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MEDICAL
IFAK vs. AS/MCI Pack
Same mission — different purpose. The IFAK keeps one person alive. The Mass Casualty Pack helps save an entire incident.
IFAK
Individual First Aid Kit — Personal Survival Kit
- →Self-aid or buddy-aid
- →Control catastrophic bleeding
- →Maintain a lifesaving airway
- →Treat penetrating chest wounds
- →Buy time until evacuation
- →Always worn on the body — not in a trunk or bag
Mass Casualty Pack
Mission-Specific Medical Cache — NOT a larger IFAK
- →Treat numerous victims simultaneously
- →Support Fire/EMS, RTF, or LE Rescue operations
- →Sustain medical operations in the warm zone
- →Provide supplies for triage, treatment, and casualty movement
- →Bridge the gap until ambulances and hospitals can absorb patients
- →Carried into the incident — shared operational resource
An IFAK is carried for the day you become the patient — or the first person to reach one.
A Mass Casualty Pack is carried for the day when one victim becomes many.