Patent ID: 6957738

Claim:
A first aid kit comprising: a carrying case defining an interior which includes means for providing quick access to the interior, the carrying case having a plurality of compartments in a card catalogue/file cabinet-like array; a plurality of packs, carried in the compartments, each pack being designated by a descriptive label, and each of the packs containing a plurality of first aid products for the management of a particular first aid situation and arranged according to a system wherein the packs are aligned in the case starting from a position where an emergency responder is located relative to the case in the order of: a pack containing products for the management of a breathing first aid situation, a pack containing products for the management of a bleeding first aid situation, a pack containing products for the management of a shock first aid situation, a pack for the management of a head and spine first aid situation, a pack for the management of a bone first aid situation, a pack for the management of a burn first aid situation, and then a pack for the management of a bites and stings first aid situation; and an instructional card within each pack, the instructional card having a corresponding descriptive label with the pack and bearing instructions for use of the contents within the pack for the first aid situation described on the label and instructing the user to check a set of vital indicators of a person requiring first aid.