Tactical medical vest and method of providing emergency medical care

A method for providing an intravenous solution to a patient at an emergency site, which comprises:

• (a) a container for mounting on an article of clothing for wearing on an upper body of a user for holding emergency medical supplies, the article of clothing including a front section and a back section and configured to be worn by a user, the container which comprises:
• a first, second and third section, each section having a top and a bottom with a first and second side extending therebetween forming an inside surface and an outside surface, the sections are connected together so that the first side of the second section is connected to the second side of the first section, and the first side of the third section is connected to the second side of the second section so that the top of the sections are adjacent, wherein the container is removably mounted on the article of clothing so that the outside surface of the third section of the container is adjacent the front section of the article of clothing and wherein the medical supplies are removably mounted on the inside surfaces of the first, second and third sections of the container;
• a fastener having a first half and an opposite and engaging second half, each half having a first end and a second end with the first end of the first half mounted on the top of the second section and the second end of the first half mounted on the bottom of the second section so that the first half of the fastener extends along the tops of the second and first sections and along the first side of the first section to the bottoms of the first and second sections and with the first end of the second half of the fastener mounted on the top of the second section and the second end of the second half mounted on the bottom of the second section so that the second half of the fastener extends along the tops of the second and third sections and down along the second side of the third section to the bottoms of the third and second section wherein when the first half and the second half of the fastener are connected together, the inside surfaces of the first, second and third sections are inside the container, wherein when the first and second halves of the fastener are unfastened, the first and second sections are configured to be turned so that the inside surfaces of the first, second and third sections are visible and wherein the container holds an intravenous bag and intravenous equipment;
• (b) positioning the article of clothing on the upper body and fastening the fastener;
• (c) moving adjacent to a patient to be treated;
• (d) unfastening the fastener of the container and folding the first and third sections of the container outward so that the container remains open with the intravenous equipment exposed;
• (e) inserting the intravenous catheter into the patient;
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• (f) folding the first and third sections inward and closing the fastener of the container so that the intravenous bag is covered and the intravenous line extends from the container through an open portion of the fastener wherein the user is able to tend to the patient without having to hold the intravenous bag.