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 feel I’ve the appropriate instruments for the mission. Typically I’m referred to as upon to position a bandage on an abrasion on the peewee baseball recreation; different instances, I must have my trauma equipment prepared on the vary (particularly when the man subsequent to me has his favourite new pistol blow up in his fingers). Though it’s unattainable 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 all places my car goes. The precise bag I’ve is now not obtainable by way of 5.11 Tactical, though the corporate now affords a considerably smaller 50-liter ALS/BLS Duffel Bag.

The 5.11 Tactical Responder ALS Bag

Images 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 fundamental compartment that zips down on three sides. Contained in the flap are a zippered compartment and three pouches. The principle 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 skin, which incorporates three subdivided areas. On the skin of the bag to the left is one other zippered compartment with two subdividers. There’s PALS webbing on the skin of this compartment. The reflective tape additionally seems on the skin of the principle 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 principle 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 incorporates 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, incorporates 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 Support, incorporates 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, incorporates Proventil inhaler, glucose tablets, glucagon pen, EpiPen, lidocaine 1%, and Narcan.

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

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

Remaining 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 way more manageable.

Written by Dr. David Miller