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If you carry two flashlights in the same pouch, wrap adhesive tape around
the clear lens so you can identify it at night.
Clip the penlight to your visor to free your hands.
Slip the penlight under your helmet band to free your hands.
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Flashlights are important medical tools.
During the day, you need one for looking into the mouth, nose, eyes and
ears. At night or in dark places, you need one simply to see what you're
doing.
The headlamp that comes with the MOLLE
Medic Bag is very useful, but heavy (half a pound). The small flashlights
that come in the ENT kit and laryngoscope kit
are much lighter (1/10th of a pound) and nearly as useful. In long-term
deployments, it may be desirable to have both available.
To free your hands:
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Clip a penlight to the visor of your cover.
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Slide a penlight under your helmet band.
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Hold the back of the penlight in your mouth and direct the light
where you need it.
In nighttime tactical military settings, you will use only a red light.
Some people carry a single flashlight and switch the caps from clear to
red, depending on the circumstances.
Others carry both penlight flashlights, one with a red lens, the other
with a clear lens. Wrapping a piece of adhesive tape around the flashlight
with the clear lens will enable you to identify it by feel so you don't accidentally
turn on a white light at night. Carrying two penlights also means you have
a complete backup set if a bulb burns out or batteries go dead.
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