My Medic MyFAK - Walkthrough & Review

A full review and walkthrough of the My Medic Myfak, one of the most popular consumer medical kits on the market.

[tomgosy]

I rarely watch these videos for the item(s), but more for the explanations, reasoning, and huge amount of knowledge that is shared on all those tangents

[Artstar]

I bought their Recon Kit recently. It is well built. Something many people may not know about. If your company offers a Flexible Spending Account, because of the CARES Act, items like this can be purchased using your FSA debit card. My Recon Kit was approved last month. There is a ton of stuff you can buy with your FSA like those $80 Leatherman Raptor Shears.

[stumpgrinder]

I think these videos are a necessity, everyone should watch. Things can turn horrible in an instant, but with your teaching and knowledge we have a greater chance survival and or losing a limb, so thank you

[grantsdad]

I’ve got the standard myfak and added a cat 7 tourniquet, HyFin chest seals, quick clot, NPA, Israeli bandage, a handful of bandaids, and some neosporin

[bwatkins]

Just discovered your channel and I love it! I'm an Eagle Scout, do a ton of shooting and camping. Camping in areas where a hospital or any help of any kind is just not available deep in the Appalachian Mountains full of cliff walls, ankle breakers, sink holes/undiscovered caves etc... we had a guy simply slip and off the cliffwall he went dislocating his hip. Long story short, makeshift stretcher and carry while one moved much quicker to reach his Jeep. Took forever as the trails are not even Jeep friendly but he made it and got him to the hospital that is like and hour and a half away by vehicle...he did 4 grand worth of damage to his Jeep getting to him, big ass rock came through the floorboard, transfer case damage, etc... but he got there and got fixed by the pros. I'm CPR certified for adults, children, and infant but as great as those classes are, they are very broad spectrum in my opinion. Not bashing at all, definitely do the classes if you have not and keep up on certification. I live in a rural county but we have a great hospital but if you are bleeding badly...they most likely won't make it to you in time if you don't have preps to help stop or slow the bleed way down so the pros can get to you. I keep an older laptop bookbag that i used in college that happens to have a lot of red on it and I have had no issues converting it to a larger FAK, it's made to protect sensitive equipment and has lots of individual mesh compartments inside. Also keep a 'blow out' kit for major bleeding in my truck. I'm still working on deleting some things that are just not needed and discovering new products that can be handy and or replace an older version. Anyway, great video, I like the tangents because you bring up things that folks may not be aware of.

[Robnord]

I always appreciate the medical knowledge you share. In a recent class I did very well, and much of that was due to obsessively watching your videos here on YouTube. I told the nurse/trainer to check you out. Thanks very much. 👍

[nattykinz]

I really appreciate how you include research and your own experiences when going through each of these items! Super helpful

[mendyviola]

Have two kits that I take with me camping or cross country trips: a premade trauma kit mostly made for bleed control and bigger injuries, and one I built myself for my personal common needs. My personal one contains things like a chemical heat and cold pack, chem light, OTC meds (allergies, diarrhea, pain, heartburn, etc), sunscreen, insect repellent wipes, bug bite/stings, burn cream, tick tool, smaller bandaids, quick clot, antiseptic wipes, electrolytes, tweezers, a mirror, eye drops, a small repair kit for my glasses, moleskin, pad of paper and a pencil, thermometer, etc.. each pack is tear away and the same size but different colors. I tend (luckily) to reach for my personal one more than the trauma one.

[abccde]

Hey prep medic. I've been watching you for a long time and I keep hearing phrase "ton of uses out of this one". It would be great if you could do world's first 3 case examples out of
all this medical gear, to show what applications are possible. Like for example medical tape - ton of uses - but I haven't seen one. Showing off taping NPA to nose, stuff like that
would be awesome follow up video on this gear.

[congruentcrib]

I bought this kit a while ago because I went into some phase, but personally I like the color coding. I don’t know if I’d say it’s the best kit, but for your average person it’s good. The color coding is super easy for people who are unfamiliar. It also is coded for when you’re freaked out and stressed; orange… fire is orange, ok orange is for fire. Blood… it’s red, ok red is for bleeding. Air… i guess the sky is blue, ok blue is for air.
Me, having no formal training… it makes it easier to learn. So it is something that I carry with me in my truck incase I come across a car accident.
Being said, as I get more training, I do plan on editing/ replacing it.

[taylorloudenback]

"How do you tell the difference between an oral and rectal thermometer?"

"The taste"
🤣🤣 I lost it.

[thomast]

A quick opening IFAK with all necessary life saving supplies held securely in place is great, but even more importantly, are (A) getting trained on knowing how to use all of your supplies and (B) practicing using them enough so that it becomes second nature.

[beerthug]

Was giving mouth to mouth to a fella who OD'd on Fentanyl, while my partner was getting the Narcan injection ready. He had an almost immediate reaction and came to, and proceeded to spit his dentures part way into my mouth. One of the memorable moments dealing with OD's. P.S. great shows!

[stevek]

Glue works great for places like minor scalp wounds that are hard to bandage but bleed a lot. I’ve used it on myself for smaller hand/finger wounds that flex a lot/reopen easily and hard to keep a bandage in place while working.

[augreich]

A few years ago I made my own, what I called IFAK PLUS, I bought the Condor medical bag (the exact same one in this video) and packed it with additional supplies beyond "Stop the Bleed" contents. I added triple antibiotic ointment, medical tape, super glue, more guaze, self adhesive wrap, mole skin, extra CAT 7, 2 doses of NARCAN, burn dressing, etc.
Shit I should've started my own company I was ahead of the game back then!!

[dennisseverns]

I know this is an older video. I was recently working with another tree guy here in Colorado and he managed to cut himself with his chainsaw while in the tree. Only a minor cut thankfully, and not life threatening. He had one of these basic MYFAK first aid kits in his vehicle. The biggest problem I had with it, was all the separate packaging that I had to open to find the items needed to initially stop the bleeding, then to clean and dress the wound. I would prefer to be able to see everything in the kit. I am really glad that this was not more serious. His kit had nothing in it for serious bleeding or trauma, it was basically just a big boo boo kit. I have made some recommendations for things he should add to the kit, including a tourniquet or two and maybe emergency trauma dressings.

If this had been more serious, I did have a trauma kit in my backpack. Will be working with this guy again this week, so I will see if he has upgraded his kit. May even give him some extra things I have.

[mr.workhardplayhard]

Have purchased several kits from My Medic and have been very happy with each of I really love that I can use my HSA account to buy them too!!

[StonesHandcraft]

I’ve used super glue on my own minor wounds for 30 years. Have had it (CS glue) applied at ER’s twice for slightly larger wounds. Have applied it to wounds when I worked as an RN in ERs. Not one problem in my experience.

[LongHoang-scxq]

I really appreciate the content here. One recommendation is that including a list for each compartment would be very helpful for non-native English speakers like me.

[brettstokes]

No debate, I’m a fellow medic and I wouldn’t tie my shoes with a RAT tq