Ahh Cadets, man I had some good times when I was a lad. (Queens Regiment, late 80s) We did some cool **** for a bunch of kids.
When I moved to the States I joined ROTC in High school for about a month, it sucked, nothing like Cadets in the UK.
some more informations
Hi Ryan
I have a couple of questions:
What is the use of the tea bags? I mean, apart of making tea (!). In some forums I listenede about some clotting capabilities about them, can you confirm it?
the second question is: can you show me the contento of your medical kit?
In general I prefer to have the medical kit into an hard case because in some cases I found the sterile package broken (bye bye sterility!).
Wow guys!! Never seen the whole of the second page!! Just checked out some old threads... came accross this so will answer all as best as I can; Wait one.
BTW Fee good to know you were in the ACF too!!
Last edited by kayaker; 12-02-2005 at 04:06 PM.
iacco,
Here is the link to a picture of the FAK - first aid kit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...n/PC090003.jpg
Nothing special in there (yet):
1.bog standard scissors but will purchase some outdoor medical shears (for use with gloves)
2.crepes, bandages
3.painkillers
4.assortment of plasters
5.wipes
6.three sets of latex
7.CPR mask
8.Arnica
9.triangular bandages
10.maglight (for use with the Glasgow/AVPU scale)
11. scalpel
12. Some other bits n pieces (kits in my ruck, ruck is by brother so cant check out..only carry a pocket FAK with me on a daily basis)
As I qualify further I will slowly make way for a medic kit with advanced CPR mask, thorax drains, stethoscope, shears, tourniquet, tharyx tubes, etc
Teabags are there for the brew mate. Need to brew up to keep the morale up!! Pouring them into a wound doesnt seem the idea of the century to me. Any wound is already contaminated you dont want to infect now or cause inflammation. The nurse/doctor/surgeon wont be your best friend either if he first has to remove all the crap with much displeasure of the patient... There are commercial clotters out there, some which claim to be used by the US military, but the effectiveness of them is still doubted. Sticking with elevation and direct pressure is recommended OTOH with a femoral artery bleed any means necessary ....
A hard case is a good idea. However, this way it accepts the shape of the beltkit pouch and wont crack. What I would like is a transparent case so I can see where everything is stored without having everything thrown out first!!
Hope all helps.
Wow and I thought ROTC was high school officer prep... Is it only drill then?Originally Posted by Scrim
Its a similar setup to what I currently use, being a mixture of p58, some plce stuff and a little alice thrown in for good measure. Allows me to hold everything I possibly could need. I would use more of the later British stuff but its much harder to find in the US since I moved here.
Sabre,
Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated!!
With FFL I assume you mean field dressing? I heard they were useless – never had to use one myself (that day of ER will come
No comms cord there mate, I carry paracord for repair of basha kit. Must make photo of that as I learned it of an ex RMC, turned Para. Self supportive, no four trees in a perfect rectangle needed and always perfect tension, tactical pull four pegs and you’re off! Never needed to fcuk around with the bungee shjt. He was a brilliant instructor and made sure I had it sorted before my first weekend. When I went on a para taster course I was surprised to find that the instructors were still using the bungee’s... (I later learned it was something he designed himself) Anyway Im dragging.
Love to see your kit. In the mean time take a peak here: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ad.php?t=29767
Outdated and too old to edit but still fine pics.
Yeah..I find the 58waterbottles great fit. All Gucci with the waterproof DPM now. With the added function of not soaking up much water and becoming a millstone round my waist. Had to use ALICE pouch for metal BCB mug and waterbottle as it's too tight a fit for 58.
I did a FIBUA exercise on camp when I was in the CCF. It was a day at the FIBUA complex at STANTA. There were various stands, one being a complete urban assault course, running on beams between houses on the first floor, 100yard dash through the sewers, that type of thing. A total tour of the demo fortified house - a detached house reinforced with telegraph poles, drainpipes to roll HE grenades through, ****y traps and reinforced with literally thousands of sandbags. It all culminated in a full house break with a platoon under LSW fire, smoke, and DS chucking training grenades around. We went in with dry L98's. My God, that was the best day I ever had in the CCF.Ah, I remember the days when I thought the L85 was cool....
Urban exercise in the ATC?? I don't recall doing any FIBUA-type stuff when I was in. What sort of stuff did you get up to?
While I was browsing through the pics you will have noticed the large cellotape roll. This might look really amateurish attempt at bringing 100mile an hour tape. However its actually part of my First Aid Kit. Like clingfilm, its great of immobilising parts of the body. From fingers to legs. Also its hard to get it too tight, unlike triangular bandages. Can you think of a better way to treat a broken clavicle than just take the hand/arm/elbow and tape the whole limb to the torso...
Sabre,
here is a photo of my basha kit:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...s/P8030179.jpg
If your keen to make one yourself feel free to ask details.
'Ere, ryan - get yerself some better shirts, lad ...
ROFL that was just the OP house okay!!
Here is another use of my basha:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...s/IMG_0868.jpg
A frame. When lying in there it was great feeling the breeze over your face whilst admiring the stars...
Last edited by kayaker; 12-09-2005 at 02:28 PM.
Just a couple of pics from my recent trip to scotland. It was great but
very cold first thing in the morning!!. The trip just concisted of a drop-off,
march from A to B where we would be picked-up again at the end.
dry run in the local forrest testing and checking equipment. `
equipment for the trip.
Our en suite, bit small but it made sure that we didnt get cold even
though, come morning, our maggots were frozen to the canvas.
Landscape
Dark pic of another night. During the day we hardly stopped. Thats we got cold.
When walking I was only wearing a vest and coat, with hydration pack of
frozen drinking water in between to melt.
We had little daylight so walked right into the dark hours
when in the mist sets in which made for interesting navigation!!
Luckily The military spec compass I carried allowed for
night navigation to be made easy. All In all was great trip
and cant wait to go to the Ardennes for the weekend during
in Febuary.
Last edited by kayaker; 01-16-2006 at 02:36 PM.
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