1. The Individual First Aid Kit
(IFAK)
Created By:
SSG Adrian Herzberger
10 FEB 07
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2. Facts
For every 10 Soldiers who die from battle injuries, nine never make it to a field hospital. Statistics reveal these nine Soldiers either bleed or choke to death from lack of immediate care.
About 50 percent of those who die on the battlefield bleed to death in minutes before they can be evacuated to an aid station.
Army leaders have realized the need for immediate care and are demanding new training for all Soldiers as the first to provide immediate life-saving aid to buddies.
The IFAK increases individual Soldier capabilities to provide Self-Aid/Buddy-Aid and provides interventions for two leading causes of death on the battlefield, severe hemorrhage and inadequate airway. These capabilities increase Soldier survivability during dispersed operations and the expandable pouch allows for METT-C specific add-ins”.
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3. IFAK System Description & Introduction
•Modular to MOLLE FLC, IBA, and ALICE
•Increases Soldier survivability by improving capabilities to provide Self-Aid / Buddy-Aid (SABA), especially during disbursed operations
•Provides the Soldier SABA interventions for the two leading causes of death on the battlefield: extremity hemorrhage and airway compromise
•Requires training in the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) to attain maximum effectiveness
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4. IFAK Overview
Kerlix
2” Tape
Exam Gloves (4)
Trauma Dressing
MOLLE Pouch
Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
Stored
Insert
Coiled Retaining Lanyard
Inserted Photos are NOT to scale
Talking about the improvement kit not IBA. Cost is cheap $ per.
#1 Priority item of Corps
Production capacity to ramp up from 5-10 thousand per month.
Currently 50K in theater with plan to field 152K.
BOIP: TBD by Infantry School…something less than 840,000
Status of Program
Requirement: SaaS Core Soldier Attribute
Funding and Fielding Through RFI
BOIP one IFAK per Soldier
Current contract for 250K May - February
Subsequent contracts for 240K per annum for FY06 and FY07
Currently available ONLY through RFI: can NOT be ordered by Units
ETP being produced by AMEDD DTS
System Description
Modular to MOLLE FLC, IBA, and ALICE
Increases Individual Soldier capabilities to provide Self-Aid / Buddy-Aid (SABA)
Provides the Soldier SABA interventions the three leading causes of death on the battlefield
Increases Soldier Survivability during dispersed operations
Complimentary to CLS and Combat Medic SKO
Sustainment
IFAK will be retained issue (Clothing Bag)
Pouch and Insert will be available through standard Class II system
Expendable components available through standard Class VIII system
Entire Kit will be available through Class VIII system once RFI demand is met
Recommend Soldier turn in components while clearing, and be re-issued during in-processing
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5. Components of the Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK)
Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
Exam gloves (4)
2-inch surgical tape
Trauma dressing
Kerlix
Combat application tourniquet (CAT)
Modular lightweight load-carrying equipment pouch with retaining lanyard
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6. Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)
Maintain airway
The nasopharyngeal airway, also known as trumpets, is inserted through one nostril to create an air passage between the nose and the upper part of the nasal passages
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7. Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) Continued
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8. Exam Gloves
Reliable barrier protection against infection and contamination from bodily fluids (i.e. blood)
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9. 2” Surgical Tape Also known as medical tape
Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used as a bandage to hold a dressing onto a wound.
Surgical tape is white because it contains zinc oxide, which is added to help prevent infections
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10. Trauma Dressing Also known as ‘Israeli Trauma Dressing’
Bleeding/Hemorrhage Control
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11. Trauma Dressing Continued
Nine Steps to Apply the Israeli Bandage Properly
Remove the emergency trauma bandage package from the casualty's kit
Remove the bandage from the pouch
Place the pad (dressing) on the wound
Wrap the elastic bandage around the wounded extremity
Insert the elastic bandage completely into the pressure bar
Pull the elastic bandage back over the top of the pressure bar, forcing the bar down onto the pad
Wrap the elastic bandage tightly over the pressure bar
Continue to wrap the elastic bandage around the limb so that all edges of the pad are covered
Secure the hooking end of the closing bar into the elastic bandage to secure the bandage
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12. Kerlix Hemorrhage Control Gauze roll Absorbent Material
Sterile, safe, and helps control bacterial growth in moist and dry wounds
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13. Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
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14. Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
One Handed Use
Hemorrhage Control
Use on arterial and venous blood
For Moderate to Severe Bleeding only
For use on Extremities only
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15. Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment Pouch
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16. QUESTIONS?
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