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IMO a simple bare bones civilian trauma kit would start with the following items:

1. Tourniquet
- Mini cargo straps with a ratchet work well.

2. Kurlix gauze
- I LOVE that stuff!
- Not only can you pack an extremity wound, but you can use it as a wrap as well.
- 2 rolls minimum.

3. Elastic "Ace" bandage
- Can be wrapped over a wound keeping the kurlix in place.
- Can be used to secure thorax dressing in place.
- Can be used for splints / slings for fractures.
- 2 rolls minimum.

4. Nasopharyngeal airway, aka, nose tube
- Easy to insert.
- Small.
- Simple way to restore the airway if needed.
- They don't make people gag as readily as a J-tube.

5. Plastic / asherman type of occlusive dressing
- For the infamous "sucking" chest wound

6. Tape
- Whatever, as long as it sticks.
- Med tape / trainer tape

This simple kit alone can plug up a lot of holes long enough to get them to higher care, and it doesn't take a surgeon to figure out how to use the stuff.

Extremity wounds get the tourniquet if needed, are packed with kurlix, wrapped with kurlix, and finished up with an ace wrap. Thorax / ab wounds don't get packed, but can still be dressed and wrapped in conjunction with the use of an occlusive dressing.