case.
Airway management...........What scenario can you come up with that a team member needs cpr? Lets throw in some circumstances, cell phones aren't
connecting, you are at the far end of your patrol, Life Flight cannot land near where you are at due to the trees. Can you transport this person to an area to
facilitate transport while performing cpr? Do you have a spare team mate you can send running off to find a higher elevation for cell reception?
Bleeding........... What scenario can you come up with that a team member has a significant bleed? Lets throw in similar circumstances. Think up some that do
and don't involve gunshot wounds, include the body part injured.
I am a bit concerned with the focus on tourniquets. Yes, when you need them you really need them. It is very, very, very, (I cannot stress this enough) very rare to have to use a tourniquet. In fact I feel safe in saying NEVER use a tourniquet on me unless a part of an arm or leg has been separated from me, or a bear has skeletonized my forearm. You would not use a tourniquet on compound fractures, avulsion, degloving, lacerated arteries, or other severe injuries of that nature causing major blood loss.
Two or more individuals involved at the same time.........Make one of them a multiple trauma. Who and what do you focus on first?
If it is very serious and you don't have the resources to save all involved until help arrives how do you make the choice for the optimum outcome?
Medical injuries not involving trauma......... Choking, seizure, diabetic coma, anaphylaxis, and others.
Lets avoid unrealistic situations, like we are out on a KISSATA patrol and Garand steps on a land mine (there are different kinds causing different kinds of injuries). I suppose we can impale him on punji sticks in a trap set up by someone not wanting their camp discovered.
We can include grid up and grid down situations if wanted.
The person who comes up with the scenario can have some control of how the treatment progresses on the victim and can even include a problem that may not be
immediately obvious. Lets start out simple and see how this plays out.

Lets avoid unrealistic situations, like
we are out on a KISSATA patrol and Garand steps on a land mine (there are different kinds causing different kinds of injuries). I
suppose we can impale him on punji sticks in a trap set up by someone not wanting their camp discovered.
Redwings suck!!!!