Swiss Link M-17 Medic Bag Complete Field First Aid Kit

The Swiss Link M-17 Medic Bag is a GI-style, NATO-pattern field first aid kit that unfolds three ways for rapid access to supplies across more than 50 individual item types. Weighing 12 lbs fully stocked and measuring 16 × 10 × 13.5 inches, it is sized for a base camp, vehicle, or group campsite where a compact kit would fall short. Note that exact contents may vary slightly from the list below.

Three-Way Fold for Fast Access Under Pressure

The M-17 bag opens in three directions, so a responder can reach wound-care supplies, airway tools, or burn treatment without unpacking the entire kit or hunting through a single-compartment bag. In a real emergency, seconds spent searching for the right item matter. The organized layout keeps trauma dressings, bandages, and instruments in predictable locations whether the bag is opened on a tailgate, a tent floor, or the ground.

Instrument-Level Contents Beyond a Basic Kit

Most consumer first aid kits stop at bandages and antiseptic wipes. The M-17 includes stainless steel hemostats, a scalpel handle with blades, suture sets, oral airways, a latex tourniquet, a CPR face shield, and a stethoscope: items a trained responder will need when no hospital is nearby. Having them already packed and organized means a wilderness first responder, EMT, or medic-trained overlander is not improvising with inadequate tools.

Wound Care, Burn Treatment, and Airway Supplies in One Load

The kit covers four distinct emergency categories without requiring separate purchases: wound closure (BleedStop bandages, butterfly strips, multi-trauma dressings, gauze in three sizes, triangular bandages), burn care (burn spray, burn gel, burn cream), airway and circulation (oral airways, CPR face shield, ammonia inhalants, latex tourniquet), and general treatment (iodine wipes, BZK antiseptic wipes, alcohol wipes, triple antibiotics, pain relievers, calamine lotion). EMT shears, tweezers, a skin probe, nitrile gloves, and an LED pen light support assessment and treatment. A printed first aid guide is included.

Features

• Three-way fold design: opens in three directions for compartmentalized access without unpacking
• Instrument set included: stainless steel hemostats, scalpel handle, scalpel blades, suture sets, tweezers, skin probe, and EMT shears
• Airway and circulation supplies: oral airways (2), CPR face shield, latex tourniquet, and ammonia inhalants
• Burn-specific treatment: burn spray, burn gel, and burn cream included alongside standard wound-care supplies
• OD Green color, NSN referenced: NSN 6545-01-596-0733; OD Green canvas-style construction in the GI/NATO pattern
• Stethoscope and LED pen light: assessment tools packed with the kit, not sold separately

Specifications

Contents

Who This Is For and Isn't

The M-17 Medic Bag suits overlanders, base-camp groups, expedition teams, and trained first responders who need instrument-level trauma and wound-care capability in a single organized kit. At 12 lbs and 16 × 10 × 13.5 inches, it is sized for a vehicle, a base camp, or a group setting where weight is less of a constraint than completeness.

The M-17 is not a compact personal kit for solo day hikes or ultralight travel. Suture sets, the scalpel handle and blades, oral airways, and hemostats require medical training to use safely; the kit does not substitute for that training. Exact contents may vary slightly from the list above.

Common Questions

Is this kit new or surplus?

The Swiss Link M-17 Medic Bag is sold as new (unissued). It is not military surplus pulled from service; it is a newly assembled GI-style kit built to the NATO M-17 pattern and stocked with new consumables and instruments.

What does "exact contents may vary slightly" mean?

The M-17 Medic Bag is assembled from stocked medical supplies, and a small number of equivalent substitutions may occur between production runs (for example, a comparable antiseptic wipe brand). The item types and quantities listed represent the standard configuration; the overall capability of the kit does not change.

Do I need medical training to use this kit?

Suture sets, the scalpel handle and blades, oral airways, and hemostats in the M-17 Medic Bag require hands-on medical training to use correctly and safely. The kit is designed for trained first responders, wilderness medicine graduates, or medic-qualified personnel, not as a self-instruction kit for untrained users.

How does the three-way fold work?

The M-17 Medic Bag opens in three directions, exposing separate compartments or panels rather than a single cavity. This lets a responder go directly to the wound-care section, the instrument section, or the burn-treatment section without unpacking the whole bag or searching through a pile of supplies.

What is the NSN on this kit?

The M-17 Medic Bag carries NSN 6545-01-596-0733, the NATO Stock Number associated with the M-17 field medic bag pattern. This number can be used to cross-reference the kit against military procurement specifications.