Movie Medic Trauma Kit

[DiveMedic]

Hello all.

I just recently became an EMT-B and have an opportunity to work as a movie/set Medic. I have to have my own gear, so I'm looking for suggestions as to what kind of kit to put together. I have some stuff already, since I have been trained as a a Diving Medic.

So far I have:

• O2 Kit with 2 Jumbo D Cylinders
• BVM - 1 Adult and 1 Child
• BP Cuff Kit and Stethoscope
• Pulse Oximeter
• OPA Kit
• NPA Kit
• Suction Unit
• Pocket Mask
• Gloves
• Eye Shields (Safety Glasses)
• Shears

Any suggestions or supply lists would be greatly appreciated. I'm also looking for a good Trauma Bag to carry it all and any recommendations on where to buy from.

Thanks in advance !!

 

[ki4mus]

assorted bandages, trauma pads, tape, shears,splints (frack pack, and sam splints. forget the band-aids (unless it's a kid tell them to suck-it up) cravats......and a GOOD bag to hold it....

find out what kind of stunts they are doing (if any for specialty equipment) water gel makes a good burn-kit...and other stuff like throw bags,

also, see how far out the nearest ambulance is and see if it would be beneficial to have something like a backboard and stuff a bag of towel rolls, spider straps, and that kind of stuff....

basic )2/trauma sets can be had premade that are good starting points...

 

[ki4mus]

try looking at galls for bags and premade kits.....then find it somewhere else cheaper.......savelifes.com (I think) has good prices on alot of stuff, Chinook has some cool toys, and E-bay is awesome if you play it right


be careful about carrying meds, being in more of a "stationed" roll you might be able to get away with some NSAIDs, ant-acids, and basic OTC meds, ask your medical director or state office of EMS...

below is my kit, used in addition to O2 (size-D) and zoll-1600.

(you might look into an AED, try to find one with standard conector so responding units can just unplug your pads and plug them into your machine, just walk up to a engine company with thier bay doors open and ask...zoll or lifepack is normally a safe bet) Suction (battery, hand powered, or even one that runs off your O2 tank) might be a good idea as well. some people might say to buy stuff as you go or as you need it, but there is no excuse for not being ready for anything on your first day.


• The pack: an Olive Drab, Eagle A-III pack, designation: BISION
o Dimensions: W x H x D (All dimensions are approximate)
 Main compartment: 13” x 18” x 7” = 1,638 cu in (33 cm x 45.75 cm x 18 cm = 27.175 L)
 Front pouch: 13” x 18” x 2” = 468 cu in (33 cm x 45.75 cm x 5 cm = 7.548 L)
 Side pouches: 5” x 13” x 1.5” = 97.5 cu in (12.75 cm x 33 cm x 3.75 cm= 1.577 L)
 Velcro® pouches: 5.5” x 4” x 1” = 22 cu in (14 cm x 10 cm x 2.5 cm = 0.350 L)
 Cargo pouches: 5” x 5” x 10” = 250 cu in (12.75 cm x 12.75 cm x 25.5 cm = 4.145 L)


• Outside
o 1 SOFT-T tourniquet (attached to mole webbing)
o BIG BOY® Trauma Shears (attached to waist belt)
o 2 250ml bottles .9% normal saline for irrigation (in outside pocket)
o Glove pouch, holds 5 pairs; dispenses one at a time
o Pilots survival knife
o Radio pouch
o When operating in rehab or secluded areas where the Ambulance cannot access, a small O2 tank can be attached to straps located on either the top or bottom of the pack, the other straps secure IV set.


• First pouch
o adult adjustable C-color
o 1-field surgical kit, minor surgery
 Gloves
 betadine
 Sutures 3-0 chromic gut
 Scalpel handle
• Blades
o 10
o 11
 2-pairs straight forceps
 1-pair curved forceps
 2-probes
 1-pair scissors
 1-pair tweezers
o NIMS field guide
o DOT, Haz-Mat guide
o Sports medicine guide
o ACLS guide
o EMS field guide, Basic and intermediate
o Speedy Spanish
o Spanish/French question guide
o Spanish guide
o Write in the rain vital signs pad
o Pen and papper

• Main compartment:
o Red handled bag (diagnostic kit)
 Otothamascope kit
• Handle
• Nasal attachment
• Ocular attachment
• Ear attachment
• Dental mirrors
• Tongue depressor that attaches to light extension
• Place for extra batteries
 BP cuff
 Stethoscope
 Pulse ox
 Thermometer
 Braslow tape

o Blue handled bag
 Airway kit
• ET Handle
• Mac blades (0,1,2,3,4)
• Miller blades (00,1,2,3,4)
• 2oz bulb syringe for suction
• Asherman Chest seal
• 16 or 14 gauge needle and stop cock for decompression
• 1inch roll of Tape
• 10cc syringe
• 1 adult stylet
• 1 pedi stylet
• Et tubes, 1 each sizes 2-10


o In bags on inside of front of bag
BAGS ATTACHED TO INSIDE OF FRONT OF BAG WITH VELCRO
1- gown
1-N95 mask
9 pairs medium gloves 1-tube oral glucose
Ammonia inhalants
Medicaine swabs
1 roll 1 inch ape
1 roll 2 inch tape
1 roll 3 inch tape
1 roll ½ inch waterproof tape
1 roll 1 inch waterproof tape Surgi-lube
Alcohol preps
PVP iodine wipes
Triple anti-biotic ointment
2-maylar blankets
Pen and note pad
Mole skin
heat pads
Diphenhydramine
81mg ASA


• On panel
o Window punch
o Trauma shears
o 6 set of oral airways
o Pen
o Eye care, loop/magnet
o Pen light
o Hand cleaner
o Eye wash
o Foot powder
o Assorted surgical tools (forceps, tweezers, iris scissors, ect)
o Full set NPA’s with lubricant

Pouches removable, attached with 3 military snaps
1-CAT tourniquet
1-TK4 tourniquet
2-blood stoppers
2-ice packs
2-bulky gauze sponges
3-chest seals
2-3inch ACE wraps
1-4inch ACE wrap
1-seat belt cutter 2-cravats
50- unsterile 4x4
Assorted sterile 4x4 and 2x2
2-eye pads
Aluminum foil
2- petroleum gauze
3-8x7½ ABD pads
2-2inch sterile kling wrap
2-3insh sterile kling wrap
Assorted unsterile kling wrap

o 2-SAM splints
o Adult BVM and one way valve for use as CPR mask
o Ring cutter
o Cranial Nerve assessment tool
o Burn pad
o Trauma dressing
o Snake bite kit
o OB kit
 1 x Latex Exam Gloves, Cuffed and Pre-Powdered, Sterile, Dynarex®
 1 x Scalpel, Sterile, Disposable w/ Handle, #20 Blade, Dynarex® Medi-Cut™
 1 x Obstetrical Pad, Sterile, Extra Large
 1 x Drape Sheet, 36" x 48"
 1 x Receiving Blanket, 36" x 48"
 4 x Disposable Towels, 14" x 18"
 6 x Gauze Sponges, 6-Ply, Sterile, Dynarex®
 1 x Dynarex® Bulb Syringe, Sterile
 2 x Umbilical Cord Clamps, Sterile
 2 x Dynarex® Alcohol Prep Pad, Large
 2 x Dynarex® Obstetrical Towelettes
 1 x Apron, disposable

 

[medicdan]

Do a search here for discussions of film set medics, and standby (detail) gear setups, along with the endless discussions of POV kits. Do you have insurance for your work on film sets? Agreements with local ambulance companies and fire depts? Medical Control? Documentation?

What is a dive medic? Compared with a Rescue Diver?

 

[MMiz]

Here is a movie medic that had a blog with pictures of his setup. He had several items that I wouldn't have even thought of, including a jar of cough drops.

 

[DiveMedic]

Do a search here for discussions of film set medics, and standby (detail) gear setups, along with the endless discussions of POV kits. Do you have insurance for your work on film sets? Agreements with local ambulance companies and fire depts? Medical Control? Documentation?

What is a dive medic? Compared with a Rescue Diver?

A Rescue Diver is diver trained on how to remove someone from the water in an emergency, assist panicked divers and CPR/First Aid. A Dive Medic is trained as an EMT, with additional education in handling pressure related injuries and hyperbarics.

 

[medicdan]

Interesting.... How does it differ from DAN's DMT program (if at all?) This may be something I am interested in...
Do you work for a franchise, or on a boat, or as a chamber tech/operator?

One of the private companies I work for has been taking more film set details recently, and I have gone... we send a BLS truck and an FS SUV with 3-4 EMTs, but no additional equipment from what is normally carried. We operate under our existing medical director, insurance, etc.

 

[JPINFV]

You could always go for something like this. Go big or go home.

Link

 

[usalsfyre]

You could always go for something like this. Go big or go home.

Link

Holy crich kit Batman!!!

This guy take whackerisim to a new level. I do wonder, when he initiates ICU level of patient care in a post-apocolyptic world ,what he plans to DO with the patient....

 

[DiveMedic]

Interesting.... How does it differ from DAN's DMT program (if at all?) This may be something I am interested in...
Do you work for a franchise, or on a boat, or as a chamber tech/operator?

One of the private companies I work for has been taking more film set details recently, and I have gone... we send a BLS truck and an FS SUV with 3-4 EMTs, but no additional equipment from what is normally carried. We operate under our existing medical director, insurance, etc.

Well, Dive Medicine is just the path that I'm taking within the program. I'm actually taking a Marine Technologies Course at Santa Barbara College. The program is a Commercial Diving program, which entails many aspects of the industry. One is those is LST (Life Support Technician), for which EMT and DMT (Same as DAN) are pre-requisites.

The movie stuff is just some side work that I'm getting through a friend of mine to make ends meet while I finish school.

 

[JPINFV]

Oh, and don't forget about the supplement kit!

 

[mycrofft]

Some slack, y'all!

If you are going into a group support role, and you are ignorant of the contents or condition of any kit prepared by the employer or the demandof tasking, pack heavy, then thin it down. Not "whackerism", but enthusiasm and lack of advice from a real set medic.

Don't forget your union card (IATSE). This will take you months of actual work to get, and it isn't free.

Since that seems not to be an issue, I assume this is a jackleg affair. Watch out, as with any deal like this, that you have real and accessible medical control, and that you can pull the plug if stuff gets hairy. Firmly ask to see the insurance which covers you.

(PS: I spent months looking into this, it isn't nearly as easy as it sounds. Google it thoroughly and email the various people already offering their services, as for advice).

 

[karaya]

You're forgetting the most important item in your kit that you will handout gobs of... band-aids! I've worked several production locations and band-aids was the most requested item in my kit.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

Holy crich kit Batman!!!

This guy take whackerisim to a new level. I do wonder, when he initiates ICU level of patient care in a post-apocolyptic world ,what he plans to DO with the patient....

Fix him and let him go of course! (Duh.....) jk

That is crazy unless he is his own private EMS provider.

 

[John E]

I'm curious...

try looking at galls for bags and premade kits.....then find it somewhere else cheaper.......savelifes.com (I think) has good prices on alot of stuff, Chinook has some cool toys, and E-bay is awesome if you play it right


be careful about carrying meds, being in more of a "stationed" roll you might be able to get away with some NSAIDs, ant-acids, and basic OTC meds, ask your medical director or state office of EMS...

below is my kit, used in addition to O2 (size-D) and zoll-1600.

(you might look into an AED, try to find one with standard conector so responding units can just unplug your pads and plug them into your machine, just walk up to a engine company with thier bay doors open and ask...zoll or lifepack is normally a safe bet) Suction (battery, hand powered, or even one that runs off your O2 tank) might be a good idea as well. some people might say to buy stuff as you go or as you need it, but there is no excuse for not being ready for anything on your first day.


• The pack: an Olive Drab, Eagle A-III pack, designation: BISION
o Dimensions: W x H x D (All dimensions are approximate)
 Main compartment: 13” x 18” x 7” = 1,638 cu in (33 cm x 45.75 cm x 18 cm = 27.175 L)
 Front pouch: 13” x 18” x 2” = 468 cu in (33 cm x 45.75 cm x 5 cm = 7.548 L)
 Side pouches: 5” x 13” x 1.5” = 97.5 cu in (12.75 cm x 33 cm x 3.75 cm= 1.577 L)
 Velcro® pouches: 5.5” x 4” x 1” = 22 cu in (14 cm x 10 cm x 2.5 cm = 0.350 L)
 Cargo pouches: 5” x 5” x 10” = 250 cu in (12.75 cm x 12.75 cm x 25.5 cm = 4.145 L)


• Outside
o 1 SOFT-T tourniquet (attached to mole webbing)
o BIG BOY® Trauma Shears (attached to waist belt)
o 2 250ml bottles .9% normal saline for irrigation (in outside pocket)
o Glove pouch, holds 5 pairs; dispenses one at a time
o Pilots survival knife
o Radio pouch
o When operating in rehab or secluded areas where the Ambulance cannot access, a small O2 tank can be attached to straps located on either the top or bottom of the pack, the other straps secure IV set.


• First pouch
o adult adjustable C-color
o 1-field surgical kit, minor surgery
 Gloves
 betadine
 Sutures 3-0 chromic gut
 Scalpel handle
• Blades
o 10
o 11
 2-pairs straight forceps
 1-pair curved forceps
 2-probes
 1-pair scissors
 1-pair tweezers
o NIMS field guide
o DOT, Haz-Mat guide
o Sports medicine guide
o ACLS guide
o EMS field guide, Basic and intermediate
o Speedy Spanish
o Spanish/French question guide
o Spanish guide
o Write in the rain vital signs pad
o Pen and papper

• Main compartment:
o Red handled bag (diagnostic kit)
 Otothamascope kit
• Handle
• Nasal attachment
• Ocular attachment
• Ear attachment
• Dental mirrors
• Tongue depressor that attaches to light extension
• Place for extra batteries
 BP cuff
 Stethoscope
 Pulse ox
 Thermometer
 Braslow tape

o Blue handled bag
 Airway kit
• ET Handle
• Mac blades (0,1,2,3,4)
• Miller blades (00,1,2,3,4)
• 2oz bulb syringe for suction
• Asherman Chest seal
• 16 or 14 gauge needle and stop cock for decompression
• 1inch roll of Tape
• 10cc syringe
• 1 adult stylet
• 1 pedi stylet
• Et tubes, 1 each sizes 2-10


o In bags on inside of front of bag
BAGS ATTACHED TO INSIDE OF FRONT OF BAG WITH VELCRO
1- gown
1-N95 mask
9 pairs medium gloves 1-tube oral glucose
Ammonia inhalants
Medicaine swabs
1 roll 1 inch ape
1 roll 2 inch tape
1 roll 3 inch tape
1 roll ½ inch waterproof tape
1 roll 1 inch waterproof tape Surgi-lube
Alcohol preps
PVP iodine wipes
Triple anti-biotic ointment
2-maylar blankets
Pen and note pad
Mole skin
heat pads
Diphenhydramine
81mg ASA


• On panel
o Window punch
o Trauma shears
o 6 set of oral airways
o Pen
o Eye care, loop/magnet
o Pen light
o Hand cleaner
o Eye wash
o Foot powder
o Assorted surgical tools (forceps, tweezers, iris scissors, ect)
o Full set NPA’s with lubricant

Pouches removable, attached with 3 military snaps
1-CAT tourniquet
1-TK4 tourniquet
2-blood stoppers
2-ice packs
2-bulky gauze sponges
3-chest seals
2-3inch ACE wraps
1-4inch ACE wrap
1-seat belt cutter 2-cravats
50- unsterile 4x4
Assorted sterile 4x4 and 2x2
2-eye pads
Aluminum foil
2- petroleum gauze
3-8x7½ ABD pads
2-2inch sterile kling wrap
2-3insh sterile kling wrap
Assorted unsterile kling wrap

o 2-SAM splints
o Adult BVM and one way valve for use as CPR mask
o Ring cutter
o Cranial Nerve assessment tool
o Burn pad
o Trauma dressing
o Snake bite kit
o OB kit
 1 x Latex Exam Gloves, Cuffed and Pre-Powdered, Sterile, Dynarex®
 1 x Scalpel, Sterile, Disposable w/ Handle, #20 Blade, Dynarex® Medi-Cut™
 1 x Obstetrical Pad, Sterile, Extra Large
 1 x Drape Sheet, 36" x 48"
 1 x Receiving Blanket, 36" x 48"
 4 x Disposable Towels, 14" x 18"
 6 x Gauze Sponges, 6-Ply, Sterile, Dynarex®
 1 x Dynarex® Bulb Syringe, Sterile
 2 x Umbilical Cord Clamps, Sterile
 2 x Dynarex® Alcohol Prep Pad, Large
 2 x Dynarex® Obstetrical Towelettes
 1 x Apron, disposable

Where do you work that you can carry and use that surgical equipment as an EMT-B?

Likewise on the tourniquets.

I work full time as a Set Medic and I don't carry or bring that much trauma gear. Who's your medical control?

Again, just curious.

John E

 

[ki4mus]

the bag is used for several things, along with my using it in place of agency jump-kits, it gets used on disaster relief and medical missions.

what does cert. level have to do with tourniquets for hemorrage control?

also, I havent got around to updating my status from basic.

 

[nomofica]

Holy crich kit Batman!!!

This guy take whackerisim to a new level. I do wonder, when he initiates ICU level of patient care in a post-apocolyptic world ,what he plans to DO with the patient....

My thoughts exactly...

First time I've ever seen Oxy and Hydrocodone and the such in a first aid kit before...

 

[John E]

and again I ask...

the bag is used for several things, along with my using it in place of agency jump-kits, it gets used on disaster relief and medical missions.

what does cert. level have to do with tourniquets for hemorrage control?

also, I havent got around to updating my status from basic.

I couldn't help but notice that you completely avoided the actual questions I posed.

What agency do you work that allows you to use surgical instruments? Almost forgot, when are you doing suturing in the field exactly?

As for the tourniquets, some agencies don't allow their use, other agencies severely limit their usage, I'm curious as to what agency you work for that apparently not only condones their usage but has their personnel carrying them around with them on a personal level.

Thanks.

John E

 

[John E]

mycrofft...

pretty much nailed it.

I'd be very wary of working on an independent film project, especially as a first time job.

At a minimum, get yourself some malpractice insurance. Independent film companies are notorious for skimping on things like insurance and if they have production insurance you won't be covered for any action you take medically.

Unless you're making a pretty good day rate and the production is going to last several weeks, you're going to be spending more money than you'll be making, unless you go absolutely bare bones.

If you're serious, send me a PM and I'll share some more equipment ideas with you, you won't be needing any minor surgery kits or sutures by the way...

John E

 

[ki4mus]

I didn't avoid it, that equipment is used out of country (no agency, operating at "level of compatancy")

while my agency does not yet do field suturing as standing orders, it is part of the equipment that is used in other instances (but I have done it under medical control for a laceration to the hand.)

our area is going under a shift from A.B.C to C.A.B. where (depending on the agencies OMD) tourniquets are used second line to direct pressure (in accordance with National Registry) and 1st line for major hemmorage in MCI at all levels of certification.


I belong to 3 agencies, but the one that this kit used most for is Craig County Rescue. (in VA)

the surgical kit get tools have been used mainly for the forceps for hemorage control, once for clamping off a busted shunt, and a couple times for removing objects in the airway.