NATO Medical Aid Kit

A specialist trauma kit for rapidly mobile land and paramilitary forces, designed for use in harsh arid terrain and for rapid on-site treatment of major injuries — landmine explosions, shrapnel, gunshot wounds and major vehicle and air accidents. Supplied as modules.

Module 1

• Intravenous fluids and general accessories:
• Flashlight with batteries x 1
• Sterile gloves x 5 pairs
• Scissors x 1
• Artery forceps x 2
• Disposable scalpel with blade x 1
• Tissue forceps x 1
• Ball-point pen x 1
• Writing pad x 1
• Blood pressure apparatus x 1
• Stethoscope x 1
• Ringers Lactate x 3 Litres
• Intravenous administration sets x 3
• Alcohol swabs x 50
• Intravenous cannulae 14g x 2
• Intravenous cannulae 16g x 2
• Intravenous cannulae 18g x 2
• Antiseptic ointment x 1 tube
• Syringes 5ml x 2; needles 21g x 4
• Elastoplast 25mm x 1

Module 2

• Dressings and bandages:
• Vaseline Gauze x 6 strips
• Neck collar x 1
• Trauma bandages (150mm x 200 mm x 4,0 m) x 4
• Trauma bandages (200mm x 300mm x 6,50m) x4
• Conforming bandages (100mm x 4,5m) x 4
• Conforming bandages (150mm x 4,5m) x 4
• Sterile dressing pads (100mm x 100mm) x 10
• Gauze swabs (75mm x 75mm) x 100
• Triangular bandages with safety pins x 4
• Eye pads x 2
• Thermal blankets (rescue sheets) x 2
• Porous adhesive bandages 50mm x 2 rolls

Module 3

• Airway management equipment and accessories:
• Laryngoscope handle with batteries
• Spare batteries x 2
• Laryngoscope blades S/M/L x 1 each
• Spare laryngoscope globes x 3
• Magills forceps (adult) x 1
• Magills forceps (paediatric) x 1
• Endotracheal tubes x 4
• Oral airways size 1/2/3/4 x 1 each
• Resuscitator bag with adult/child mask x 1
• RES-Q-VAC manual airway suction apparatus x 1
• Bladder catheter x 1
• Urine bag x 1
• Nasogastric tube 18g x 1
• Sterile lubricant sachets x 2
• Intercostal drainage set x 1 (IC catheter, Heimlich valve, disposable scalpel, alcohol swabs x 10)
• Stretcher and intravenous stand are located on the outside lid of the bag in the zip-up pouch. Three interlocking splints are located in the sides of the bag.