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Prepackaged collections of the devices and supplies (i.e., either custom or standard kits) needed for first-aid treatment of several people in the battle field. The products included in the kits and trays are specially intended to treat the main effects of serious combat traumas, such as massive hemorrhage, head trauma, and hypothermia; the kits can also be used to treat circulatory, airway, and respiration problems. Items in these kits usually include small devices such as scissors, tweezers, hemostats, tourniquets, and nasopharyngeal airways; supplies including tape, sterilized bandages and compresses, burn dressing, gauze and eye pads; respiratory care drugs and antiseptics such as alcohol. The products included in these kits and trays should stand long storage periods (e.g., at least six months); they are frequently supplied in dedicated bags made of strong impermeable fabrics appropriate for easy manipulation and rough transportation. Some kits include an oxygen cylinder.
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