5.11 UCR IFAK Pouch

For years we've been insisting that all of our certified instructors in any program that I teach, and anyone affiliated with Personal Defense Network that's running a range, have an emergency medical kit right out there with em. And this particular emergency medical kit. This is actually The 5.11 Headrest Quick Access Pouch. Has been out on the range with me for the entire 2018 Personal Defense Network Training Tour. So I started using this bag at the beginning of the tour.

You can see it really it's a little dirty. It might be a little bit scuffed in places but this literally has been opened up, every morning we've been on a live fire range. I show everybody exactly what's in it. And then I take it, close it back up and just toss it out on the range. Somewhere where everyone knows where it is.

So it's been out in the sun, it's been out in the rain. It's been out in the mud. It's been on gravel. It's been in grass. You get the idea.

One of the things I like about this pouch is that it's not only obviously very rugged, but it's also very easy to get into. As you see it just kinda flops open and then boom there's everything we need. And this is what we call Blowout Kit. Or Gunshot Wound Response Kit. This isn't boo boos and sickness.

There's no aspirin in here. There's no little band aids, there's no CPR mask. This is the important things that you need to have out on the range. And that's why it's also a great pack to have on the back of that head rest, or maybe just attached to any of the molly type loops that you have on any other larger bag. Marking it clearly.

Of course we got our Always Be Ready. The motto of Five Eleven Training. And our big red cross that tells us this is emergency medicine right on here as well. One of the cool things about is not only is it equipped with plenty of molly on the outsides. You can put things like maybe a flashlight.

You can put your sharpie. If you wanna mark what the medical problem is. If you've had that kind of training. Also I have my safety cutter out here on the side. These two quick access very easy to snap and unstap when this is brace pull apart quickly.

If I do have this attached to a bag I can pop it off. The other nice thing is this little bungee strap. Which you can put if you do attach this to a headrest or any other type of a hanging structure. Or maybe you put it out on the range somewhere. This can be velcroed around that.

And then when you open the bag, it just sort of sits there and hangs. So you can grab the tourniquet, grab your pressure dressing, grab all your emergency gear. We can take a closer look here. I'm actually wearing one on my belt. And again these quick release straps, give me the opportunity to wear it around anywhere.

And we can get a look inside and see what's going on. Notice that this one although the outside is black, notice I don't have a cross on it. Cause it doesn't have any medical gear in it. One of the things I hate to see is people who mislabel their emergency medical gear. I wouldn't want you to come running to me with this one.

Cause it doesn't have any stuff in it. When we put stuff in it, we put the cross on it. But notice that it's also light colored on the inside. It may not seem like a big deal, but that just kinda shows you how five eleven's is thinking here. The light color means that if you're looking in here in the dark, if you're using a flashlight, everything's not gonna blend in.

Of course so much in our tactical world is black. This may match better in your car interior. This may look better up against the rest of your gear. That red cross is gonna stand out against it. And then all your medical gear is gonna be easier to find inside the bag as well.

With that light color. You see you've got several different pockets here and none of em have extra velcro. None of em have snaps. Like have anything loop overing anything that you can easily get this open. Get the gear in your hands and use it.

So whether you were gonna use this for a medical pouch, or anything else you needed quick access to probably really wouldn't matter. But to me it's important to remember that your medical gear needs to be staged. So that you can get to it efficiently. You can use it efficiently. And I like a compact durable case like this because that means I'm always gonna have it with me.

And I'm not gonna be tempted to put other things in it. That aren't emergency medical gear. The 5.11 Headrest Pouch. Probably a great idea for you, if you're looking for an easy way to move emergency medical equipment around and have it with you when you need it.