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Coyote brown HEDR trauma kit mounted on a vehicle headrest inside the cab

Vehicle First Aid Kits

A tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, chest seals, and a compression bandage, mounted where you can reach them from a seat.

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HARD Case waterproof first aid kit on a truck tailgate in the forest

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What belongs in a vehicle first aid kit.

Car crashes are one of the most likely places you will ever see serious bleeding, and the average glove-box kit is not built for it. A real car medical kit carries a tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, chest seals, and a compression bandage.

Just as important: it mounts somewhere you can reach from a seat, not buried under jumper cables in the trunk.

D.A.R.K. Explorer Kit mounted on a hiking backpack

EVERY SEAT COVERED

From the cab to the trail.

The VISR keeps trauma gear within reach of the driver's seat, and the HEDR mounts to a headrest so back-seat passengers are covered too. The Explorer pairs a trauma side with everyday first aid, and the HARD Case rides in the truck, the shop, or base camp.

A headrest kit behind each front seat means nobody is more than an arm's length from bleeding control.

Which kit is right for you?

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Cab, headrest, console, or truck bed: compare the four ways to keep trauma gear in the vehicle.

Vehicular Individual Safety Rig (VISR)

From $234.94

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Headrest Emergency Deployment Rig (HEDR) Trauma Kit

From $264.91

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D.A.R.K. Explorer Kit

$258.96

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HARD Case

$399.99

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Vehicle kit questions

Why not just keep a regular first aid kit in the car?

Because crashes cause trauma, not paper cuts. A drugstore kit has nothing for severe bleeding. A vehicle trauma kit starts with a tourniquet and hemostatic gauze and builds from there.

Where should a car medical kit be mounted?

Within reach of a seated adult: headrest, seat back, or console area. If you have to leave your seat to reach the kit, it is stored, not staged.

Which kit fits my vehicle?

Daily driver: the VISR or HEDR. Family hauler: a HEDR behind each front seat. Truck, overland rig, or job site: the HARD Case or ST MIKE Bag for a deeper loadout.

How often should I check a vehicle kit?

Once a year: replace anything used or past the expiration dates printed on sterile components. A vehicle kit lives through temperature swings, so give the packaging a quick look while you are in there.

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