Medical Bag No. 3 (Aid Bag) - "Unit One" Combat Medicine Bag

The Medical Instrument Supply Set, also known as a "Unit One" bag, was a 3 compartment bag made of heavy canvas, and after 1968 of rubberised cotton. Nylon bags appeared in the early 1970's

Typical contents would include different sizes of dressings and bandages, an emergency instrument set, blood volume expanders, aspirin and anti-malaria ts

(Bottom left - Korean War Era) (Top Left - Early Vietnam) 

(Right - Rubberized m3 dated 1968.)

The Combat Corpsman's Bag

We at Medical Corps are often asked about what would be a good medical bag to carry. If you can find an equivalent bag, we suggest the contents listed below.

For many years, Combat Corpsmen as well as medics have carried the "Unit One" combat medicine bag.

It's their primary source of medical supplies in field environments. For obvious reasons items like the morphine injectors will be hard to come by. It'srelatively lightweight (9 pounds fully loaded), and can be opened without removing it from the shoulder.

Although it comes equipped with standard supplies, these are often modified by individual Combat Corpsmen and medics to meet their tactical situation and personal preferences.



Specifications:
Weight 9 pounds
Volume: 236 cubic inches
Compartments: 4
Shoulder Strap: Adjustable 

Contents:


Below is a Exhaustive list of known

Item Stocked in a M-3 Kit Bag

Num	Description	Year	NSN
1ea	Case Medical Instrument and Supply Set num 3	-	-
2ea	Bandage Gauze 6 Ply 4.1x4.5” White Individual Wrapped Sterile (Kerlix)	01 Jan 1961	6510-00-717-5095
2ea	Field Medical Card DD Form 1380	01 Jan 1962	-
1ea	Pencil, black lead, mechanical	-	-
1ea	Surgical Instrument Set Minor Surgery	01 Jan 1962	6545-00-957-7650
1ea	Card of Safety Pins Medium 1 1/2" 12s	01 Jan 1962	8315-00-787-8000
1ea	Thermometer Oral	20 Feb 1975	6515-00-149-1407
1ea	Airway Pharyngeal Berman Child Size (80mm)	1 Jan 1960	6515-00-958-2232
1ea	Airway Pharyngeal Berman Adult (100mm)	1 Jan 1963	6515-00-687-8052
1ea	Tourniquet Nonpneumatic 1 1/2" x 42"	01 Jan 1963	6515-00-383-0565
1ea	Scissors Bandage 7.25" Lg Ang To. Hdl 1.50" Cut Lg Blunt Pts Crs.	23 Feb 1968	6510-00-935-7138
6ea	Packages of Band-Aids, 6s	-	-
1ea	Tape Adhesive Surgical Porous Woven Rayon 3" x 10Yrd (Durapore Tape Silk Woven)	15 Jun 1966	6510-00-926-8884
2ea	Dressing First Aid Field Camouflaged 7.75-8.25"lg 7.25-7.75"w (Medium Battle Dressing)	01 Jan 1963	6510-00-201-7430
8ea	Dressing First Aid Field White 4"W X 6.250-7.250" (Small Battle Dressing)	09 Aug 1971	6510-00-201-4883
1ea	Dressing First Aid Field Brown Camouflaged 11.5-12" Square (Large Battle Dressing)	-	6510-00-201-7425
2ea	Bandage Muslin Compress Camouflage 37”X37”X52” (Triangular Bandage)	01 Jan 1963	6510-00-201-1755
3ea	Povidone-Iodine Topical sol usp 10% 1/2 fl oz (14.8ML)	01 Jan 1960	6505-00-914-3593
2ea	Aspirin Tablets 100s 324 mg	01 Jan 1963	6505-00-100-9985
2ea	Packages atropine inj. 12s	-	-
1ro	Roll wire fabric, 5" x 36"	-	-
3ea	Morphine Sulfate Injec. USP 1/4 g, 5s	22 Jun 1973	6505-00-149-0112
1ea	Bottle tetracaine hydrochloride ophthalmic sol.	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-

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Weight: 0.01 pounds

NSN: 6515-01-167-6637