A School Resource Officer is often the only armed responder on site in the critical minutes before backup and EMS arrive. A standard patrol kit is built around the officer's own self-aid — it doesn't extend to buddy-aid, civilian care, or moving a casualty out of an exposed hallway.
What lets a lone SRO both treat and move a casualty before help arrives?
The SRO Individual Response Kit consolidates penetrating-trauma treatment and casualty extraction into one compact, duty-carry package. The hemorrhage-control core is a CoTCCC-recommended C-A-T® tourniquet, two packs of NAR Compressed Gauze for wound packing, and a 6″ Emergency Trauma Dressing for pressure bandaging. Penetrating chest wounds are covered by the HyFin® Vent Chest Seal Twin Pack — two vented seals to manage a hemopneumothorax. What sets the kit apart is the NAR Hasty Harness: a 22-foot sling of 1″ Tech Tape that configures for drag, assisted carry, hoist, and lower — so a single officer can move a downed student or staff member to safety without waiting for additional personnel. This reflects current Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response doctrine: rapid bleeding control, then immediate relocation to relative safety. The harness and chest seal are provider-aware items — see the scope note.
Why This Kit
Treat And Move
Hemorrhage control plus a Hasty Harness for one-person casualty extraction.
Penetrating-Trauma Core
C-A-T®, compressed gauze, ETD, and vented chest seals for gunshot and blast wounds.
Duty-Carry Footprint
2.3 lb in an 8.5 × 8.75 × 4.5″ carrier — desk drawer or duty-belt bag.
ASHER-Aligned
Built around bleeding control then relocation — current active-threat doctrine.
Kit Contents
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 1 | C-A-T® Tourniquet, black (CoTCCC-recommended) |
| 2 | NAR Compressed Gauze |
| 1 | NAR 6″ Emergency Trauma Dressing (ETD™) |
| 1 | HyFin® Vent Chest Seal Twin Pack (CoTCCC-recommended) |
| 2 pr | Bear Claw nitrile gloves, large |
| 1 | NAR 7.25″ trauma shears |
| 1 | NAR Hasty Harness (extraction device) |
Training note: tourniquet application, wound packing, chest-seal placement, and casualty drag with the Hasty Harness are perishable skills. This kit assumes the carrier has completed bleeding-control and active-threat-casualty-care training and operates within agency policy.
Who Fields It
School Resource Officers — lone armed responder, treat and extract
Campus & school security — duty-carry trauma capability
Patrol officers — single-officer buddy-aid and extraction
Pair It Up
The Kit, Up Close
Treat It. Then Move It.
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Specifications
| Manufacturer | North American Rescue |
| Weight | 2.3 lb |
| Packaged Dimensions | 8.5″ H × 8.75″ W × 4.5″ D |
| Extraction Device | NAR Hasty Harness — 22 ft of 1″ Tech Tape |
| Use Case | Active-threat / school-incident penetrating-trauma response |
| CoTCCC | Contents include CoTCCC-recommended C-A-T®, HyFin® Vent, compressed gauze |
When To Use It
- context: Lone SRO first response to active-threat incident — kit allows immediate hemorrhage control then casualty extraction before backup and EMS arrive.
- context: SRO casualty extraction from exposed hallway — Hasty Harness enables one-person drag, carry, or lower without waiting for additional personnel.
- context: Campus security officer duty carry — compact 2.3-lb footprint fits desk drawer or duty bag for every-shift staging.
- context: ASHER-trained school responder — kit maps directly to Treat-Move protocol: address hemorrhage with tourniquet/gauze, then extract with Hasty Harness.
How It Compares
SRO Individual Kit vs. standard IFAK: A standard IFAK addresses self-aid only and has no extraction capability; the SRO Individual Kit adds the Hasty Harness for casualty extraction and is sized for buddy-aid in a school scenario. See law enforcement.
SRO Individual Kit vs. SRO Crisis Response Kit: The Individual Kit is personal carry for one officer with extraction capability; the Crisis Kit is a larger staged multi-casualty resource. Fully equipped SRO programs carry both. See IFAK kits.
Hasty Harness vs. drag straps: Standard drag straps are improvised or fixed-length; the Hasty Harness's 22-foot Tech Tape configures for multiple extraction modes without additional hardware. See litters and casualty evacuation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What makes the SRO Individual Response Kit specific to School Resource Officers?
A: The SRO Individual Response Kit is designed for the lone-responder problem unique to school incidents: one officer, potentially multiple casualties, before EMS access. It combines a full penetrating-trauma treatment capability (tourniquet, gauze, chest seals) with the NAR Hasty Harness extraction device — enabling a single SRO to both treat and move a casualty from an exposed area, which no standard IFAK provides.
Q: How does the Hasty Harness work for casualty extraction?
A: The Hasty Harness is 22 feet of 1-inch Tech Tape with a minimum break strength exceeding 6,000 lb. It configures in approximately 30 seconds for drag, assisted carry, hoist, or confined-space lower. In a school incident, the SRO wraps the harness around the casualty's torso and drags them from an exposed hallway to a covered position — one-person capable without lifting.
Q: Are all the kit items CoTCCC-recommended?
A: The hemorrhage-control core (C-A-T® tourniquet, compressed gauze, HyFin® Vent Chest Seal) consists of CoTCCC-recommended items. The Hasty Harness is an ASHER-aligned extraction device; it is not a medical device and does not carry a CoTCCC designation.
Q: What is the NSN or procurement path for the SRO Individual Response Kit?
A: Available through MED-TAC International. Schools and agencies can use state LE grants, COPS grants, and FEMA Homeland Security grants for procurement. Contact MED-TAC for agency pricing.
Q: Can the kit be resupplied after use?
A: Yes. All consumable components — tourniquet, gauze, chest seals, trauma dressing, gloves, shears — are available individually through MED-TAC International. The Hasty Harness is reusable if undamaged; inspect after each use for webbing integrity.
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