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Review on Be Prepared With EVERLIT Emergency Trauma Kit: Military-Grade Tactical IFAK With CAT GEN-7 Tourniquet And 36" Splint For Critical Wound Response And Severe Bleeding Control In Black by Heidi Massine

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Pretty decent basic trauma IFAK. Could use a few additional items for use in a firearms context.

Reasonably complete field trauma IFAK (not to be confused with a general first aid kit or emergency survival kit). Has most of the basics and instructions a non-trained individual could use for immediate attention to a significant trauma prior to the arrival of first responders, involving a single injured individual. The tourniquet is of a branding I haven’t seen before, but upon inspection seems like a decent quality CAT. Field pouch is of appropriate size and quality construction, with all the necessary organizational features. Could be a tad more compacted, but that’s not a big deal. There’s enough internal space to add in an additional item or two you may wish to have in a trauma kit geared towards a firearms ND/accident context. I added a pack of chitosan-based hemostatic gauze and a 2-pack of HyFin chest seals for the sake of completeness without overloading the pouch. Would’ve been nice if those had been included, but that may not have been feasible at the price point. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced compact emergency trauma kit that isn’t just filled with a bunch of superfluous stuff like Bandaids, alcohol swabs and plain gauze/bandages or burdened with more advanced airway, decompression, suturing gear which shouldn’t really be used by anyone without medic/EMT training unless you are truly hours away from help, you could do worse than Everlit. They seem to know what they’re doing.

Pros
  • The bright red pull handle on the tourniquet makes it easy to identify and use in low-light or stressful situations
Cons
  • It may not be suitable for storage in certain locations