Tactical Medical Packs: Individual Battle Pack (IBP)

© 2009 Albert A Rasch

Individual Battle Pack by Tactical Medical Packs

When I evaluated Tactical Medical Packs' Tac-Packs and Tac-Pack QC, I was really surprised how far we had come with trauma kits. I was trained to use a compress and a cravat, that was the extent of the technology. Tactical Medical Packs' Individual Battle Pack (IBP) takes it to the next level in portable trauma kits.

The IBP was designed to fit in the cargo pocket of the BDU or ACU. It is approximately 6 1/2 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches thick.

It comes in two flavors:

Option One:

• Latex-Free Gloves
• Compression Bandage
• TK-4 One Handed Tourniquet
• Chest Seal
• Combat Medic Pre-Cut Rolled Duct Tape
• 50gr. Quick-Clot.
• Compressed Gauze 4.1 yds
• Medical 5.25" Scissors

Option one is for anyone who is reasonably intelligent and can use common sense to resolve an emergency. Failing that there are thorough instruction written on the back. Remember, protect yourself with the personal protection equipment, apply direct pressure, if that doesn't work use the Quick Clot, and if that fails proceed to use the tourniquet.

Option Two:

Battle Pack Option II

• Latex-Free Gloves
• Compression Bandage
• TK-4 One Handed Tourniquet
• Chest Seal
• Combat Medic Pre-Cut Rolled Duct Tape
• 50gr. Quick-Clot.
• Compressed Gauze 4.1 yds
• Medical 5.25" Scissors
• Nasopharyngeal Airway w/Lubricant
• 10 Gauge Angio-Catheter

Option Two is for trained emergency personnel only. The nasopharyngeal airway is not for the amateur medic, nor is the 10 gauge angio catheter.

It is worth repeating that Dr Maurizio A. Miglietta has put together a guide to help you understand what you need to do to save a life:

Trauma and Gunshot wounds:
What you need to know to save a life.

One last thing. It is better to have an item and never use it, than to need it and not have it. Every first responder should have immediate access to these lifesaving tools. With the state of affairs that we have found ourselves in, you can never be too prepared. Take a course in first aid, or find the assets on the internet to give you more than passing knowledge in lifesaving.

Previous reviews on Tactical Medical Pack's Tac-Pack and Tac-Pack QC and The Range Reviews: Tac-Pack First Aid Packs

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Individual Battle Pack I
MSRP: $104.99
Individual Battle Pack II
MSRP: 129.99