Posted on Jan 21, 2018
Once I get to my unit would I be able to carry a different aid bag instead of the standard M9 (I've been looking into the RATS aid bag)?
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You’ll likely be able to carry any bag, depending on SOP, but in the end...they are all bags.
There is a lot of whiz-bang stuff written about one bag over another, but at least 1/2 of it is BS; knowing what to pack, why, and how to access it through muscle memory is WAY more important.
You don’t rise to the occasion, you drop to your lowest level of training. That is true of every emergency.
Know what you have, where it is, how to use it, and drill, drill, drill. Also, look closely at evidence based medicine and peer reviewed studies before buying into ideas out there.
There is a lot of whiz-bang stuff written about one bag over another, but at least 1/2 of it is BS; knowing what to pack, why, and how to access it through muscle memory is WAY more important.
You don’t rise to the occasion, you drop to your lowest level of training. That is true of every emergency.
Know what you have, where it is, how to use it, and drill, drill, drill. Also, look closely at evidence based medicine and peer reviewed studies before buying into ideas out there.
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No. You will get what the Unit has issued (either M9 or Blackhawk bags, most likely the M9. MOST units will let you use your personal aid bag, but you’ll have to purchase that on your own.
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I used the M9 bag throughout ait and I just feel that it is too small and I couldn't carry as much as I wanted too. It's good for treating one or two pretty messed up casualties and that's about it. At least that's what we were told in ait
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Wait until you get to your unit. We have an SOP where we all have the same type of bag (M9), and have them packed pretty much the same. Have you ever needed to grab something out of another medics bag in low light conditions during a mass cal? The last thing you want to do is have to spend a bunch of time looking through some high speed cool looking aid bag to find something. My opinion, same bag, same way of packing, and practice until you can find every item blindfolded.
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Just learn your job man. If you learn your aid bag by heart it won’t matter which one you use.
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