We receive many gear-related questions at Dark Angel Medical, both about our own equipment line and that of the "roll your own" variety. One of the most common is about contents, i.e. what should you have on hand. The answer to that might vary slightly based upon your environment, the fundamen …

Bleeding out is a downhill slope... These following comes from a study done by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR*): Bleeding Out 1. An adult weighing 150-180 pounds contains about 4500-5700 ml of blood. Once a person loses 750 ml (around 15% of blood loss), they go into the …

Is it a first aid or a trauma kit? OR…..is it both?First Aid is what is done immediately after recognition of a sudden illness or injury and can, indeed, belifesaving depending on what type of incident has occurred, the actions need to be taken and whatitems are on hand. What we want to do is try to …