This article has been produced to show the different individual medical kits of personnel. The majority of the kits shown here are the field / combat equipment of the medic. Please click on the illustrations to enlarge.

9712000 – Kit, Medical Private’s, Complete:
Number	Item	Quantity
9706500	Kit Component, Cantle Ring Strap	2
9708500	Kit Component, Pouch	2
9709500	Kit Component, Suspender	1
In Right Hand Pouch
2034000	Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-Inch by 5 Yards	1
3468000	Scissors, Bandage	1
7878000	Pin, Safety, Medium	2
9103800	Burn Injury Set, Boric Acid Ointment	1
9109500	Eye Dressing Set	1
9112000	Iodine Swab, 1 1/2-cc, 6	1
9200000	Bandage, Gauze, Adhesive, White, 1-Inch by 3-Inch, 16	1
9201000	Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White, 3-Inch by 6 Yards, 72	16 Bandages
9204000	Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White	3
9378000	Tourniquet, Field	1
9707000	Kit Component, Insert, Type I	1
9767500	Container, Metal, No. 1 (For 9112000)	1
In Left Hand Pouch
7624000	Pencil, Lead	1
9206000	Dressing, First-Aid, Small, White	8
9708000	Kit Component, Litter Strap	2
Form 52b	Emergency Medical Tag (20 in Booklet in Duplicate)	1

The 1940-1942 earlier version of above Kit went through following modifications between 1943 and early 1945. The No. 1 Metal Container, which held 12 Iodine Swabs, only contained 6 units by end 1943, and after that period, the 6 Swabs were either packed in the Metal Container or in the new Cardboard Box; Type I Insert, containing a Flask and Cup, for Ammonia Aromatic Spirit, was cancelled in 1944; another item which disappeared was the Enlisted Men’s Instrument Case (contents: Hemostatic Forceps & Double-Blunt Scissors); both the Burn Injury and the Eye Dressing Sets were only introduced early 1944; while the 16 Stickbands (or White Adhesive Gauze Bandage) were added around mid 1944; another new element being introduced in 1944, was the Field Tourniquet; the previous Eye Dressing Set was finally replaced by the M-2 version early 1945; the current Field Tourniquet was cancelled and replaced by the Elastic Field Tourniquet mid 1945; final modifications involved the 16 Stickbands which were now issued in Field Brown-colored material (instead of White); this also affected the Small White First-Aid Dressings, which were now Field Brown…

9711000 – Kit, Medical Noncommissioned Officer’s, Complete:
Number	Item	Quantity
9706500	Kit Component, Cantle Ring Strap	2
9708500	Kit Component, Pouch	2
9709500	Kit Component, Suspender	1
In Right Hand Pouch
9961500	Vial, 1/2-oz	3
1010000	Acid, Acetylsalicylic, 1000 Tablets	16 Tablets
1150500	Compound Cathartic, 1000 Pills or Tablets	36 Pills or Tablets
2034000	Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-Inch by 5 Yards	2
7624000	Pencil, Lead	1
7877000	Pin, Safety, Large	1
7878000	Pin, Safety, Medium	1
7932000	Thermometer, Clinical	1
9103800	Burn Injury Set, Boric Acid Ointment	1
9109500	Eye Dressing Set	1
9112000	Iodine Swab, 1 1/2-cc, 6	1
9115500	Morphine Tartrate, 5 Tubes	2
9120400	Sulfadiazine, 8 Tablets	3
9200000	Bandage, Gauze, Adhesive, White, 1-Inch by 3-Inch, 16	1
9378000	Tourniquet, Field	1
9707500	Kit Component, Insert Type II	1
9708000	Kit Component, Litter Strap	2
Form 52b	Emergency Medical Tag (20 in Booklet in Duplicate)	1
In Left Hand Pouch
2013000	Cotton, Absorbent, Compressed, 1 oz	4
2024000	Gauze, Plain, Sterilized, 36-Inch, 1 Yard	4
9201000	Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White, 3-Inch by 6 Yards, 72	8 Bandages
9204000	Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White	4

The early version (pre-1944) of this Kit also underwent a number of modifications, including some of those changes indicated earlier. Between 1944 and early 1945, the previous 6 Hard Rubber Vials were reduced to only 3 units (limiting the number of Pills & Tablets); the Hypodermic Needle Sterilizer was cancelled, and along also went the Complete Hypodermic Syringe Set; older items including 12 Folding Boxes for Tablets disappeared, together with the Medical Officer’s Instrument Case; the No. 1 Metal Container also had to go and was duly replaced by a Cardboard Box holding 6 Iodine Swabs; but new products were also introduced course of 1944, such as the Burn Injury Set, the Eye Dressing Set, followed by the new 16 Stickbands, and the Field Tourniquet; following continuous developments, innovations, and improvements in the medical field, the Medical Department replaced some cancelled items advantageously; they included two Boxes with 5 Morphine Tartrate Syrettes, and three Packets of 8 Sulfadiazine Tablets; Bandage Scissors were further added in fall of 1944; and course of 1945, all White fabric elements were to be replaced by Field Brown (Adhesive Surgical Plaster, Stickbands, Compressed Gauze Bandage, Compressed Triangular Bandage); followed by another series of modifications covering replacement of the current Eye Dressing Set by the M-2 version, and the Field Tourniquet by an Elastic version; finally, the single 6-unit Iodine Swab Box was increased to two…

9711500 – Kit, Medical Officer’s, Complete:
Number	Item	Quantity
9706500	Kit Component, Cantle Ring Strap	1
9708500	Kit Component, Pouch	1
9961500	Vial, 1/2-oz	1
1010000	Acid, Acetylsalicylic, 1000 Tablets	16 Tablets
1150500	Compound Cathartic, 1000 Pills or Tablets	36 Pills or Tablets
2034000	Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-Inch by 5 Yards	1
7624000	Pencil, Lead	1
7878000	Pin, Safety, Medium	1
7932000	Thermometer, Clinical	1
9103800	Burn Injury Set, Boric Acid Ointment	1
9109500	Eye Dressing Set	1
9112000	Iodine Swab, 1 1/2-cc, 6	1
9115500	Morphine Tartrate, 5 Tubes	3
9120400	Sulfadiazine, 8 Tablets	3
9121100	Sulfanilamide, Crystalline, 5, 5-Gm Envelopes	1
9201000	Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White, 3-Inch by 6 Yards, 72	8 Bandages
9378000	Tourniquet, Field	1
9705000	Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s, Complete	1
9707500	Kit Component, Insert Type II	1
9708000	Kit Component, Litter Strap	1
9767500	Container, Metal, No. 1 (For 9112000)	1
Form 52b	Emergency Medical Tag (20 in Booklet in Duplicate)	1

The modifications affecting the early version of this Kit, entailed a similar number of changes that influenced the NCO’s Kit above. It should be noted that the remaining 3 Hard Rubber Vials now contained respectively 36 Compound Cathartic Pills and 16 Acetylsalicylic Acid Tablets, while the third Vial was considered a reserve. The Medical Officer’s Instrument Case was however retained (for contents see separate list for this item, further down this page). Since the Officer was generally equipped with more individual equipment than the average Private, he only carried a single Canvas Pouch. Hence, there was no need for a Suspender; the Pouch being worn with either the Litter Carrying Strap, the General Purpose Carrying Strap, or the Carrying Strap used for the Canvas Field Bag…

9711600 – Kit, Medical, Parachutist’s, Complete:
Number	Item	Quantity
1463600	Sulfanilamide, Crystalline, 12 5-Gm Envelopes	1
7624000	Pencil, Lead	1
7878000	Pin, Safety, Medium	1
9102500	Ammonia, Aromatic, 10 Ampules	3
9112200	Iodine Swab, 10-minim, 10	2
9115500	Morphine Tartrate, 5 Tubes	2
9201000	Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White, 3-Inch by 6 Yards, 72	10 Bandages
9204000	Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White	6
9206000	Dressing, First-Aid, Small, White	4
9705000	Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s, Complete	1
9707500	Kit Component, Insert Type II	1
9708000	Kit Component, Litter Strap	1
9708500	Kit Component, Pouch	1
9767500	Container, Metal, No. 1	1
9961500	Vial, 1/2-oz: 1 each for the following	6
1006000	Acetophenetidin, 1000 Tablets	16 Tablets
1010000	Acid, Acetylsalicylic, 1000 Tablets	16 Tablets
1084500	Atabrine, 100 Tablets	50 Tablets
1150500	Compound Cathartic, 1000 Pills or Tablets	36 Pills or Tablets
1223000	Glycyrrhiza and Opium Compound, 1000 Tablets	25 Tablets
1463700	Sulfanilamide, 1000 Tablets	16 Tablets
Form 52b	Emergency Medical Tag (20 in Booklet in Duplicate)	1

The early version of the Kit introduced course of 1942, would equally undergo several modifications. As already discussed previously, new items were introduced, such as the Burn Injury and Eye Dressing Sets, and Bandage Scissors; the No. 1 Metal Container however was kept (still present in 1947), there was no mention of introducing a Field Tourniquet (item already included in the First-Aid Parachute Packet); the Morphine Syrettes were of course made available in larger quantities, as compared to the single unit contained in the individual First-Aid Parachute Packet. Since two Canvas Pouches were deemed too bulky and too awkward to handle as issued, Airborne troops were instructed to remove the false bottom of one Pouch, extend it, pack contents of the two Pouches (except the EMT Book) in this one Pouch, carry the Pouch on the left side, suspended by the Litter Carrying strap, passing over the right shoulder. Then attach a thong similar to that placed on a Pistol Holster to the bottom, and tie it around the left leg to hold the Pouch in place. Carry the EMT Book in a pocket of the Jump Suit. Needless to add, a Suspender is not necessary…

9705000 – Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s, Complete:
Number	Item	Quantity
9705100	Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s, Empty	1
9705200	Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s, Metal Container for 2 Knives	1
3008500	Bistoury, Sharp-Pointed, Straight	1
3228800	Forceps, Hemostatic, 4 3/4-Inch, Straight, Abbey	1
3229500	Forceps, Hemostatic, 5-Inch, Straight, Jones	1
3269500	Forceps, Tissue, Spring, 4 1/2-Inch, Straight	1
3335600	Knife, Operating, 1 1/4-Inch Blade	1
3393500	Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 6, 3/8-Circle, 6	1
3394500	Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 10, 3/8-Circle, 6	1
3401100	Needle, Uterine, Size 5, Half-Circle, 6	1
3474500	Scissors, Operating, 4 1/2-Inch, Straight, 1 Point Sharp	1
9377000	Suture, Silk, Braided, Non-Capillary, 3 Sizes	1