Operator IFAK – Black – Essential (with CAT)

Description

A common question –  what is an IFAK? In short, it’s an acronym for Individual First Aid Kit, or in this case the Operator IFAK – Black.

The IFAK is a personal issue trauma kit with the aim to deal with medical emergencies in high-risk environments. Today the Individual First Aid Kits focus, for the most part, on military personnel.  Who can use the medical equipment to treat both themselves and others around them should the worst happen.

Content

The majority of IFAK kits contain the essentials to manage hemorrhage control and other trauma injuries.

Starting from early 2003, an IFAK became standard issue for military personnel. As part of the deployment strategy for the Individual First Aid Kits, a standard kit is in use, which lead to a significant reduction in the number of preventable deaths – from 7.8% to 2.6% in 2011.

Although the Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) was originally created for the battlefield; it is now much more. But is still far from your standard first aid kit which commonly includes a handful of plasters and a pair of gloves.

The IFAK is the ultimate personal trauma kit that can treat significant injuries such as catastrophic blood loss.

Features

• Individual First Aid Kits (Operator IFAK – Black) is a small, lightweight trauma kits you can carry with you
• These focus on high-risk environments
• The purpose of an IFAK is to carry the essentials to save a life
• IFAK’s have been used to save lives for nearly 20 years
• Anyone can purchase and carry an IFAK.

You don’t have to be a soldier to carry an IFAK.

It’s not just in conflict zones that you’ll find Individual First Aid Kits. Due to evolution of the IFAK it is now available in other high-risk environments.

This includes those working in remote environments, tree surgeons, HGV drivers, farmers and many more.  Having an IFAK is an essential for those at risk of unexpected traumatic injuries.