Nasopharyngeal Airway Sizes: What the Number Means, How to Measure, and What to Stock
In short: 28 Fr, 7.0 mm, size 7. Each of those is a width. Length is a different number, set by each maker and usually missing from the pack, and it's the one that decides whether a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) sits where it should. Get close with a nose-to-ear measurement, let the patient's breathing […]
What Is an Israeli Bandage? A Buyer’s Guide to the Device, the Evidence and the Checks
In short: An Israeli bandage is a one-piece pressure dressing with a built-in pressure bar. Not a tourniquet. Judge it on what you can check: the four parts, what the pressure research does and doesn't support, a sample that passes your desk checks, and paperwork that matches the quote. It never replaces the tourniquet; […]
What Is an IFAK? What Goes Inside, Who Decides, and What to Check Before You Buy
IFAK stands for Individual First Aid Kit. Some units call it an Improved First Aid Kit. Either way the meaning is narrow and worth holding onto: it is one person’s kit, carried on that person, for treating that person.
That last part is the whole design. An IFAK is not a team’s medical bag. It is […]
What Is a Hemostatic Dressing? Agents, Evidence Tiers, and How to Verify Before You Buy
A hemostatic dressing is a carrier plus a chemical. The carrier is gauze, a patch, or granules. The chemical is an active hemostatic agent, and its job is to speed up clotting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the same thing in regulatory language. These devices go on the skin, from the outside. They control […]
Israeli Bandage vs OLAES vs H-Bandage vs ETD: What Actually Decides Which One You Stock
Israeli bandage vs OLAES, H-Bandage and ETD: three published constraints decide the line item, and the manufacturer page and FDA registry disagree on all three.
Israeli Bandage vs Tourniquet: Two Steps in a Sequence, Not Two Options on a Shelf
Updated August 2026. Reviewed by the Rusun TacMed Technical Supply Desk.
Google’s Keyword Planner puts United States search volume for the phrase “Israeli tourniquet” at around 480 a month. There is no such device. Google’s own AI summary has to open by untangling the phrase: What people mean is the Israeli emergency bandage, and that is […]
