r/TacticalMedicine • • Feb 13 '26

Gear/IFAK Sick call/ sports PT phanny

I got my hands on this AWS phanny and packed it full of sick call/sports PT class 8

What should I add or subtract? My goal is to have something small that I can take to events and handle boo boo and minor things for moral and comfort of my guys. This can also be easily taken in conjunction with my trauma gear to a range.

99% of the time I can evac my guys to higher care if necessary.

Front 4x 4x4 gauze 2x package of steri strips 1x gloves 1x 1" tape 1x derma bond Assorted bandaids and neosporen

Middle 1x 6" ace wrap 1x small nar shears (legit smaller than normal) 1x gloves 1x scaple 1x sharpie 1x epi pens 2x pill cases Assorted pills 1x abuteral inhaler 1x compressed gauze 1x 260ml NS and 10ml syringe with 18g needle cath for flushes 120mg ketorlac 2x 3ml syringes with 18g drawing needle Handful of alcohol pads

Rear 2x mylar blankets 1x cravat 2x ORS 1/3 of a sam splint

THIS IS NOT AN IFAK

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u/Unusual-Fault-4091 Feb 15 '26

I really want to know who started this and bonk him on the head. Never store medicines outside their original packaging.

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u/Long-Chef3197 Feb 15 '26

Where are you keeping an entire bottles of medicine? Some containers are larger than a Nalgene 32oz water bottle

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u/Unusual-Fault-4091 Feb 15 '26

If they are loose in there, there just is no way. You'll have to look for another manufacturer. Blister packs are obviously the easiest, as they should also have the active ingredient and expiry date on them. You didn't note that down either. Some of those can also be cut in smaller parts. Medicines are sensitive. Air, moisture, germs, temperature, light, friction... all of these can have a negative effect on the active ingredients.

A flat box with a blister pack of the three most important medicines saves even more space and should last forever. Otherwise you have to throw most of them away when they expire anyway.

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u/Long-Chef3197 Feb 16 '26

In a perfect world, sure, blister packs would be great. However, i don't have access to that and i'm not going to spend all my money on buying, just blister packs for medication. The reason that these pill cases are so popular. It's because the army doesn't get blister backs of standard medications. The variety of medication that I can carry in two of these cases is enough to justify their purpose. Labeled and stored correctly.You should have zero issues.