PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-560
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 560
JULY 1999
Dear Half-Mast,
Some of the items in our first
aid kits, NSN 6545-00-922-
1200, have passed their expiration
dates. Is it OK to use them? If
not, how do we replace them? We
don’t have the NSNs for individual
items.
SFC H.F.
First Aid Kits . . .
Hardware . . .
Description
NSN 5340-
Padlock,
15
/
16
-in
00-158-3805
shackle
Set of 6, keyed alike
01-437-0625
Set of 10, keyed alike
01-408-8452
Set of 24, keyed alike
01-437-0627
Item
Qty per kit
NSN
Unit of
issue
Iodine
10 packets
144
Field dressing
3 ea
1
Field compress
1 ea
1
Gauze bandage, 3-in x 18-ft
2 ea
12
Triangle bandage, 37-in x 37-in x 52-in
1 ea
1
Adhesive bandage,
3
/
4
-in x 3-in
18 ea
300
Rolled elastic bandage, 2-in x 12-ft
1 ea
10
Surgical tape, 1-in x 54-in
3 ea
100
Petrolatum gauze, 3-in x 36-in
3 ea
12
Surgical blade
1 ea
5
Scissors
1 pr
12
Exam glove
4 ea
100
Dental bag
1 ea
100
Eye dressing
1 ea
12
Case
1 ea
1
Dear Sergeant H.F.,
If they’ve expired, or are missing, see your medical support folks to get them
replaced. If they can’t fill your needs, here are the items you need for each kit:
this
ought to
patch up
their first
aid kits.
Here’s what’s
available.
..
Padlock, 3-in shackle
01-408-8434
Set of 6, keyed alike
01-437-0630
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I
f you’re looking for 200-series, low
security steel padlocks, you’re looking
in the right place.
Padlocks . . .
Lock It Up
give your
knuckles a
break
and use
me
to get a
grip
on these
fasteners.
f you’ve lost your grip on a screw or bolt because of.
..
✔
stripped-out screw heads or rounded corners,
✔
a worn tool, or
✔
a bad angle on the fastener,
...reach for some gripping compound
before you lose your temper, too.
A couple of drops on a tool or on the
fastener could give you just the grip you
need to turn it out or off.
You can buy the compound by the case
through the supply system. NSN 6850-
01-420-9041 brings a dozen 3-oz bottles
for air and ground applications. NSN
6850-01-418-8759 brings twelve 3-oz
bottles for underwater use.
You can also order
1
/
2
-oz, 1
1
/
2
-oz and
3-oz sizes directly from E-Z-Grip at (800)
650-6456 or from their web site at:
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