NAR-5 Search And Rescue Bag Supplemental TCCC UPGRADE KIT

CoTCCC recommendation applies to Combat Gauze® and the ARS® needle decompression kit. It does not extend to the nasopharyngeal airways, the eye shields or the SAM® Pelvic Sling, which are not CoTCCC-listed devices. Needle decompression and nasopharyngeal airway placement are provider-scope interventions for personnel trained and authorized to perform them; this listing describes capability, not technique, and is not a substitute for accredited training. Two data points to verify before a fleet order: the published packaging (a 6 × 4 in. zip-lock bag) and the published weight (5 lb) are hard to reconcile, and the source page names the hemostatic as both “Combat Gauze Z-Fold” and “Combat Gauze LE Z-Fold” in different places — the LE designation is the law-enforcement packaging, not a different agent. Confirm both against the current NAR spec sheet.

Aviation squadrons and shipboard medical sections bringing an existing NAR-5 SAR inventory up to the current standard without replacing whole kits · Medical officers doing pre-deployment kit verification, who need the gap closed in one line item rather than five procurement actions · Training units aligning instructional NAR-5 kits with the operational configuration · Fleet-scale programmes, ordering one upgrade per kit across an inventory.

Document the installation. Date, kit serial or lot number and the person who did it, on a label inside the NAR-5 bag — that is what turns a compliance upgrade into a verifiable audit trail at the next inspection. Decompression capability earns its place on an aviation platform in particular, where pressure change can worsen an existing chest injury.