I got it from Webster online: "Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin versatilis turning easily, from versare to turn, frequentative of vertere"

Anyway, the point is that in french, the way we pronounce this word, you can't spell it wrong...

Frankie

Do you want your life-saving, emergency bleeding-stoppers (tampon or other) sealed in a container with tape that will have to be cut first to get to it? I don't.

It's electrican's tape, and I fold a tab back on the end of it. Pull tab, open.

I know I should add a bulk item to this, just haven't found any that fit well enough for this little kit. My bigger med kits, I have them, even it means stuffing a hole with a crevat.

Not a bad idea, to add a scalple or x-acto blade to this. I have enough of them and various other sharps in other kits, but not here. If someone else has to use this, they might not know that. And since I'm making a shopping run tommorrow morning, and on the list is more spiderwire, xacto blades and a few needls should be in there by days end.

I'm not sure there is anything here that NEEDS directions. :P This is a minor trauma kit, that's all. I'm not sure it can be anything more, given the limited number of cubes in this tin.

The ear plugs are in there becuase I've found them amazingly useful in the past under the oddest circumstances. And often circumstances when I need to pull the gloves out of a bigger kit or my bag of tricks. So, they tagged along.

To quote one of the great masters of science fiction:

English is the result of Norman men at arms trying to get dates with Saxon barmaids and is as legitimate as the other results.

Funny! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Actually I made a mistake in thinking from a backpacking perspective. I forget this is for carrying around town and such. My mistake. Nice kit.

I don't know if they're the originals or not, but I've got a pair. They're about an inch long, folded, and are VERY handy <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />. Best two bucks I ever spent for scissers <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />.

Troy

I have included a couple of feet of flat pack duct tape in all of my FAK's after a recent incident.

I had a pallet fall against my shin at my job, I had on shorts, and peel a 1"x12" strip of skin off of it.
The first aid tape that I had in the FAK lasted about 3 seconds on my sweaty skin. But the duct tape I had in my bag, stayed put for hours. Long enough for me to finish my deliveries and get back to the depot.

When I got home my wife just rolled her eyes.

Lesson learned: You can never have enough duct tape.

Actually, it's a back up to my bag of tricks, which is what I carry every day.

bag of tricks here I should warn you, a few things have changed since this was posted. :P