Scorpion Range Bag- I’m Buggin Out!
By: Spike Bowan
©FrogDogWriting 2014
There are many schools of thought as to what is supposed to be in your personal “Bug Out” Bag. Some people, like myself, lean more heavily toward the medical aspect. Of course I do, I’m a Paramedic and a prior 8404 FMF Hospital Corpsman. No, I carry more than just Motrin and water.
There are others who lean more toward survival and self defense, stocking their bags with more Ammunition and Water proof matches than first aid. To each their own, you know your capabilities and needs. The trick is having the right bag to carry all of your immediate survival accoutrements. I find the Scorpion Bag a more than suitable and reliable bag. It is more than capable of filling your needs, whether it be a Zombie Apocalypse or not.
One of our ADMINS, Jacqueline Carrizosa has a helpful video about her Scorpion Bag on Youtube. Here it is.
Now, my bag is fairly different from hers. Again, I am a Paramedic and Corpsman Vet. I have a higher echelon of care than most people and am able to perform more advanced life saving techniques. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ONLY CARRY WHAT YOU KNOW AND ARE TRAINED HOW TO USE! You are not George Clooney, on ER. (Unless you really are an MD, in which case; Yea for you!)
Here is a list of what is in my Scorpion Bag. I try to keep more commonly used and quickly accessible gear on the outside pockets. More in depth/involved equipment is in the center.
Outside Pockets-
-Nitrile exam gloves (Too many people with Latex allergies these days and it is damn near impossible to keep Sterile in the field. Sterile gloves are a nicety.)
-Trauma Shears ( can cut through clothes like butter)
-Tourniquet (I use the new military style)
-Hand sanitizer
-Pocket Valve Mask for CPR
-Oral and Nasal Pharyngeal airways
-Quick Clot (speaking from personal experience, this stuff hurts like HELL! Works though.)
-IV KIT: enough set up for one immediate IV, 1000ml bag Normal Sterile Saline .9% ,20gtts IV tubing, IV port cap, OP Site, 14g, 16g,18g angiocath needles, 1- 10cc NSS .9% IV Flush.
-2 extra magazines for my FN9 9mm
-EPI-Pen
-Flashlight -2×2 and 4×4 gauze
-Stethoscope/BP cuff/Finger Pulse Oximeter
Inner Compartments:
-Hot/Cold Packs
-Trauma Dressings
-Abdominal Wound Dressings
-KINGS Airway/Combi-Tubes sizes 4,5,6 (I used to have a full endotracheal intubation kit. Took up to much space)
-BVM (Bag Valve Mask)
-Sterile H2O/Sterile Saline
-Band-Aids (assorted with pictures of Hello Kitty on them. Kidding)
-Sam Splints
-Roller Gauze 1″,2″, and 4″
-Ace Bandages 2″ & 4″
-Waterproof Matches
-Iodine (beware of allergies. If a person is allergic to shellfish or seafood, they probably have an Iodine allergy.)
-MED’s = Aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin, Bacitracin(triple antibiotic ointment) Epinephrine 1:1000, Solu-Medrol, Diphenhydramine, Naloxone, Lactated Ringers, NSS .9%,Ondasetron, Mag Sulfate and a few other odds and ends.
-Syringes and needles ( a buffet of these for med admin)
-Cravats (Triangular bandages)
Again, I am a Paramedic with many years of experience. What I carry, is what I am trained to use. There is no need to try and fit a whole ambulance in your bag. One, it will bog you down and Two, if you don’t know what you’re doing you’re going to kill somebody.
So that’s my bag. It sounds like a boat load, but it all fits nicely into the Scorpion Range bag. Go to our store and grab one today, you will be thankful you did! http://shop.tacticalshit.com/voodoo-tactical-scorpion-range-bag
Be sure to check out my other First -Aid BLOGS here on www.tacticalshit.com They may just help you, and they are a great review for skills you may already have.
As always, III% and GB.