EDC First Aid Kits | Build An IFAK That Could Save a Life!

EDC first aid kits are super helpful in our daily lives. We are going to run you through a few different carry options from boo boo kits to IFAK, blowout kits or whatever you prefer to call them.
Be prepared and save a life!

0:00 Intro
1:20 Boo Boo Kit
4:59 IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit)
16:24 The "Everything" Kit
27:23 Final Thoughts

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[sethparker]

As an electrician I couldn't stop looking at the fully roughed in two gang behind you.

[franhildwine]

EMT since '86, medic since '89, current EMS instructor. Worked in a very busy system with an active knife and gun club clientele. Nice work. Not overpacked. Glad you mentioned 99% of people won't need to use the tourniquet. In 24 years on the street I used 2. Yes, you need to have them and know how to use them. Raptors are great, but an $8 pair of trauma shears will get the job done pretty well too. Also, love your boo boo kit.

[crodriguez]

“It’s not about looking cool, it’s about getting the job done”
Well said Zac! 🤙🏽
Jamie you are a well of knowledge sir. 🫡

[slizewski]

I am a retired paramedic, and the most important thing I heard from this video is training. The equipment is no good unless you know how to use it. Excellent video.

[thethirstybookworm]

I think one thing you overlooked is how many of these items have a shelf life, now how important those use by dates are is another conversation. Great video as always, thanks guys.

[Blitz]

40+ years as a 911 paramedic, 25 years as a flight paramedic (same department), USCG Aux., NATSAR, US Ski Patrol, LEO, and an instructor for a lot of years.
Thank you for continuing to get the message out to the masses. Just a few things to follow up on...
I am a big COBAN fan. For years Kling and Curlex wrap was the gold standard for EMS, but by the time you got to the ED, it had started to unwrap and the victim had loose dressings and all these little white streamers everywhere. What works even better is VET WRAP you can pick up at Tractor Supply and similar stores. I carry a couple Coban and the rest is Vet Wrap. Ask about latex allergies because Vet Wrap has latex in it.
If you are carrying a big kit, cut a roll of Seran or Cling plastic wrap (like you cover leftovers with) for covering thermal burns. It keeps the air off the burned area for pain control and it keeps dirt and crap out of the burn. Works great and eliminates the "wet dressing vs dry dressing" issue.
Finally HEMASTATS! Anything a tweezers can do a hemastat can do better, they lock, and they have a bunch of other uses in wound care.
As an EMS pterodactyl (that's an EMS dinosaur who flies) I carry lots of stuff beyond the scope of what civilians carry like suture kits, cric kit, and 14 gauge decompression needles, but everything is SMALL. I have a small kit with life threat stuff I carry any time I'm not near my vehicle. I wear cargo pants so the stuff fits in a leg pocket. I carry it everywhere just in case. It's like a Boo Boo kit on steroids.
Thanks again for the video.

[BaboLonian]

I have an old Air Force IFAK kit I converted it into my EDC kit. And i took your advice in the past of “if your not trained on it, its no use to you” mentality to be okay with not having certain items in my kit and replaced it with my more every day needs. Thank you guys for the solid advice you bring to use week after week!

[estebanrivera]

I carry a pretty similar kit as Jaimes IFAK. Admittedly I'm not super versed on using some of the things in it. But it has come in handy. I pulled up to an accident once and while I'm not a professional another passerby was an off duty trauma nurse. I was able to hand him my kit and he was able to take care of the person till EMS showed up. He said the tourniquet and quick clot may have very well saved the guys life.

[DylanLey]

Awesome to hear that Jamie is a retired medic! I'm currently an EMT and want to go to medic school within the next year! Before even thinking of becoming an EMT, medical preparedness and being able to help people was always something that was important to me, so I learned stop the bleed and cpr. I also would always carry some light medical gear as part of my edc.
Just carrying a small "boo-boo" kit is a great addition to anyone's edc! If you are willing to put in the effort to learn, I highly recommend learning how to use trauma supplies!

[mikaelpertmann]

As always interesting and educational.
I notice that first aid kits differ between countries, in Sweden it is not as common to have tourniquets and glue, although they are of course used in some kits.

I almost always carry some kind of first aid kit with me.
They are used from time to time but luckily I have only had to use them once for a more serious injury. A man rode his bike into a sidewalk and hit his head hard onto the street.
Lots of blood so I ran across the street -after looking left and right- and picked up my kit. When the ambulance arrived - several people came running and one called 112 - they said i did a good job handling the injured man. It warmed my heart even though what I was doing wasn't really remarkable. I just did as I was taught.

[The_AntiVillain]

as some one that has stomache problems and other myriad of minor medical inconveniences and is constantly cut and burned; my booboo kit
-pill case with different otc medications (seirogan, lactaid, tums chews, advil liquigels, excedren, and generic claritan (see uses on antihistamines on scishow))
-non stick gauze pads
-bottle of liquid bandage
-electical tape
-roll of gauze
-a tube of bacterial cream held in an altiods tin to prevent crushing
-Tiger balm
-leatherman raptors
-hemostats

covers 95% of the stuff that happens to me on a regular basis

[jirinafrankova]

Great informative video. I would definitelly add some headlamp. Because a lot of emergencies are in the lowlight situations and if you cant see where the wound or bleeding is, you cant treat it.

And you need to have both hands to work on the patient so handheld light is not great. For that a Headlamp should be in every IFAK

[jordanmiller]

After watching this video I did an inventory of a go bag I was gifted (and threw in my car) a few years ago. I was blown away by the amount useless stuff in there. Tongue depressor, eye pad, suture kit, forceps and more! Sure, those have their purpose, but not in a rapid response! I am glad I never had to use the kit because nothing is organized and it’s missing a lot. So now I’m building a new go bag!

[jamesadowney]

Thanks guys. This was perfect and Jamie, very practically done without the typical macho bravado I commonly see. Thanks for breaking down into something EDC. I definitely carry more capability when traveling/hiking, but in my non clinical day to day, EDC booboo kit is where it’s at. I’m fairly certain the cyanoacrylate in “liquid skin” from Home Depot is the same as what is in the dermabond we use in the medical field. That’s what I carry in my EDC as it’s much cheaper. However! I agree People without medical training need to be careful with use of skin glues. If you want it sutured, don’t glue it to “get by.” And don’t glue dirty wounds. I had a patient a couple weeks ago with a glued dog bite. Very infected within less than 24 hours. -Dr Downey

[greenpicks]

This is easily the most I’ve heard Jamie talk! Great video guys.

[patrickhenryjolly]

Excellent job talking about training. Most people mistakenly believe that Good Samaritan laws cover anything that you do. That is not accurate. Good Samaritan laws cover what you do through your level of training. So thank you for addressing the training responsibility that goes with carrying these kits.

[madzero]

Great video again. I think that everyone should have some training. I got CPR training, basic first aid and putting out small fires.

[pspadotto]

Glad to see Skinny Medic getting some love here!

[Real_LN]

Thanks guys ive been following u guys for 3 years and you have helped me a lot

[EliteSurfCoaching]

GREAT video!!

Thanks a lot for helping 99% of normal people like me learn how to build a functional first-aid kit 🙌🏼🙌🏼