TacMed™ Pocket Medical Kit (PMK)
A compact individual trauma kit that fits a duty-shirt chest pocket, an armor plate pocket, or a back jeans pocket — always-available bleeding control with no visible kit pouch.
What is the Pocket Medical Kit? It is a compact, covert individual trauma kit from Tactical Medical Solutions built to fit inside a duty-shirt chest pocket, the trauma-plate pocket of a concealed armor carrier, or the back pocket of jeans. It includes a SOF® Tactical Tourniquet Wide in rescue orange, an Esmark bandage, compressed or Combat Gauze, and a chest seal — giving law enforcement officers and armed civilians bleeding control without a visible kit pouch.
Key Specifications
| Manufacturer | Tactical Medical Solutions |
| SKU — Kit w/Compressed Gauze | MEDTAC0744 |
| SKU — Kit w/Combat Gauze | MEDTAC0745 |
| Product Type | IFAK — EDC / LE Covert |
| Tourniquet | SOF® Tactical Tourniquet Wide (Rescue Orange) |
| Gauze Options | Compressed Gauze (MEDTAC0744) or Combat Gauze® LE (MEDTAC0745) |
| Chest Seal | Beacon™ Chest Seal or 2PK Chest Seal (Non-Vented) |
| Size | Fits a duty-shirt chest pocket or armor plate pocket |
| CoTCCC Status | SOF-T-W and Combat Gauze (variant) are CoTCCC-recommended |
Kit Contents
| 1× SOF® Tactical Tourniquet Wide — Rescue Orange |
| 1× Esmark Bandage |
| 1× Compressed Gauze or Combat Gauze® LE (by variant) |
| 1× Beacon™ Chest Seal (Non-Vented 2-pack or equivalent) |
| 1× pair Black Nitrile Gloves |
What It Is
The Pocket Medical Kit is proof that there is no excuse for an officer or armed civilian to be without hemorrhage control: it fits in a back jeans pocket. The PMK was designed around the reality that uniform constraints, plainclothes assignments, or civilian carry environments frequently preclude external kit pouches — yet these are exactly the environments where ambush or improvised violence can occur with no warning.
The rescue-orange SOF® Tourniquet is the defining design decision of the PMK. Unlike standard black or coyote tourniquets, the orange color immediately communicates to arriving EMS or fellow officers that hemorrhage control has been applied — critical information in a mass-casualty environment where triage speed depends on rapid visual assessment of each casualty’s intervention status. The Esmark bandage pairs with the gauze option to provide wound packing followed by elastic compression, a proven combination for managing high-output extremity bleeding.
The PMK’s chest-seal coverage rounds out the kit’s ability to manage two of the most lethal pre-hospital injuries — extremity hemorrhage and tension pneumothorax. For officers who want more supply depth while still maintaining covert carry, the TacMed™ Uniformed Medical Kit or TacMed™ Downed Officer Kit provide the next level of capability.
Who Uses This — Tactical Use Cases
- Law enforcement concealed carry medical — Fits in duty shirt chest pocket or back jeans pocket; provides complete hemorrhage and chest trauma capability on-person at all times.
- Concealed armor carrier integration — Slides into the trauma plate pouch of a concealed armor carrier — the optimal daily-carry configuration for plainclothes officers.
- Citizen/civilian everyday carry (EDC) trauma kit — For armed citizens who want complete self-aid and buddy-aid capability in a format that fits in a pocket.
- Off-duty law enforcement readiness — Officers carry the PMK off-duty when full-size IFAKs are not practical, maintaining core life-saving capability at all times.
- High-risk workplace or travel emergency kit — Security professionals, journalists, and contractors working in elevated-risk environments carry a PMK as minimum personal protection.
- TCCC Individual First Aid (IFAK) supplement — Some operators carry a PMK as a secondary self-aid kit in addition to a belt-mounted primary IFAK.
How It Compares
| Option | Contents / Specs | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TacMed™ Pocket Medical Kit | SOF® Tourniquet (rescue orange) + Esmark Bandage + gauze + Beacon chest seal 2-pack + gloves | Battlefield-proven tourniquet; complete hemorrhage + chest trauma capability; pocket-form-factor |
| Pocket tourniquet only (CAT/SOFTT-W solo) | Tourniquet only; no wound packing, no chest seal | Incomplete: cannot address penetrating chest wounds or high-volume extremity wounds requiring dressing |
| Generic pocket trauma kit | Varies; often gauze + bandage only; no tourniquet; no chest seal | Not complete for TCCC; missing life-threatening injury coverage |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is the SOF® Tourniquet in the Pocket Medical Kit rescue orange?
A: The SOF® Tourniquet is rescue orange (rather than black) specifically so that its application is immediately visible to arriving first responders and EMS personnel. When a tourniquet is in place, responders need to identify it within seconds of patient contact — orange provides that high-visibility signal even in low-light environments or when partially covered by clothing.
Q: What is the Esmark Bandage used for in this kit?
A: The Esmark Bandage is a triangular elastic bandage that serves multiple roles: as a wound packing bandage applied over compressed gauze, as a pressure dressing to augment hemostasis after packing, or as a sling/swath for musculoskeletal injuries. It pairs with the compressed gauze to provide a complete wound-packing-and-pressure capability for extremity wounds that a tourniquet cannot fully address (junctional or high-shoulder/groin wounds).
Q: What is the difference between the Pocket Medical Kit and the Downed Officer Kit?
A: Both kits provide core hemorrhage-control capability. The Pocket Medical Kit (PMK) is optimized for on-person pocket carry and self-aid, with a rescue-orange tourniquet for visibility and Esmark for flexibility. The Downed Officer Kit (DOK) is slightly larger, packaged in a heavyweight re-sealable bag, and includes the OLAES® 4" Modular Bandage instead of the Esmark — providing more structured wound dressing capability. The DOK can also mount in a patrol vehicle or tactical vehicle, while the PMK is body-carry only.
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All products sourced from the actual brand manufacturer or authorized master distributors. CoTCCC recommendation status verified where applicable. Ships from MED-TAC International, Pembroke Pines, FL — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.
Available Options:
- Kit w/Compressed Gauze
- Kit w/Combat Gauze
Specifications coming soon. Contact us for detailed product information.
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