North American Rescue · Thoracostomy, Provider Scope Chest Tube Insertion Kit A complete chest tube thoracostomy set in one vacuum-sealed pouch — skin prep, incision, blunt dissection, tube placement, one-way valve and closure. Offered in two tube calibers, 28 FR and 36 FR; every other component is identical. Built for trained ALS providers, flight medics and forward surgical teams managing penetrating thoracic trauma. A licensed-provider item requiring a Medical Device Authorization. 28 FR / 36 FRVacuum-sealed, 9.8 ozOne-way valve includedMDA required Needle decompression buys minutes; when it fails or blood needs draining, the tube is the intervention — and it is a credentialed one. Kit Contents by Configuration Two sizes, one procedure set: the soft chest tube caliber is the only difference between them. Select the caliber your protocol specifies. Tap a configuration to read the full component list. VIEW ▾28 FR — NAR 83-0039 1× Chest tube, soft — 28 FR 1× Chest tube valve, Heimlich-type one-way flutter valve 1× Protected #10 scalpel 1× Kelly hemostat, curved, 5.5 in. 1× Curved Rochester-Pean forceps, sterile, 8.5 in. 1 pr Sterile surgical gloves 1× Petrolatum gauze, 3 in. × 18 in. 1× Gauze pad, 4 in. × 4 in., 2-pack 3× ChloraPrep swabstick applicators · one package 1× O-silk suture with needle, 30 in. VIEW ▾36 FR — NAR 83-0007 · NSN 6515-01-706-5310 1× Chest tube, soft — 36 FR 1× Chest tube valve, Heimlich-type one-way flutter valve 1× Protected #10 scalpel 1× Kelly hemostat, curved, 5.5 in. 1× Curved Rochester-Pean forceps, sterile, 8.5 in. 1 pr Sterile surgical gloves 1× Petrolatum gauze, 3 in. × 18 in. 1× Gauze pad, 4 in. × 4 in., 2-pack 3× ChloraPrep swabstick applicators · one package 1× O-silk suture with needle, 30 in. ▾Specifications Chest Tube Insertion Kit — specifications Specification Detail Manufacturer North American Rescue SKU — 28 FR 83-0039 SKU — 36 FR 83-0007 · NSN 6515-01-706-5310 Tube calibers 28 FR or 36 FR soft tube Packaged dimensions 12 in. L × 7.5 in. W Weight 9.8 oz Packaging Vacuum-sealed pouch, easy-open Authorization Medical Device Authorization required for purchase Intended use Emergency chest tube thoracostomy by trained providers Caliber selection follows your protocol and clinical indication. Larger calibers are generally selected where clot passage in high-volume hemothorax is the concern; smaller calibers where the protocol specifies one. Confirm your medical director's guidance rather than a product page. ▾Who Carries It Flight medics and critical-care paramedics with standing orders for thoracic procedures · TCCC-qualified medics (18D, Corpsman, SF Medical Sergeant) in prolonged field care and TACEVAC · Emergency physicians and forward surgical teams pre-positioning a self-contained set in a resuscitation tray · Expedition and remote-area practitioners hours from definitive care. Chest tube thoracostomy requires formal training, competency maintenance and medical-director authorization. This kit requires a Medical Device Authorization for purchase and is not a first-responder item. Deploy only within your training, credentialing and scope of practice. This listing describes capability, not technique. Genuine North American Rescue Sourced direct from North American Rescue. Ships from MED-TAC International, Pembroke Pines, FL — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.
