Adventure Medical Kit Trauma Pak First Aid Kit with QuikClot - First Aid Kit for Emergency Supplies, Camping Essentials & More - Compact Trauma Kit with Gloves, Alcohol Swabs, Bandages & More

I have been trying to buy a quikclot sponge on eBay or Amazon for less than $15 bucks, I seriously can't find them any cheaper. I really wanted to have a few in my go bag, my car and my first aid kit at home. I also needed some medical info for myself so I could access whatever gruesome situation I may find myself in and do the right thing. I came across this kit finally which had multiple medical supplies and the sponge as well as a little medical information which I read and found very useful and to the point.I subscribed to this product so I can get another buck or two off and essentially I am getting the whole pack for a dollar more than the sponge alone. I was given a very nice first aid kit for Christmas but if didn't have some essentials that this kit includes and it had different sizes of pads which I felt complimented the original kit well. The leaflet of info also was an improvement over what the original kit included as it was specific to hunting and survivalist situations including specific types of punctures by arrowheads and bullets... it's very nice to have a broader perspective for wound dressing than the original literature I had provided.I highly recommend this product as a inclusive package that is offered at a reasonable price which gives atypical wound dressing information in addition to the proper tools to address many scenarios. I would highly suggest you open the kit, read the info, collect a few of the necessities suck as a sharp small medical knife and so on for potential scenarios specific to your needs...such as hunting/shooting, remote camping etc to back up the kit and yourself.We don't just need first aid kits with bandaids and CPR instructions these days, we all should have basic medical skills and supplies so we are prepared for the expected, the unexpected and are capable of saving ourselves and others. We can't blindly hope and rely upon emergency services to be everywhere in time.Update, I went with my husband and two young kids up a canyon road I remember being much smoother. The road was so bad it took almost an hour to get to the destination. We had a near collision between a dirt biker who was off trail and our three year old and I immediately realized how far we were from medical help. I just ordered another one of these and a few other necessities to keep in my side pack. I highly recommend that anyone venturing beyond suburbia with children or not carry this kit and a quality first aid kit!

I just got my latest AMK Trauma Pak. The expiration date, which is printed on the black outer package, is 10/2021. So, at least for me, I have 2 years and 10 months of the stated 3-year usefulness period. Given that these are done in batches, that's probably was good as I can ask for. This will replace a kit I have with an expiration date of 4/2018 (which I will still keep on hand). I did open the old kit to review its contents.Let me comment on some statements made in other reviews.1. The expiration date is printed on the outside packaging. It is not necessary to open the black package to see the expiration date of the QuikClot sponge which is also printed on its sealed envelope. The expiration date was on the outside of the old 2018 package as well.2. The contents shown in the photo surrounding the black package are the items inside the black package. The old kit I opened matched what is shown, except that I got 6 wipes, not just 4. Yes, you get only one clotting sponge, but that is what the package says.3. I did not try the gloves, so I can't address the issue of them being too small. But I have added another pair to a larger trauma kit that contains this pak. Extra gloves are easily obtained.4. I opened the old package as noted above. However, the package is resealable, so I was able to reseal the package to protect its contents. The clotting sponge is vacuum sealed in a foil envelope, further protecting it.5. One person said it did not stop bleeding. I have not tested this as I have not had a cut that would warrant this. So, I can't verify how well the sponge and gauze works to stop bleeding.The trauma pak is actually part of a larger trauma kit I put together. In addition to the sealed pak, I have another clotting sponge, latex gloves, EMT shears, more gauze pads and rolls, an Israeli Army bandage, a tourniquet, benzoin tincture swaps, and some other items. So, I have a comprehensive kit I hope I never have to use.