US Army Combat Medic loadout

[avantman42]

The following is copied/pasted from a friends post on Facebook. I thought it might be of interest.

Thought this might be of interest to Wilderness Medic types. I happened to come across a US Army report about infantry equipment loadouts, which included the medical equipment carried by their Rifle Platoon Combat Medics (the guys right at the front line of combat.)

The report is at:
http://thedonovan.com/archives/moder...LoadReport.pdf

Worn on Fighting Load Carrier/Interceptor Body Armor:
• Extra field dressings in MOLLE Pouches.
• Extra intravenous fluids bags in MOLLE Pouches with extra starter kits.

MOLLE or “M82” Aid Bag "Medical Rucksack" containing:
o Stethoscope
o Sphygmamometer with Case
o Field Dressings (8)
o Cravats (12)
o Israeli Dressings (4)
o Tourniquets (2)
o 1000cc NaCl (2)
o 4x4 Gauze (20)
o 2x2 Gauze (20)
o Bandaid (15)
o Kerlix (6)
o Chest Seal (2)
o Water Seal (3)
o J-Tube (4)
o Nasopharyngeal (3)
o IV Starter Kits (4)
o 14g Needle (8)
o Scapel 10 Blade (2)
o Scapel 12 Blade (2)
o Latex Gloves (10 pr)
o Pen Light (2)
o VS-17 Panel.
o Chemlite (4)
o Foot Powder (4)
o 4” Tape (2)
o 2” Tape (2)
o 9-Line Medevac Card (1)
o Scissors (2)
o Restricting Band (2)
o Oral Thermometer (1)
o Anal Thermometer (1)
o DD Form 1380 (8)
o Surgilube (8)
o Sharps Container (1)
o Pocket Mask (1)
o Acetomenophin (1)
o Aspirin (1 bottle)
o Lopermide (1 bottle)
o Zithromax (3 pack)
o Ibuprophin (1 bottle)
o Naproxne (1/2 bottle)
o Psuedophedrine (1/2 bottle)
o Medical quick reference books.

Total Fighting Load (uniform, body armour, all the stuff hung off those, a rifle and the M82 pack): 54.5lb

[headquarters]

good info

[Abbott Shaull]

Nice find.

[copeab]

I've found that PDF before when I was looking for the typical load carried by a soldier. Very useful.

One thing I'm curious about: is the base load of water typical for less arid environments? I know in a desert water is more valuable than ammo.

[kato13]

Here are a few medical kid loadouts from my gaming site.
From here: Gaming Site->Equipment->Kit List
note 1:Restricted to registered users of the forum to keep search engines out
note 2: A majority of the kits are for Morrow Project teams but many of the medical ones can be used in T2k.
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Medical Kit, LRS combat lifesaver (CLS) bags:
Assembly Weight: 5.95 kg
Assembly Volume: 0.49 cu. ft.

Contents:
Bag of 800mg Motrin (1)
Bag of Tylenol (1)
Bandage, Adhesive 3/4 X 3 inches flesh (10)
Bandage, Elastic Coban Brown (ACE) 2"x5 yards (2)
Bandage, Elastic Coban Brown (ACE) 4"x5 yards (2)
Bandage, Gauze 6 Ply 10cm x 4m Sterile (6)
Bandage, Gauze Pad 4X4" (100mmX100mm) (8)
Bandage, Vaseline gauze 3x9" Foil Pack (3)
Betadine - 8oz squeeze bottle (2)
Betadine swabsticks pack of 3 (4)
Blade, Scalpel, No 11, for handle No 3, sterile (4)
Forceps, Hemostatic, Dandy, 14 cm, serrated, sideways curved (1)
Medical Kit, Venom (Snake/Insect) Extractor Kit (1)
-Box, Plastic, Snake Bite Kit (1)
--Bandage, Adhesive 3/4 X 3 inches flesh (3)
--Instruction Card - Venom Extraction (1)
--Pad, Alcohol (2)
--Razor, Disposable (1)
--Sting relief pads (2)
--Syringe vacuum pump (1)
--Venom Pump Suction Cups (4)
Needle Unit (I.V) 18ga.X1.25" (2)
Pad, Alcohol (25)
Poleless litter 78" x 24" (1)
Resuscitator, Valve Mask (1)
Resuscitator, Valve Mask Bag (1)
Ringers injection lactate 1000ML plastic (2)
Scalple, Handle, No 3 (for blades 10/11/15) (1)
Splint Aluminum Malleable (11x91cm 4.25x36") (2)
Suture, Polypropylene, .2x75cm .08x29.5" (Sterile w/ needle) (2)
Tape Adhesive Surgical Porous Woven Rayon 1"X10YDS (2)
Tape Adhesive Surgical Porous Woven Rayon 3"X10YDS (2)
Tube Endotracheal 10.7MM Diameter (2)

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Medical Kit, M-5 Medical Bag
Assembly Weight: 3.56 kg
Assembly Volume: 0.58 cu. ft.

Contents:
Bag, Nylon, Steel Reinforced 9x16x7" (1)
-Bandage, Adhesive 3/4 X 3 inches flesh (18)
-Bandage, Compress (300x300mm) (2)
-Bandage, Elastic Coban Brown (ACE) 4"x5 yards (2)
-Bandage, Gauze 6 Ply 10cm x 4m Sterile (9)
-Bandage, Gauze Pad 2X2" (50mmX50mm) (12)
-Bandage, Gauze Pad 3X3" (50mm X50mm) (12)
-Bandage, Gauze Pad 4X4" (100mmX100mm) (17)
-Bandage, Gauze, 10cm x 4m, elastic,non-sterile (4)
-Bandage, Gauze, 15cm x 4m, elastic,non-sterile (4)
-Bandage, Gauze, 6cm x 4m, elastic,non-sterile (4)
-Bandage, Gauze, 8cm x 4m, elastic,non-sterile (5)
-Bandage, Triangular, 136 x 96 x 96 cm (3)
-Combine Dressings 5"x9" (127mmX229mm) (6)
-Eye Gauze/Cotton Pads (6)
-Mask, Surgical (1)
-Pad, Alcohol (14)
-Pad, Ammonia inhalant (12)
-Povidone-iodine oint USP 10 % 1/8oz foil pack (8)
-Resuscitator, Valve Mask (1)
-Telfa pad (50x75mm 2"x3") Non stick Dressing (8)
-Telfa pad (75x100mm 3"x4") Non stick Dressing (8)
-Tongue Depressors (5)
-Tourniquets 14 X 1 blood taking rubber (2)
-Waterless Surgical Scrub 6oz bottle (1)

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Medical Kit, M3 Combat Lifesavers Bag
Assembly Weight: 4.44 kg
Assembly Volume: 0.28 cu. ft.

Contents:
Bag, Polyamide Nylon 11X6X9IN (1)
-Antihistamine(Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride) Bottle of 24 (1)
-Auto Injector, 2 PAM Chloride (5)
-Auto injector, Atropine (5)
-Bandage, Adhesive 3/4 X 3 inches flesh (18)
-Bandage, Compress (100x180mm) (6)
-Bandage, Gauze, 5cm x 4m, elastic,non-sterile (4)
-Bandage, Triangular, 136 x 96 x 96 cm (4)
-Betadine prep pad 2 X 1.375" (12)
-Gloves, Latex Exam (non sterile) (6)
-Intravenous inj set, 7 comp macro 10drops/ml (2)
-Mild pain reliever plastic bottle, 50 units (Tylenol) (2)
-Needle Unit (I.V) 18ga.X1.25" (2)
-Povidone-iodine oint USP 10 % 1/8oz foil pack (8)
-QuickClot Blood Loss Stopper (powder) 3.5 oz (10)
-Ringers injection lactate 500ml plastic bag (2)
-Scissors, Bandage 1.5" Cut lg 7.25" (1)
-Splint Aluminum Malleable (11x91cm 4.25x36") (1)
-Strong sedative 2 cc Syringes preloaded (Diazepam (Valium)? 10 mg) (5)
-Tape, Paper Adhesive, 1"x10" roll (25mm X3M) (3)
-Tourniquets 14 X 1 blood taking rubber (2)
-Tube, oropharyngeal airway, Guedel, large adult (1)
-Tube, oropharyngeal airway, Guedel, small adult (1)

[pmulcahy11b]

As a combat lifesaver, I also carried an IV set and a bag of saline and a bag of Ringer's Lactate.