Start with a way to stop severe bleeding — a CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet and a pressure dressing — plus a stocked first-aid kit for everyday injuries. Add a vehicle kit for the car, since many emergencies happen on the road.

The core tools are designed to be usable by an untrained bystander, and a tourniquet can be applied with minimal instruction. A few hours of bleeding-control training makes you faster and more confident, and is strongly recommended.

A first-aid kit handles everyday injuries — cuts, burns, sprains. A trauma or bleeding control kit is built for life-threatening bleeding with a tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, and a pressure dressing. Most households benefit from both.

Severe bleeding from an accident — kitchen, workshop, car, or yard — can become life-threatening within minutes, often before EMS arrives. A tourniquet within reach lets a family member control it immediately.

A vehicle kit built for road trauma: bleeding control, a way to cut a seatbelt and break glass, and basic first aid. Cars see a high share of serious injuries, and a glovebox or trunk kit is always with you.