Bag Drop: 5.11 Tactical Responder ALS Medical Bag

As a medical supplier, I really feel the necessity to carry the instruments of my commerce. From a primary support equipment to my trauma equipment to my truck bag, I believe I’ve the best instruments for the mission. Typically I’m referred to as upon to put a bandage on an abrasion on the peewee baseball recreation; different instances, I have to have my trauma kit ready on the vary (particularly when the man subsequent to me has his favourite new pistol blow up in his arms). Though it’s not possible to have each device for each incident, I can at all times improvise with the instruments I’ve on this bag. This text will cowl my 5.11 Tactical Responder ALS medical/truck bag that travels with me in every single place my automobile goes. The precise bag I’ve is not obtainable by way of 5.11 Tactical, though the corporate now presents a considerably smaller 50-liter ALS/BLS Duffel Bag.

The 5.11 Tactical Responder ALS Bag

Photographs by Stacie Kwacala

I purchased my 5.11 Tactical Responder ALS 2900 bag seven years in the past. It’s a 72-liter bag with a shoulder strap and two straps to put on as a backpack. There’s a essential compartment that zips down on three sides. Contained in the flap are a zippered compartment and three pouches. The primary compartment has dividers and two detachable compartments that shut with Velcro. In the back of the bag, there’s one other zippered compartment on the surface, which accommodates three subdivided areas. On the surface of the bag to the left is one other zippered compartment with two subdividers. There’s PALS webbing on the surface of this compartment. The reflective tape additionally seems on the surface of the primary compartment flap.

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Make & Mannequin
5.11 Tactical Responder ALS 2900 72L

MSRP
Discontinued; Changed by ALS/BLS Duffel 50L ($235)

URL
www.511tactical.com

The Contents

Inside the primary flap compartments, I’ve my sphygmomanometer, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, glucometer, pulse ox, and dental devices. I eliminated the dividers and the detachable compartments throughout the central a part of the bag. I wished to make this space simpler to prepare, so I changed it with six modular vinyl baggage (Shiffler MobileAid Clear-View fast entry utility pouches).

Pouch 1, labeled GSW, is my trauma equipment that accommodates a CoTCCC-recommended TQ, HyFin Vent Chest Seal, Israeli dressing, decompression needle, nasopharyngeal airway, and Celox Z-Fold Gauze.

Pouch 2, labeled Dressings, contains ACE wrap, Coban, rolled gauze, and 4×4 gauze.

Pouch 3, labeled Lacerations, accommodates 4-0 Ethilon and 6-0 Prolene sutures, needle drivers, rat-toothed forceps, scalpels, pores and skin stapler, Dermabond, lidocaine (1%), Steri-Strips, and 3ml syringes with 18- and 22-gauge needles.

Pouch 4, labeled First Assist, accommodates Band-Aids, triple antibiotic ointment, burn gel, cotton balls, child aspirin, ibuprofen, loperamide, ondansetron, acetaminophen, lip balm, and a tick tornado.

Pouch 5, labeled Meds, accommodates Proventil inhaler, glucose tablets, glucagon pen, EpiPen, lidocaine 1%, and Narcan.

Pouch 6, labeled Splints, accommodates SAM Splints, tape, Kerlix gauze, and handkerchiefs.

The again zippered pouch accommodates Wagan Tech FRED lights, Mylar emergency blankets, cleaning wipes, and nitrile gloves. The aspect pouch accommodates an air horn, ethyl chloride, and a flashlight.

Closing Ideas

Since I bought my Responder ALS bag, 5.11 has gone by way of two completely different iterations. They’ve additionally moved to a extra modular setup throughout the bag. I like my bag higher than the present mannequin — it’s bigger in capability however can nonetheless be worn as a backpack. The pouches from Shiffler have made my bag far more manageable.

Written by Dr. David Miller