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rucker · 07-20-2007, 12:02 PM

Does anyone carry a medical kit with them when they go out shooting? I got to thinking about this last time I was at the range: What would I do if I had an accident?

The range I shoot at is private, I get in by opening the padlock on the front gate. I am often the only person there and am probably 20 miles from a hospital.

I saw these kits from Cavalry Arms. The Individual Combat Medical Kit is supposed to treat:

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Originally Posted by cav arms

The Individual Combat Medical Kit is designed for the rapid treatment of gunshot wounds, sucking chest wounds, and the control of major bleeding. It is intended to be carried on your person, or in a range bag. This kit is also designed to be self applied by the victim.

It seems like maybe not a bad idea, especially for someone like me who is out on there own. Any thoughts?

zipgun · 07-20-2007, 01:14 PM

Not a bad idea. I keep a first aid kid in my car, try to stock it with trauma/stop the bleeding typ stuff in cass of an accident while hunting or shooting.. This looks well thought out.

rucker · 07-20-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by zipgun

Not a bad idea. I keep a first aid kid in my car, try to stock it with trauma/stop the bleeding typ stuff in cass of an accident while hunting or shooting.. This looks well thought out.

After seeing these I looked at the kit I carry in my trunk and realized how silly it was to think that my band-aids and ace bandage were really going to help anything. Anything I can fix with my kit doesn't really need to be fixed

I forgot to post the link, they can be found here: http://www.cavalryarms.com/medical/medical.html

They have several different kits, but they are pretty pricey.

Does anyone know of anything similar from other companies?

edit: I also noticed that you can buy just the Celox by itself. That alone might be something that upgrades a regular kit to something really useful.

hog713 · 07-20-2007, 01:31 PM

even though I don't shoot or hunt with d. chenney, I always have a small "shot" kit in my range bag. Blood clot powder, wraps, sterile bandages etc. My most important piece of medical equipment.....my cell phone. Great thread to post.

hikeeba · 07-20-2007, 01:47 PM

I carry one similar to this one, which in turn is similar to the Cav Arms one: http://www.buyemp.com/product/11004.html

The pouch I have is similar to the Xpouch, but mine is red to facilitate quick and easy locating. I also stocked it with my own items rather than buying a pre-made kit. I usually take the small kit whenever I tag along with someone else. When I drive myself, I leave the little kit at home, as I carry a more comprehensive jump kit in my car.

You never know who could be at the range or what could happen. All it takes is for one yahoo to ruin a day or a life.

**KingAirDriver** · 07-20-2007, 01:50 PM

This thread reminds me of the scene in "Shooter" when he's in the car wash.

Very good post! I'd like to get me one of those now, too.

portsider44 · 07-20-2007, 04:12 PM

I wonder how the kit would handle the heat of a trunk?

chupacabrachus · 07-20-2007, 05:05 PM

Is celox similar or the same as quik-clot?

orrminator · 07-20-2007, 05:24 PM

I have a large kit in each of the family cars, I carry a small one in my messenger bag where ever I go and the private range I am a member of has a large one at each of the shooting areas and a major trauma kit at the club house. Each of the shooting areas also has a GPS coordinate posted so that life flight can drop directly down as close as possible to any injured persons...

**Old School** · 07-20-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chupacabrachus

Is celox similar or the same as quik-clot?

Yes.

07-20-2007, 01:14 PM	#2
zipgun XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: SE MICH Posts: 293	Not a bad idea. I keep a first aid kid in my car, try to stock it with trauma/stop the bleeding typ stuff in cass of an accident while hunting or shooting.. This looks well thought out. __________________ Remington Nylon Rifle site: www.nylonrifles.com

07-20-2007, 01:31 PM	#4
hog713 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 145	even though I don't shoot or hunt with d. chenney, I always have a small "shot" kit in my range bag. Blood clot powder, wraps, sterile bandages etc. My most important piece of medical equipment.....my cell phone. Great thread to post. __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while! As yelled at me by B. Moses while on the range at the academy.

07-20-2007, 01:47 PM	#5
hikeeba XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE WI Posts: 289	I carry one similar to this one, which in turn is similar to the Cav Arms one: http://www.buyemp.com/product/11004.html The pouch I have is similar to the Xpouch, but mine is red to facilitate quick and easy locating. I also stocked it with my own items rather than buying a pre-made kit. I usually take the small kit whenever I tag along with someone else. When I drive myself, I leave the little kit at home, as I carry a more comprehensive jump kit in my car. You never know who could be at the range or what could happen. All it takes is for one yahoo to ruin a day or a life. __________________ XD-9 Blacktical Melange still races...

07-20-2007, 01:50 PM	#6
KingAirDriver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: FL230 and KS Posts: 1,451	This thread reminds me of the scene in "Shooter" when he's in the car wash. Very good post! I'd like to get me one of those now, too. __________________ "When life's on the line, we're in the air." Freight Dogs - Order of the Sleepless Knights.

07-20-2007, 05:24 PM	#9
orrminator XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 823	I have a large kit in each of the family cars, I carry a small one in my messenger bag where ever I go and the private range I am a member of has a large one at each of the shooting areas and a major trauma kit at the club house. Each of the shooting areas also has a GPS coordinate posted so that life flight can drop directly down as close as possible to any injured persons... __________________ ************************ Chris If it ain't broke....gimme a minute. ************************

07-20-2007, 04:12 PM	#7
portsider44 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lubbock Texas Posts: 108	I wonder how the kit would handle the heat of a trunk?

07-20-2007, 05:05 PM	#8
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,431	Is celox similar or the same as quik-clot?

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