[Travis McGee]

I think the GIs are relying more on having a sustained medical response system right behind them, from platoon medic to Walter Reed. I guess for a small independent team, having more stuff right on hand takes on more importance.

[CholeraJoe]

Medical equipment. It’s expensive. It has saved lives. The company I currently work for spent a gajillion dollars outfitting each crew with great med gear. I'm sure the bill was hard to swallow. I shit you not it saved three peoples lives, all had life threatening injuries. The med kits and our 18D's saved them. The Army had a few bandages and an IV. That was it. You know who you are, thank you for spending the money...

If I were going over there, I'd want the kitchen sink, and then some. Chest tubes, oxygen, central lines, crystalloid, plasma, crichothyrotomy kits, and more than just a pair of scissors for surgical instruments. They make a mechanical respirator that's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. I'll take one of those, too.