I noticed the gloves were blue, some ppl like to use black gloves bc they say draws less attention to a shooter. But ive learned that with black gloves especially in lower light conditions its harder to detect blood from patients vs a lighter colored glove.

I’m a teacher and I love these options. Is there a way to get a list of stuff that you’ve included? Clearly there are some med-specific items I wouldn’t carry but after yesterday, I’m more and more worried about my school, my daughter, my students and myself. Thank you for this video.

4:14 In the Netherlands, we have rules for tourniquets. Black is only for medical professionals, law enforcement, military and firefighters. Blue is for training and orange/red are for civilians / people who know how to do first aid. The thought is that black is for people who had extensive training on using a tourniquet, where orange is for people with some training to no training at all. This way, a surgeon who will actually treat the victim will have some idea as to who applied it. This does not mean that civilians can't buy a black tourniquet from say china, but civilians who had some training will know this color coding. For large scale incidents, the government has reserves that they can hand out to civilians at the scene of that major incident.

Back in 2017, I was working security for a major level 1 trauma center when we had an active shooter on property. He shot one of my officers. I always kept (and still do as a Police Officer today) a trauma kit molled on the outside of my bag and ended up using it. Had I not had that equipment there, my Officer would have died from blood loss because they wouldn't let the medics in yet. Always be prepared, stay vigilant and train as much as you can because when you think it won't happen to you, it will. Thanks for the video too as I'm creating an entire bag currently vs having a pouch on my duty bag.

I love that Vertx makes their bags in color schemes not looking too tactical. These bags can look like a construction worker has lunch in them while in reality, they are very tactical use. I mean everyone can spot a 5.11 but these are still very covert.

I really appreciated the point you made about the higher prevalence of torso trauma in civilian context. In the kit I've been putting together to be able to help multiple people, I have three tourniquets, but just one set of chest seals. I think just one thing of packing gauze too. I'm now going to increase my capacity to respond to torso trauma. I will now also consider adding chest seal to my everyday pocket ifak (instead of the one petrolatum gauze and some tape I got goin' there now for space). Thanks so much.

Wow never been this Early! Love the Content, been watching you for about two years now. love the indept. attention to detail and explaining how you have things set up, and why you have them set up that way. you've inspired me over the course of the time that i have watched you, to learn how to use a CAT TQ, Chest Seals, etc.. Keep doing you Sam!

Love this bag and great idea for all good citizens to have ! Well done ! Need different levels for more people to be able to afford to have ! I would like to see more available for people

outstanding piece of kit. I'm an infantry NCO, and having a kit like this is essential. I will be revising my own kit to upgrade to higher specs. thank you

I appreciate your passion for helping others when they are hurt/keeping them safe! Thanks for making these videos.

honestly Vertx makes the best gear period. Tons of R&D go into every nook and cranny of their gear. Always blown away with the features and this sling is epic!!

I appreciated your balanced approach! Thank you

Used this same setup for my law enforcement job. Pretty small area I’m assigned to and nearly 1/5 of it are just schools and their campuses. Had a student one time assault anyone in sight with homemade weapons and me being one of the only officers in the area quickly deployed non lethal and took care Of some like 8 injured people. This thing works great and even though you said the bag isn’t the BEST or that we feel we should have it for this situation, it worked absolutely flawlessly. Thanks Sam!

Thank you for this video and information. Growing up in Philadelphia and being stationed in North Carolina in the Army, trouble and bad things just do not happen in big cities. Trouble is defined as an “encounter” which can happen at a rest stop off of I-40 outside Greensboro, or a roadside BBQ off of I-20 in Georgia. Don’t base your response and equipment only from incidents that you think will happen in urban areas, big cities and population centers. You can meet up with some unsavory characters on the road and in the deer woods just the same. Also, consider that the further you are away from populated areas; response time for help is longer, an ambulance that take 15 minutes to get to you, takes 15 minutes to get back or longer.

Just ran into your channel last night, awesome content and very honest. I have signed up for some basic first aid training and find these videos very informative.

This is a really helpful video, I think what’s interesting is that I can see changes I could make to fit my job in certain ways.

Really grateful video and really GREAT thought process behind it! Very purposeful and well planed! I like it and the reasons for everything in it! Thanks for the great content!

Uvalde police response bag: sleep mask and sleeping pills, cigarettes, decaf coffee, earbuds (to block the sound of children screaming), and pepper spray for parents trying to get to their children?

Excellent kit / review and tips

Best video out there on this topic

Sam another well done video very well thought of

Great video as always. Thanks! Maybe a small tip for the bulky Pocket Mask. Laerdal has 'Face Shields', they are a lot smaller and fits in most wallets. I always carry one with me.

Everyone needs to watch a video like this. We live in messed up times. Time for all of us to get at least a Stop the Bleed kit. Thanks for this video

As a European, watching these videos is just crazy. Guns and armor in a first aid kit? That's freaking Mad Max.

Awesome video! Thanks for this content !

as always thank you for good useable info

Interesting Kit. I am a Wilderness First Responder, and add to this a set of Berman Airways, an OTC packet, Blood pressure rig + pulse ox meter, and use a pocket BVM instead of face shield, + some Coban tape, some Leukotape, and a Sam splint (much more likely to come across a splinting situation than chest trauma), glucose and rehydration salts and a water bottle, and a couple pre-loaded sterile saline irrigation syringes. That is basically my go bag. Oh yeah, and a wag bag +TP, someone on scene always seems to have to need to poop! Of course, I have a much different response scenario than 'urban active shooter'. Oh yeah, plus I carry a SOAP note pad and some triage tags, for hand-off to EMS< makes it a lot easier than reading off my hand.

Great video, Sam!

Excellent presentation! Well done, sir!! Most of us on the street are NOT tier 1 operators & we need to understand that. We need to approach these things appropriately and you do that here. Also, something that needs to be driven home to most people is that "You will NOT RISE to your expectations rather, you WILL FALL to your level of training." NUFF SAID!

Bro, your channel is chock full of great content! Thank you for putting this much needed info out there!👊😊

The only thing I have different is I use a number of carabiners (not the 'real' ones, the inexpensive ones to hang keys and such) to clip the dual zippers together to act as locks. I try to color code them, too. Works on almost any pack, gives you a place to hang stuff, small bags, etc. They also clip into the molle loops and other places, can be used as door jam blocks and other things.

Thanks for the knowledge transfer!

Well done idea/suggestion Sam..!

We need more videos like these

I live near Grand Rapids Michigan, this is going to help me stay safe as well as help anyone who has been shot.

May 24, 2022. Elementary school shooting in Texas. Can't believe how timely this is. Thank you for this video.

Thank you for your insight.

Thanks for your hard work bud

Ahhh, the relief I felt when you opened the pocket and I saw the shears, I was waiting for them

You finally agree wound pack is the way nice kit

Well thought out kit. As a retired LEO/EMT i concur with your warning ref FA

Wild timing with this video

Really good. Like the bag. This is bringing awareness to multiple people working in public areas. U should do more of these . I attended a *Stop The Bleed 1st aid class. Free. And it was excellent. I'm medical already. But the instructor makes u go through all the steps. I brought a tourniquet..not the best but could suffice. Gotta start somewhere. Thx. Very much. How's the family? 👍

Well thought out response kit

Great video and great setup!. I recommend adding protective eye glasses for PPE.

A good low profile option for a bag that is compartmentalized and designed for easy access to contents are those made for camera gear. Both Lowe and Mountainsmith make versions.

Thanks for putting the caveat in there about chest darts. In my state it's a paramedic skill. I've seen a few people's kit that has them even when they aren't able to legally use them.

Great video, thanks!

One of the most useful videos I’ve seen on UKposts. I’m not adding space blankets and glow sticks to my med kit.

Great video! Thank you!!

We need to expand access to the amazing work you folks do. We need to have these kits in every school, theatre, venue, office, etc and everyone should have access to a combat IFAK. We'll never agree on the answer to these horrific events but I think every one can agree on IFAKs and stop the bleed trainings.

Great video! Thank you

Awesome great information thank you

Not just your knowledge about Trauma care, but how you properly drew your concealed with trigger discipline. You got yourself another sub my dude. Your information is invaluable to me in these times. Better to have and not need, than to need and not have. +1

Sam - a great Kit. Two areas you touched on - CATs. I would say that unless you are either LE, Military or working in a war zone (ie a war correspondent), there is ZERO requirement for a black tourniquet. The emphasis should be on immediate recognition. ARS needles - I wish you would go further on this item. Unless you are trained - yes but you also know that being trained does not cut it legally. And remember also if you are carrying this out of state, you have the additional requirement to conform to other state laws. It’s a vital piece of kit but it’s also requires constant practice to get right first time. But the legal issue for civilians is a massive one. There are so many cowboys out there that think is a “cool” kit but their brains don’t progress much further on this.

Hey man, love your information! Keep up the great work. I have a question. Can you make a MCB sometime? (Massive casualty bag) Kits for multiple wounded and instructions that goes with it

Nice set up

My recon kit is setup very similar except I carry basic first aid with the advanced trauma supplies. My side arm is always on my person and secure. I don’t have a plate in my kit but do have concealed vest in my vehicle.

Another great video

Very good information. Thanks

Love the Vid. I live in a very rural area. And generaly LE and EMS are usualy 30 mins out. So in my area confrontation of the shooter is not a question for me. It has to be done or more people die. Im VFD and like i say. We are usualy on scene 20 or 30 mins before anyone else.

nice kit, I could see a teacher wanting one of these. I hope they get a special price nice secret department in the back

This about to blow up

Miss when you used to be in Ames I told my dad about you (works for isu pd) and it’s fun to watch your stuff

In a situation where you are the trained off duty officer (with limited supplies) and you end the threat, to turn around and someone like him is there to assist. Holy cow, that would be awesome.

I have an idea for a relatively cheap BLS B-Con kit to treat multiple casualties. My thought is to have a military bandolier; (holds M4/M16 Magazines.) & put a SWAT-T Tourniquet, pressure dressings & a packet of compressed gauze in each of the magazine slots. However, you raise a valid point about the increased prevalence of chest trauma in civilian mass shooter events. Maybe switch the bandolier out with a claymore bag so I could carry chest seals as well.

This guy knows his METT TC, that feels awfully rare amongst fellow EDC nerds

Really good video and good stuff in the bag. I understand why you carry needle decompression kits and I’m really glad that you stated that they require advanced training to use them. Most people who talk about them and carry them don’t explain the risks to people not trained in how to use them. I personally don’t have a desire to carry them, even though I’m trained in how to use them as a paramedic. I feel like I need more tools than I would be willing to carry in a kit in order to use the needle decompression. I would carry everything in the bag, other than the ND, and I feel like that’s a very well set up bag that honestly doesn’t cost too much to make. Forgo the pistol and armor and if you already have a spare bag laying around it’s not going to cost a ton to make.

The RescueMe is also good for cutting clothing without accidentally cutting the person you're treating or carrying big trauma shears around with you. If someone is shot in the leg or arm your going to need to cut their clothing of in that area anyways and with the Rescue Me you can cut clothing for an improvised tourniquet or dressing to pack a wound. I'd probably carry a couple of SWAT-T tourniquets and standard rolled guaze as well for smaller people and they can be used as improvises pressure dressings.

Great video

I just got myself a medical pouch and it came with a tourniquet and cpr mask and quiet a bit more

@PrepMedic I just came across your channel, awesome content. Question, I've been considering getting an EMT certification just for the knowledge and know how for personal use. I'm not LEO or Firefighter but I guess I consider myself as a concerned citizen you could say. What are your thoughts?

Gotta love Madison

I have a dear friend who spent the summer of 2020 as a street medic during protests around police killings of unarmed people. That friend has since become an EMT as a later-life career, and has taught me a thing or six about first aid stuff in an informal setting (cognizant of credential limits). And I've lived something of a charmed life. I haven't been in situations where trauma packs were needed. I've cut my hands in many ways over the last several decades, and only needed stitches once (although I did experience Vasovagal Syncope when those stitches were removed...). Anyway, I now keep a small assortment of trauma supplies in various places. There's a kit I keep with my chainsaw, another I keep in my range bag, yet another I keep in the car should I happen to be first on scene of a crash, and even an ankle wrap with a couple helpful essentials I can wear at work. I'm finding your videos on civilian trauma kits helpful as I figure out what to carry (and what to leave on the store shelves as not as helpful). I hope for the best, and that I'll never need any of these supplies. But I will have them.

great video ,liked the ending...insert "snide remarks" here lol

Thank You, Sir! Bravo Zulu!

@PrepMedic it would be cool if you did a video applying these items in a "unknown" situation for yourself to see how well they would work. Also most phones these days have Flashlights and a lot of this stuff seems expensive, are there alternatives you could use or make or perhaps give advise on what an untrained person can do without a bag for a patient who is shot and requires aid?

I'm gonna keep two bandanas in my get home bag. Lightweight, effective and versatile. Could use it as a water filter, mask, rag or bandage. If you had to.

Hey Sam, thanks for the video. Been wanting to see a video on this for a while. I was wondering if you could provide a link to road rescue's blog on truck guns. Thanks!

13:20 "Tourniquet?" "Oh no, thanks." "So you have chosen death.."

On the using your hand as a note pad, Was always taught pen and paper 😂 stay safe out there ...

I’ve always used 30. I may have had a few times where I’ve had to give it a little extra pressure to seat, but if you train that way, you’re used to it.

I love the idea but could you zoom in on the stuff in the pack so we can see what is what and lighting is a little dark

Would love to see a detailed list of these items tried to write them down but after 2x feel I did not get them all

I keep a chest reg with a tourniquet rifle mags pistol Mags med kit knife electrical tape etc

You bring up a good point about civilians not wearing plate carriers, I’m going to add chest seals to my kit. Still trying to figure out the best way to carry a minimalist kit on my as part of edc mostly just a tq and a chest seal maybe in a back pocket. Got one of the swat-t wraps that has multiple functions but it’s heavier than a standard TQ even though it packs smaller. Can you use an Israeli bandage as a TQ as well? Seems like a good go-to compression wrap that can flex into multiple uses. For a minimalist edc kit you carry on your person day to day im trying to figure out the best items to carry on me without weighing me down. Probably going to end up with one or two must haves. Any ideas? Side note you said you were in downtown Madison you saw the guy OD? Madison WI? I lived there for almost 10 years!

Snide remarks.... Snide remarks..... Snide remarks!!! OK that outta the way. I love that bag. I have been thinking about getting it for awhile. Also I love the fact that just because you have room you don't feel like you need to stuff it full of shit you don't really need. I'm definitely know for that, but am trying to get better

As an active officer, I carried a bailout bag that had extra ammo for all my weapons, medical items a bottle of water and a couple of non thirst making protein bars. Now retired and working another job I couldn’t always tote my bailout bag with my other things. Now my medical kit is combat trauma bandage, medical shears to cut clothing to get to the wound and a one handed combat tourniquet.

You should sell these kits. I would buy one so I’m not having to try to find everything and put it together myself.

I’m in 6 th grade and I carry a ankle med kit with combat gauze and a tourniquet and Nar gauze

That bag looks like it can hold a Kevlar plate in the back. You may put a soft plate so it acts a form of protection.

Zippers pulled towards the center of a backpack have a way of coming open while running, designate a side you prefer

You highlight a real problem with law enforcement response training, department policy and established legal precedent - anybody on scene with a gun is a threat by default. In the wake of the recent Texas school shooting (and confirmed in MANY legal cases), the police have no duty to protect anyone so it’s clear we can’t count on them to stop mass shootings. In fact, as the Texas school shooting proves, their inaction turns what could be simple self-defense shootings into mass shootings. The more good people realize this the more support for law enforcement will be diminished in what has historically been its strongest base of support. I’ll “back the blue” but ONLY when they back me, too. If they aren’t for us, they are against us.

I like that the bag not only accommodates space for a concealed firearm but also that it's designed to take an armor plate. I do wonder about one possible advantage to having an identifying patch on the velcro MOLLE on the front. If you could get a bright red, medic cross patch (or something else like it) on there, perhaps it could work to coax the maniac shooter into aiming for the bright patch cross (instead of an exposed head, shoulder, abdomen or hips). The shooter would fire at the tempting bullseye not knowing that the bag is actually protecting the medic. Does this idea sound like it could be on to something or am I just overthinking the situation?

Mine is set up more like an IFAK. I do have an extra tourniquet on the side, but I don't carry enough for more than one person for the basics. No pnuemo needles either. Not certified for them in Canada.

I purchased the bag for EDC and didn't like it. Didn't know what to do with it until this video showed up on my timeline. Thanks!

Nice video, man; you’re helping me to reassess my medical preparedness. May I ask how you’ve set up your studio? Cameras, the distance from the desk to the rear wall, lights, etc? Trying to improve my space for videos and haven’t quite figured it out 😆

I had a couple in my truck while I was in high school & had two in my locker I also kept my plate carrier in my truck that is outfitted for active shooter( my cousin is a medic in the marines & he picked & bought everything for me he taught me how to use everything & then my uncle made me a EMS kit) It’s sad that we have come to the point where everyone has to have this Don’t get me wrong I’m happy that people have these since they could potentially save lives before EMS gets a clearance to get survivors

thoughts from a 11yr army infantry mortarman... plates - gun - med supplies ... if you know you know.... fighting gun battles is hard.. dont make it worse by being off balance

Hey, some want to stop the threat. Some people want to clean up afterwards. Everyone has a role. I like it