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Same family rubric for a $27 bandage tin and a $270 trauma kit. A one-job pouch is not a family kit. Read the bleeding row before you skip it. Graded by a former paramedic dad.
Category
4 kits
Trauma / stop the bleed
A small hemorrhage pouch. The maker lists a pressure bandage, compressed gauze, and a flat layout. It is a single-job kit.
Grade pending
Best for: Toss-in bleeding gear next to a bandage tin. Not the family kit.
$34.95
Trauma / stop the bleed
The Basic nylon configuration: a C-A-T tourniquet, a pressure dressing, packing gauze, gloves, shears, a marker, and a foil blanket. One job, done with the standard tools.
Grade pending
Best for: Next to the bandage kit, in the car, or by the shop bench.
$95.99
Trauma / stop the bleed
For the job this fulfills, a well built, small light and portable bleeding kit, this is the best you can get. If you want to be prepared to save the day, get one of these for every car. but you will need another kit for all the other stuff.
Job
A
Family grade: D. Signed.
Graded by a former paramedic dad
Best for: On a belt, a pack, or in the car, next to the family kit.
$220.98
Trauma / stop the bleed
If you want a good quick response bleeding kit, this is a good and cost effective one. Get a tourniquet and you are good to go.
Job
A-
Family grade: D. Signed.
Graded by a former paramedic dad
Best for: Quick bleed response.
Pair it with: a genuine C-A-T
A signed grade shows the letter and says Signed. A kit I have not signed says Grade pending. Where I scored a published list, each row is 1 to 5. What each row means.
| Kit | Grade | Price | Kid and infant coverage | Bleeding control | Choking and airway | Burns | Allergy | Organization and labels | Durability | Value | Ease of restocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyMedic Bleeding Control Kit | Grade pending | $34.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North American Rescue Public Access Individual Bleeding Control Kit, Nylon | Grade pending | $95.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dark Angel Medical D.A.R.K. Trauma Kit (Red / Civilian) | D Family grade: D. Signed. | $220.98 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Adventure Medical Kits MOLLE Bag Trauma Kit 1.0 | D Family grade: D. Signed. | See current price | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Your kit
I add kits one at a time. Tell me the one in your trunk or your diaper bag, and I'll put it on the list.