I have three, opened one, carry one, gave wifey the other. It's about 1/2" thick. Good for plugging a hole, not much else.
LApolicegear has them on sale for 12 bucks. I'd rather have an izzy bandage and a pair of gloves myself. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

A question: why are there different color nitrile gloves? So far I've seen purple, blue, green and white. Why??

BTW: a very interesting link: www.trauma.org

There is currently no definite attributes to the different colors of gloves:

http://www.dontheglove.com/mgarticles/manycolors.html

Sue

Thankfully I do not have experience with the contents of this kit and my personal qualifications to assess it are rather limited. The one key for me in buying a couple wa that one fits just right inside the interior vest pocket of my CCW cover vest. I hope I never need it, but it is thin and light so it stays right there and doesn't share space with anything else. Could I get similar equipment for less price? Probably. Can I pack it down that small myself? Probably not.

Admittedly it is, from my point-of-view, a liability mitigator and/or a possible counter-argument to a potentially over-zealous prosecutor someday if I have cause to need it.

Addressing a point someone else raised about vacuum packing and pinholes punctures to the packaging. I placed the entire packet inside a zip-lock freezer bag for that very reason. Still slim and has a slightly thicker shell to handle abrasions, etc.

Just my two cents...

Small and effective for gunshot wounds ... great idea for law enforcement and hunters.

Those that don't get shot or shot at on a regular basis can't appreciate this.

And there have been a few kits like this around but not sealed and most home-spun.

The first (home spun) kits available used vaseline guaze. I know there is a plastic sheild type patch out there. Also, we were taught to use a piece of our Tyvek map.

But one thing I like alot for big wound / bleeders is the milspec medic bandage.