Earlier today I just bought some stuff off of Amazon to upgrade my kit. Quick Clot gauze pack and a couple of sponges, 3 Israeli Bandages (pressure wraps), something for sucking chest wounds.
I was looking at tourniquets and watched some youtube videos that warned of fakes on Amazon and ebay. (They BREAK!) I ended up buying a “soft-t” tourniquet from some guy on youtube called “skinny medic”. His price was the same as the manufacturers. There was a video with a Mayo doctor, and he was explaining how the old days of “once you put a tourniquet on plan on losing the limb” are gone. He said one can go several hours with one on. He said they use them during surgeries all the time.
The skinny medic guys has a whole bunch of other individual items as well as various types of kits.
Most of my stuff is just individual stuff I’ve accumulated over the years. Some of it extra pads and stuff from past injuries and hospital visits! I could probably do with a refresher CPR/First Aid class.
https://shop.skinnymedic.com/Red-Rip-Away-First-Aid-Pouch-Large-Molle-redripaway.htm
Link to “skinny medic” site, above is a kit for $100 or so, and many other options. I have no idea how “good” the prices are, but from other research it sounds like he carries good stuff.
The topic of the thread for the $650 kit sounds like a large first aid kit for up to 8 people on an extended trip (1 to 2 weeks) in the backwoods, with a 50/50 chance of getting professional help within 8 hours.
Sounds pretty specialized.
I guess because I learned first aid in the Army, the idea of buying a tourniquet did not occur to me. I was taught to use a strip of any sturdy cloth and a stick. Wrap the cloth around the bleeding limb, tie it to the stick, and twist the stick around like a corkscrew in a cork. When it is tight enough, secure the ends of the cloth around the stick to hold it in place and mark a T on the patient's forehead. T for tourniquet, so the medical staff knows that one needs immediate attention in a triage situation.
I know what to do, my challenge would be to stay conscious long enough to apply the tourniquet. I don't do well with the sight of blood.