Partisan Life Saver Bag/Vehicle Bag

I wanted to share the bag I keep in my car everywhere I go and what I would consider a minimum of medical supplies to take out into the woods (in addition to everyone having an IFAK) for someone in a PLS role.

Starting with the bag I use the NAR Squad Kit Bag in OD Green (The second best solid color, with Ranger Green being the obvious best)

This bag is fairly sized and fits everything I would need to stabilize two-four casualties. It has PALS webbing on the back to allow attachment to bags or even a belt set up. It has two straps with male and female buckles for attaching it to packs. You can even wear it as a fannypack. It has a shears pouch on the front where I keep a set of NAR Trauma shears (the best shears you can get for the money, in my opinion).

Starting at the top of the bag I like to keep my gloves, Sharpie, NPA’s with lube, and Decompression Needles up there because it keeps me from having to dig in the bottom of the bag for them. I have so many pairs of gloves in case I need to handle multiple casualties I can put on multiple pairs and when I change casualties I can just remove a pair and have a clean set underneath instead of trying to put a pair on wet hands (it’s a pain in the butt if you have never tried it).

Next, we have the main compartment of the bag. This is where most of the contents are. We have four CAT’s (yes those are gen 6, no I do not have plans to replace them), four rolls of compressed gauze, two israeli pressure bandages, one 6 inch ace wrap, two twin packs of chest seals (one hyfin, one halo but that is just because that’s what I had on hand.), one sam splint, and one roll of 3-inch medical tape (if you aren’t using 3m Durapore tape, you’re wrong)

This is more than just a few IFAKs thrown into a larger pouch. This is a purpose-built kit meant to handle multiple casualties with or without an IFAK of their own. This is important because the mechanism of injury can impact their IFAK as well as their person.

In the front of this main compartment is where I keep the last bit of stuff just to keep everything organized and accessible. In this area are 4 triangle bandages and an SOL survival blanket. I like the SOL blankets for this because they take up less space than the other ones. I still do have a heavier duty survival blanket in either my car or my assault pack/ruck. The triangle bandages are so multi-purpose I do not even know where to start. If you don’t have any, you need to fix that. I can sling and swathe with them, I can use them as a pressure bandage, if the situation is really bad I can use them to pack with. The possibilities are endless.

I really like the size and features of the bag. It allows me to carry everything I would need for lower-level care in a very well-organized and small form factor. I have one of these bags in each of my vehicles at all times. I can also attach this to an assault back if I want more medical equipment without having to carry a full-on aid bag. Would this be something you are interested in me offering on the site?

Want to learn how to use all of this? I’ve got classes on the schedule including classes out west. I’ve even added a way to pay for courses online as well.