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@GeoBurdo

3 жыл бұрын

I have a my medic 1-2 person advanced kit I carry in my truck everywhere. My only concern is I don't know if I could effectively use it in an emergency scenario. Any recommendations from anyone for online content to get better at dealing with massive trauma, weapon sounds, burns etc? I do need to take a CPR course as well for sure. Thanks!

@rachelcolvard791

3 жыл бұрын

Do a search for TCCC course or TECC course. There are some good videos of full length training but follow that up with in person training. 👍

@hkguitar1984

3 жыл бұрын

Great subject to cover, thank you. We have several trauma kits we keep in our vehicles, and we always take one with us to the gun range. For our family we have several K9s we depend on, as such we actually have medical kits for the dogs as well.

@hkguitar1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeoBurdo Keith Cronk is 100% correct, nothing can compare to "hands-on" training.

@shootingstuffaustralia8977

3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I learnt a few things.

Combat medic at 18 years old. Joined at 17 years old. I’ve carried a small hospital with me for over a decade now. You are ultimately responsible for your own well being on this earth.

@PeterWolfe2012

11 ай бұрын

S.T.O.M.P. bag?

Hey Cody-ER doctor here. Good info in this video. Also would emphasize having some "medical" equipment and not strictly trauma items. Even simple over the counter medications like Benadryl for allergic reactions, basic pain relievers, etc. Get training, find a doctor that you develop a relationship with so they can write you some prescriptions for other very useful items. Bring extra prescriptions with you particularly if you are off in an austere environment away from medical attention (antibiotics, epipen for anaphylaxis, stronger pain relievers for fractures that require prolonged evacuation etc).

@WhiteTrashTennessee

Жыл бұрын

How do pain relievers treat prolonged ejaculation?

Worth mentioning that having the tourniquet unwrapped and staged ready for use is important. Don't want to be trying to unwrap it when your hands are covered in blood or you only have use of one hand

We brought the BearFAK last yr with out left over HSA money. Absolutely amazed with the quality of this product. Found Bear Independent last March through the Prepper Classroom. He feels like family to us now. Bless you!

If you carry a decompression needle be cautious because you could very easily injure and it kill someone if you don’t know what you are doing. Get training

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

That is why you need training

@forehead949

3 жыл бұрын

You should only be using one if they have a tension pneumothorax which will kill you anyways if untreated. It’s a tool in the toolbox. Just because you have it doesn’t mean you need to use it.

@evanderosborne4531

3 жыл бұрын

@@JADudley Nice to you here. Amen to training.

@shuumai

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had the needle in case someone who knows how to use it comes to help and doesn't have a needle!

@foreverpaulways1670

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 100% get training (I have trained on how to use it and when to use it) before using one I also carry one and other supplies in the event a doctor or someone trained is around that can use it to save a life I’m just saying carry medical supplies is great but spend some money and get training

My very first preps were building several IFAK's based on the Refuge Medical BearFak. I love TJ over at Bear Independent. He does so much for the Father's Kingdom and I give him my utmost respect for that

Quick Tip - they sell small, ultralight headlamps that run off watch batteries. They are tiny, not terribly expensive and I have one in every one of my IFAKs. The watch batteries have an incredible shelf life, they are good for well over a decade, so you know the headlamp in your IFAK is going to work when you most need it. Emergencies don't just happen in daylight, and if you need to use any of this stuff in the dark you need a headlight to see what you are doing while keeping both hands free.

If you have a Heath Savings Account, you can buy a first aid kit with it.

@RandyRandersonthefamous

3 жыл бұрын

Very good way to dodge some taxes for buying "approved" medical items.

@williamolliges2622

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Never thought of that . . .

@delav83

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for the info!!!

@djjinerson

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip

@DanielSultana

3 жыл бұрын

Non American here, what's a health savings account?

The Bear Team makes the best ifaks. Believe me, they're tremendous! The slim kit is something the industry needed long ago.

@patrickd4699

3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous! ;) Believe me. Aren't they beautiful.

So glad to see you and Bear connected. Two content makers hit home for me all the time.

@trevin1691

3 жыл бұрын

Much truth!

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

I am happy he loved everything

@araefox

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I follow both and was very happy to see the review here.

@travv88

3 жыл бұрын

You mean BB?

Nice review. I took the Refuge Medical "Stop the Bleed" class and you are SO right that training and having a proper kit is SO important. Didn't know you were career medical guy but thanks for your service. FYI I never leave home without a Cat1 in my pocket now.

Most of these kits can be purchased with an HSA/FSA.

Having first aid training is a must for all. I did training when I was 17 after watching a friend die from injuries after coming off his motorbike. Home and vehicles have always had a kit ever since. These days it's more important to me than ever as I spend hours in the bush during autumn and winter using a chainsaw with my son and young nephews.

If you treated a decapitation with an IFAC, you're even handier than I thought...

@Taudlitz

3 жыл бұрын

well you can treat decapitation with table spoon or dead racoon and get same result, treating such wound speaks more about ones optimism than skill :-D

@ArthA122

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taudlitz English isn't my first language. Isn't decapitation supposed to be fatal ? Like for a chicken ?!

@Taudlitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArthA122 decapitation means complete removal of head from body. So yeah, its pretty much always fatal, hence my joke about trying to save decapitated person being work for optimists. But there are first attempts on head transplantation so maybe there might be some hope in future at least in highly specific cases with top medical equipment.

@matthewscannell6101

3 жыл бұрын

Torniquet and the duct tape will fix that right up.

@safffff1000

3 жыл бұрын

Check the manual from Dr. Frankenstein

An often overlooked but absolutely necessary piece of kit.

I have two Bear Faks, with extra goodies. He’s a good man!

I bought two BearFAKs last year for my family. You can use HSA funds to purchase if you have one of those. 👍

@TheMilkmaidFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been using a lot of our HSA to purchase medical supplies. To me it is a no brainer.😊👍

@christopherjoseph9132

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMilkmaidFarm what is HSA fund?

@WayTruthLife2100

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherjoseph9132 Health Savings Account are HSAs are accounts offered by the financial services industry aka your bank, which you can open if your bank offers this particular product; it's available exclusively to those with a "high-deductible health plan" (health insurance); it lets you make tax deductible contributions, PRE-TAX payroll contributions (meaning you DON'T PAY TAX ON THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. You could easily contribute $200 or so monthly and not notice a difference on your paycheck because you'd be paying taxes on that money if you weren't making the contributions!), earn interest on those balances tax free, and spend the balance on qualified medical expenses, without paying taxes! You can deposit into a HSA and the funds never expire (unlike a flexible spending account which funds must be spent by the end of the year. There is an annual contribution limit which varies depending on whether the account/contribution is being made an individual or family account. (1 person opens the account but the contributions can be for that individual or family). You can keep 1 account open and deposit funds each tax year (or each paycheck)and use those funds throughout the year or until you have a huge expense, it's your choice. They really are cool because pre-tax savings is HUGE! You can lose money from not participating if you qualify (high deductible health plan / health insurance).

@TheMilkmaidFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherjoseph9132 Bella explained it perfectly. My husbands employer offered them. Since we rarely go to the doctor, it made way more sense for us to get the plan with the high deductible, and his employer also contributed to it each month. After a year we had $2000 sitting there tax free. Then my husband got military insurance from the guard and so we didn’t need that hsa for deductible, so I’m using it for medical kits.

Wow thank you for this amazing review!

@trevin1691

3 жыл бұрын

Dudley!✌️👍🙏🏻❤️

As a first responder, I have the same mentality as you. I have had a bag with all these things in my truck for years now. Seeing the worse definitely makes you wanna be prepared for the worse.

I have slowly built all of this stuff over the years. I just grab a few items at a time and build a nice kit

My car got broken into a few days ago and I lost my IFAK... I guess that means I'm in the market for a new one. Thanks for the video

@Lon1001

3 жыл бұрын

Happened to me awhile ago too, the kit and some dimes and nickels were the only thing they took

@MrSquishles

2 жыл бұрын

strangly smart criminal, I would not peg oo that's gonna be worth about 2-5 hundred dollars if I saw a kit in someones car. If it makes you feel better a stolen kit'll stop someone bleeding out just as well somewhere else.

The Red Cross can do first aid training. Having a first aid kit is a must. Knowing how to use it is just as important.

@hongtanke

3 жыл бұрын

the first aid doesn't train much and the kits they suggest are boo boo kits. It's a fantasy and a business it has little to do with help.

@silverjack6752

3 жыл бұрын

Applying a tourniquet is serious business. How long can you keep it on for? 2 hours max because that’s as long as your nerves below distal to the site can last without blood supply. Learning basic first aide, aseptic procedures, and progressing your way up is how it’s done. Rome wasn’t built in a day and someone who has no concept of first aide has to start somewhere. Why not here? You’re very right Armida

@hongtanke

3 жыл бұрын

@@silverjack6752 you can get a hell of a lot more for cheaper or the same price. I've been through about 15 classes to an intermediate level. Literally everything in the red cross save for CPR training was useless in the grand scheme of things.

Lol...TJ has managed to get the BearFAK and other gear in front of Cody. Nice. The Bear Nation meets the Wranglerstar World.

We need more of this. I'll be the first to admit that I'm lazy, somewhat cheap, and will often buy Chinese made goods on Amazon and at Walmart because it's just so damned easy. But in the future I will try to pay more attention to what I am getting for my money, where it is coming from, and who exactly benefits from my purchase of that product.

@thejohnhend

3 жыл бұрын

Plus F Amazon because they suck

@five9eight

3 жыл бұрын

Amen, It matters!

@ramseydarkstar

2 жыл бұрын

Some cheap China things I can make exceptions for. (Usually Tech goods) But I do prefer quality. And homemade goods is always a better decision. Although some of the best headphones I've ever owned are some cheap China ones I came across not long ago LOL KZ brand.

@thecapone45

7 ай бұрын

China is a big, big freaking country. I’ve had well made things from china and I’ve had badly made things from USA. I could go on talking about some badly made USA bags that don’t have the straps stitched on right and the Chinese made duffel bags… they may be made in china but god damn do they have the straps down on evenly and correct.

Excellent video.... I am now 65... I took an EMT course summer and fall of 2019 ... wished I had done it 40 years ago!

I've purchased several BearFaks along with some of their bigger kits. They are all high quality and I would buy them again! I also took a TCCC- Stop the Bleed course from Refuge Medical. It was top notch and gave me the confidence to use my IFAKS. I HIGHLY recommend them!

Probably the best kits on the market. Superb American made pouches with high quality components, all from a company that loves this country and who's profits go to serve a worthy cause. Win-win for any patriotic American consumer.

Good Stuff! As a Emergency Medical Responder I keep most of these things with me all the time too. I love the idea of doing training with the kids on how to apply the basics of these things. Not only is it a refresher for me, but it helps them with a skill they will need in life also! Thanks a bunch! Keep up the hard work!

I was an EMT in my 20s. I Have been slowly refreshing my kits. Thanks for the info on these kits. I need to set up a family kit.

Thanks for the gear review and book suggestion. I have a BearFaq and BearMinimum - Love them both! Quality components, superior construction, and made in America by great folks!

@safffff1000

3 жыл бұрын

Kits look identical to what he shows

I just started looking for a first aid kit for my motorcycle and i stumbled on this video by mistake! Thank you for all the unexpected help.

Awesome. You, n TJ channel are my go-to Almost everyday. Oh n now, I may be giving you some other project ideas!!!

I feel spoiled. I have the best first aid for our family: my wife is a nurse!

@wranglerstar

3 жыл бұрын

What are you going to do if she isn't at home?

@shopnwoods9901

3 жыл бұрын

@@wranglerstar Rely on my meager Medical First Responder training from being on our fire dept. Guess it's time to get one of those kits...

@keithl2110

3 жыл бұрын

@@wranglerstar wrap a hankey from haveahank around it? 😆

@CainnechK

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind u may have to treat her

@Bendigo1

3 жыл бұрын

That is kind of like saying i don't need to learn how to drive. My car has airbags..

I have been watching for a long time and you have always been upfront and honest about sponsorships and endorsements . Always helping . Respect to you sir .

Great video as always! Very helpful! Thank you and God bless!

Thank you! I've been watching/supporting Bear,others, and you for about 3yrs. This was nice to see.

Appreciate you putting a focus on the family and their safety! God bless!

Speaking as a nremt I can’t stress how just a few basic things can make such a difference, even just keeping things like a antihistamine, tourniquet, cpr mask and gloves just those 4 things which reasonably could be had for 45$ or less for good quality with a understanding of how and when to use them, gives you many more options than a normal person would have and for a family or just yourself some basic things are more than worth it to keep around

I agree with you 100% I have multiple first aid kits. In vehicle's in my home. And now im looking into getting one of these for my plate carrier. Love this episode and love your content.

Always a pleasure to watch you explain so many useful things with such attention to detail. Thanks for taking the time, and sticking with it all these years.

Great to see you showing the BearFaks. Great products and a great company. Bear has some great info on his channel as well. Thanks for going over these an trying to get the message across about being prepared.

Thank you for bringing this to people's attention,and praying for this country and every one as well

I’m a year late, but credit where it is due. I learned far more about COVID and general preparedness from a guy named Cody then the World got from the World Health Organization. Thank you Mr. WranglerStar.

Strong points. Thank you Cody!

Home run Cody!! I have the same exact IFAK and color! Former firefighter and got lots of inspiration from you!

More videos like this, please! I am already first aid trained and equipped but this makes you think and double check. Excellent stuff.

Really nice kit. Appreciate the push to get this implemented and in place

Perfect timing, I was just looking to put together another IFAK so I don't have to keep moving it from my work truck to my personal rig.

Hey Cody, I haven't watched any of your videos in a long time, but I love videos like this. *KEEP IT UP*

Thanks for the decompressingneedle talk (and all the other explanations aswell :) ), I thought I knew what it was for and how to use it but was not 100% sure.

Excellent kits! Of coarse you can ALWAYS add stuff but those are a great start. The only 2 things that I ALWAYS carried when I was in combat zones, tampons (rapid hole fillers for gunshots) and a space blanket. One suggestion I would have for all those bags, a zippered expansion. We all know how hard it is to return everything back into it's original packaging, especially after the vacuum sealed stuff is popped open. I understand the need/want to keep it all tight and compact but I also know the need to keep everything with you and able to be had at a moments notice if needed again before you have a chance to repack it all correctly.

Thanks for covering the importance of IFAKs. Looking to add these to my go bag and my hubby’s. Also looking forward to attending one of Bear’s Stop The Bleed classes for proper training, if I ever get off the west coast 😬

My Bear Minimum is my favorite piece of equipment I hope to never use.

Excellent points. I’m impressed with the quality.

Perfect way to spend any remaining Flex Spending Account (FSA) dollars that typically expire (use them or lose them) at the end of the year.

@kevinwaycaster

3 жыл бұрын

Hey that’s a good point!

Word of the day - abdominable: (adj.), describing an angry snowman with a rock solid center ball.

Outstanding Cody. Sometimes I wonder about you. You give some awesome material Sometimes. ALL THE TIME!!! Thank you for sharing Cody.

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Several other options at Refuge medical as well. I purchased a STOMP bag and a BearFAK last year and planning on doing his 4 hour Stop the Bleed class sometime this year.

Good company! Great cause! Thank you

That medic kit looks fantastic. Love the attention to detail and quality! Great job guys

As a fft2, a sawyer, and a Wilderness First Responder. I carry the Chinook Medical Advanced LIFE Kit, with a few extras, on my pack 24/7 it's pretty much everything you need and nothing you don't

God bless Cody. As you have suggested before that we get out our first aid kits and practice with the family. Well, I have done that but I also have first responder training as well as CPR, first aid, and AED training. My thought is that maybe you could go through the kit in a video for the people that do not have any idea where to start. Full disclaimer of course. But as you know there is a proper way to wrap a wound and a wrong way. So some general direction might help some people get the motivation to get proper training at their local fire dep. Also, a training kit would be a cheaper way to get those skills started.

Just did my first aid recert this week. An aed machine would also be something that would be on my wish list. It's a bit pricey but it could save a loved ones life

God bless, RS. Great content. Get a kit and learn to use it, knowledge is worth so, so much.

Thank you for posting… bought a kit using your link.

Everyone prepares for the major stuff but also think a lot about the small stuff. Having the right stuff to deal with small injury and illness helps makes sure it does not get worse. If there is no medical care for days infection is a big deal. Cleaning and closing wounds, stabilizing fractures, treating allergies, medicating pain, anxiety and fatigue all very important. Hopefully you can find an open minded MD to Rex what you need. I do this for friends and it does not take much for short term pain control & infection. Also consider eye health. Something small going wrong with your eye can go south in a hurry and lost vision is a real problem. You all saw what happened to emergency care early in pandemic. Easy to see a situation without medical help for days....

They also have a great training kit. Use it over and over.😎

Awesome video sir, thank you for the great content!

Great company and great people. I have been watching Bear for around 6 months now. I have my ifac and am going to their training here next month.

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear.

Thank you for the video. It is very informative.

Great review and info on the basic uses. We have a BearFAK and a Bear STOMP bag that allows us to have tremendous medical coverage for most every injury in a collapsed environment. The recent Snowpocalypse demonstrates exactly when and where things fall apart.

@thunderofgr

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithcronk7980 Yes. I’m medically trained and certified in multiple protocols and have been for nearly 25 years.

Love you rocking the Spiritus Systems kit.

So good to see this kind of content. A lot of guys don't have a father figure to show them this kind of stuff. Great work

Timely experienced advice. Thanks!

I worked in West Africa and had the book you talked about- Where there is no doctor. It is an amazing book. It is like having a doctor by your side.

Thank you for reviewing these, I hope you will continue to review new American made products (or even those that have been manufactured for years), It can be so hard to find quality American made products and it's nice to hear honest reviews before spending money when you don't have much to spend.

Gem of a product. thanks for sharing

Perfect! I’m 14 so I know what I need to get before I’m 21!

I built trauma kits for a few family members and gave them away as Christmas gifts. They came out to about $60 per. I also built one for each of my vehicles, and one under the kitchen sink.

Thank You, W.S. for displaying these quality first aid kits. I'm an Eagle Scout but never knew they were available, they are very important as well as the ability to utilize them. I learned new info listening to your information.

TJ is a good man. So are you Cody. Thanks to both of you for your tremendous content.

I have missed these kind of videos! Thank you!

Excellent video. Always good to support local businesses. I am trying to do the same thing on our weekly Livestream here in Australia.

For Christmas both my daughters got a little med kit with an Israeli bandage, a tourniquet and some other first aid items and a cheap survival kit with a folding knife, compass, flashlight, fire kit, etc. Recently I gave them both a water filter kit (Sawyer mini, 2 kits for $30, backpackers swear by them) and an emergency tarp/blanket. I told them it needs to stay in their cars at all times. Cost a bit but the peace of mind is worth it, especially with my eldest out of state at college.

Thanks for the video

I would love for you to feature a certified teacher/ Paramedic in first aid. Demonstrating the actual use of these things! I live in a major Midwest city, and we have paramedics, but they might not be there in time.

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

Where at in the mid west. Check our website to see if we have a class near you.

Thank you Cody for your opinion and all your former professions that have given you all the useful and specific knowledge you obtained . I received some advanced medical training in the Army back in the early 70's. Not a lot or as much as I would have liked. But certainly enough to save my own life from gun shot wounds during my career in law enforcement. So those that heed your advice may not only save another's life, they may save there own. From using chain saws , circular saws , farm , home or industrial machinery , auto accidents etc. I appreciate you. And keep making these informative videos. Give my best to your family. God bless. I sincerely hope we meet one day. I'd like to shake your hand and call you friend.

from someone who worked for a big box store hardware dept. and was also an inventory associate (safety equipment are part of hardware) the hardest thing to sell are first aid kit. Most of the time if someone was buying one is because they either were involved in or witnessed an event. I've also been a 1st responder within in commercial and industrial enterprises and people would be surprised how little is required to save a life and how quick that life is worsened or is lost for lack of a small object. For those criticizing what was said weren't you listening. Training was paramount and having a kit to begin with.

Very useful medical kits.

I’m a huge fan Cody, you have help me mature as a man and for that i thank you. Much love and blessings from panama.

Love all your vids keep m coming!!!

Cody, what you said about shears in kits is true. As an army flight medic and trauma nurse I can tell you that by far the best shears out there are x-shears. Heavy duty and oh my tough and sharp. Yeah letterman raptors are nifty but I’ve broken a set doing what they were supposed to do. Try a set of x-shears and I promise you will not regret it.

Thank you brother Cody.

wow great video on first aide . i own about 5 different cheap kits but I'm going to upgrade ..

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

Please do. Your life depends on it.

Such a great kit! I've got mine!

I have 3 of these kits. Plus took a stop the bleed course. Totally worth the money. Would 100% recommend these BearFax.

Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Thank you for the review, my last kit was junk and will get this

@JADudley

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great. We will take good care of you