PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
PS 610
SEP 03
51
Personal Items…
Comfortable
Living
H
eading for the field? A few creature comforts
can make life in the desert a bit more tolerable.
In PS 605, pages 56 and 57, we printed a long
list of personal items that might come in handy.
Here are a few more:
A vacuum bottle keeps your coffee hot and
your soft drink cold. Here are some rugged
models made of steel inside and out. They come
in three sizes.
PS 610
SEP 03
50
M
ake sure your first aid kit, NSN
6545-00-922-1200, stays well-supplied.
If items are missing or have passed their
expiration date, see your medical sup-
port folks to get them replaced. They
usually keep a large supply on hand.
Here’s what you need for each kit:
Disposable razor, box of 720
Shaving cream,
box of 12 41/2-oz tubes
Skin moisturizing lotion,
box of 12 12-oz pump bottles
Plastic wash basin
Saddle soap, 1 pound
Neat’s foot oil, 1 quart
Goggles, sun, wind, dust
Face paint, desert camouflage
Respirator mask, pkg of 50
Flashlight
MX-991
MX-212
Flashlight filters
Red
Opaque (blackout)
Diffusion
Green
Item
NSN
00-285-4299
00-634-6555
00-946-6121
2 qt
1 qt
1 pint
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Steel
Type
Size
NSN 7330-
I
could
use a
shave!
good thing
we have
that box
of
7
20
disposable
razors!
I could
use some
tictacs.
I could
use some
ear
plugs.
10 packets
3 ea
1 ea
2 ea
1 ea
18 ea
1 ea
3 ea
3 ea
1 ea
1 ea
4 ea
1 ea
1 ea
1 ea
Item
Qty Per
Kit
144
1
1
1
1
300
10
100
12
5
1
100
100
1
1
Qty Per
Each NSN
NSN
Iodine
Field dressing
Field compress
Gauze bandage, 3-in x 18-ft
Triangle bandage, 37-in x 37-in x 52-in
Adhesive bandage 3/4-in x 3-in
Rolled elastic bandage, 2-in x 12-ft
Surgical tape, 1-in x 54-in
Petrolatum gauze, 3-in x 36-in
Surgical blade
Scissors
Exam glove
Dental bag
Eye dressing
Case
Think of it
as medical
insurance.
nothing but
sand
as far
as the eye
can see
alone--
empty--
First Aid Kits…
610. 50-51 (C)
7/28/03
9:14 PM
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