First Aid Kit

First Aid Kits Look at the photo carefully, these are the first aid kits used in the Jeep. Many different first aid kits have been used by the military over the years in many different kinds of vehicles. Some are very similar to the WWII kit.
First Aid Kit Bracket 1. The brackets to hold the first aid kit were installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. First aid kits were added to the jeep starting in late 1943 and continued to the end of production in 1945. The bracket was mounted under the dashboard. Even if the bracket is not present, the four holes are usually still there.
2. The first aid kits were provided to the US Army by a supplier. This would have been a company that probably made first aid supplies before the war. Names we have found are Mine Safety, Halperin, and Richard Green & Co.
3. The first aid kits were issued to the vehicles, after the vehicles had been assigned to the field (Ord-7, 1944). This makes sense, for it assures that the kits would be fresh. The Medical Corp was responsible for the initial issue and restocking of First Aid kits.
First Aid Kit On the inside of the lid on the first aid kit container is a list of the contents. There are two different number series associated with each item. I have included both numbers in the following table as I do not know the particular significance of each series.

1. Gauze bandage 4" x 6 yds. 9201510, 2-003-080
2. Bandage compress 4" x 4" 9200300, 2-003-190
3. Bandage compress 2" 9200500, 2-003-075
4. Adhesive compress 2" 9200100, 2-017-575
5. Triangular bandage 9204100, 2-011-755
6. Burn injury set, Boric acid 9103800, 1-335-800
7. Burn injury set, Boric acid 9103800, 1-335-800
8. Eye Dressing set 9109510, 9-204-750
9. Iodine swabs 9112200, 1-235-060
10. Ammonia inhalants 9102500, 1-060-875
11. Tourniquet, scissors, forceps set 9379700, 9-597-500
12. Safety Pins, large 7877000, 7-878-000

When searching for the first aid kit you may run across a very similar appearing container labeled FIRST AID / FOR GAS CASUALTIES ONLY. The container is the same, but the can is painted yellow and the list of contents on the inside is different. According to a War Department Manual printed in 1943: "Gas Casualty First Aid kit. This kit, supplied in the theater of operations on the basis of one to each 25 individuals, and usually carried in vehicles…."

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