Go-bag and First Aid Kit Lists

Go Bag List

  • Go bag - 24 hr

  • Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) w/tourniquet 

  • Knife 

  • MRE's

  • Water purifier 

  • Canteen

  • Flash light

  • Batteries

  • Firearm & Ammo

  • Eye pro & Ear pro

  • Socks

  • Tourniquet 

  • Rope

  • Bungee cords

  • Pen and pad

  • Tape 

  • Lighter & Matches 

  • Magnesium stick

  • Radios 

  • Map & Compass   

  • Multi-tool/gerber 

  • Poncho

  • Baby wipes 

  • Sewing kit 

  • Gloves 

  • Cash ($200, small bills)

Go-bag guidance

First Aid Kit List

  • Tourniquets 

  • Chest seal

  • Quick clot

  • Trauma wound dressing

  • Sterile bandages

  • Compressed gauze 

  • Band aids

  • Sharpie

  • Rescue blanket

  • Antibiotic ointment 

  • Burn cream

  • Non-latex Gloves (color blue or purple)

  • Trauma shears

  • Alcohol pads

  • Medical tape 

  • Nasopharyngeal airway

  • CPR Shield 

  • Instant ice pack 

  • Tweezers

  • Hand Sanitizer 

  • Antiseptic towelettes 

  • Antacid

  • Aspirin

  • Electrolyte tablets 

  • Ibuprofen 

  • Cotton swab applicators

Applying A Tourniquet (TQ)

  • Applying a tourniquet (TQ)

  • Can only be used on extremities (arms and legs)

  • Place TQ as high as possible above the wound but not over a joint like an elbow or knee

  • TQ’s should only be used on major bleeds not minor cuts or scrapes

  • Once TQ is applied be sure to pack and wrap wound site

  • Once TQ is applied it can only be removed by a doctor or medical professional

  • TQ should be tight enough to stop blood flow to that extremity. If you can feel a pulse below the wound then TQ is not tight enough

  • If one TQ doesn’t adequately stop blood flow, another TQ can be applied above the original TQ

  • Use TQ in conjunction with applied pressure directly to wound and wound elevation above heart

TQ Application

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