AI-1

The АИ-1 - Аптечка Индивидуальная (Individual First Aid Kit) was issued to Soviet soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces (Вооружённые Силы - ВС СССР) and later Russian soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces (Вооружённые Силы - ВС РФ).

This page will cover the entire evolution from the original AI from the 1960s to the current issue APPI Block № 2. The very first kit was just called the AI with no number but due to the later variants and the civilian counterpart, the AI-2, the military issue models are normally always referred to as AI-1.

The AI kits were intended to provide Soviet, and later Russian, soldiers with adequate treatment incase they were exposed to Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Agents. While the kits are mainly geared towards NBC warfare, some items in the kit, namely the Promedol, are also useful for conventional wounds. Due to this, these kits were issued to Soviet soldiers serving in Afghanistan in the 1980s, with most soldiers removing the NBC specific items and adding extra medical items of use to them.

The AI through to the AI-1M was meant to be carried in the right exterior pocket of the Obr.69 & Obr.73 uniform and the right chest pocket of the Obr.88 uniform.

The AI-1 alongside the IPP-1 Bandage, Tourniquet, Water Purification Tablets & IPP-8 Decontamination Kit made up the full individual medical kit each Soviet soldier would carry in the 1970s and 1980s, all of which was kept in uniform pockets except for the IPP-8 which went in the gas mask bag.

The AIv-01 (АИв-01) First Aid Kit was introduced in the early 2000s which took all of the medical items out of the pockets and into a more convenient Flora camouflage pouch. In 2011 the APPI was introduced which was a much more modern and updated first aid kit and, as of 2023, is still the current issue kit for the Russian military.

AI[]

The АИ was introduced in 1966 (?).

Afin/Aphin (Афин) - Syringe with Red Cap
Reserve Syringe Slot
Promedol (Промедол) - Syringe with Colorless Cap
Cystamine (Цистамин) - Pink Bottles x2
Chlortetracycline (Хлортетрациклин) - Colorless Bottles x2
Etaperazine (Этаперазин) - Blue Bottle
Reserve Pill Bottle Slot

AI-1[]

The АИ-1 was introduced in 1978.

Afin/Aphin (Афин) - Syringe with Red Cap
Reserve Syringe Slot
Promedol (Промедол) - Syringe with Colorless Cap
Cystamine (Цистамин) - Pink Bottles x2
Tetracycline Hydrochloride (Тетрациклина Гидрохлорид) - Colorless Bottles x2
Etaperazine (Этаперазин) - Blue Bottle
Reserve Pill Bottle Slot

AI-1M[]

The АИ-1М was introduced in 1983.

Budaksim/Budaxim (Будаксим) - Syringe with Red Cap *Never fully replaced Afin/Aphin*
Reserve Syringe Slot OR 2nd Budaksim/Budaxim (Будаксим) Syringe
Promedol (Промедол) - Syringe with Colorless Cap
Cystamine (Цистамин) - Pink Bottles x2
Doxycycline Hydrochloride (Доксициклина Гидрохлорид) - Colorless Bottles x2
Etaperazine (Этаперазин) - Blue Bottle
Reserve Pill Bottle Slot

AI-1M-95[]

The АИ-1М-95 was introduced in 1995 (?).

Budaksim/Budaxim (Будаксим) - Syringe with Red Cap *Never fully replaced Afin/Aphin*
Iodine 5% Alcohol Solution (Йода 5% Спиртовой Раствор) - Glass Vials x2
Promedol (Промедол) - Syringe with Colorless Cap
Cystamine (Цистамин) - Pink Bottles x2
Doxycycline Hydrochloride (Доксициклина Гидрохлорид) - Colorless Bottles x2
Etaperazine (Этаперазин) - Blue Bottle
P-10M (П-10М) - Yellow Bottle *Introduced in 1999 (?)*
Pantocide (Пантоцид) - White Pack

APPI[]

The АППИ - Аптечка Первой Помощи Индивидуальная (First Aid Kit Individual) was introduced in 2011 as part of a larger Russian military modernization program. The full kit consists of 2 blocks contained in an EMR camouflaged pouch.

In 2022, as a result of the War in Ukraine, a new version of the APPI was introduced with a larger emphasis on conventional wounds. It is currently unknown what has been changed on the Block № 2 if anything at all.

Contents[]

First Aid Kit Pouch (Чехол Аптечки)
Instructions Booklet (Памятка-Вкладыш)

Block № 1 (Блок № 1) - Loose Items Kept Inside Main Pouch

Packet Dressing Individual PPI (Пакет Перевязочный Медицинский Индивидуальный Стерильный ППИ)
Individual Anti-Chemical Packet IPP-11 (Пакет Индивидуальный Противохимический ИПП-11) x2
Water Purification Tablets (Individual), 10 Tablets per Pack (Средство для Обеззараживания Воды Таблетированное (Индивидуальное), 10 Таблеток в Упаковке)
Hemostatic Sterile Dressing Agent «Gemostop™» 50 g per Pack (Средство Перевязочное Гемостатическое Стерильное «Гемостоп™» 50 г в Упаковке)
Tourniquet Hemostatic (Жгут Кровоостанавливающий)

Block № 2 (Блок № 2) - All Contained Inside The Familiar Orange Box, Kept Inside The Front Pocket Of The Pouch

Antiemetic Agent - Ondansetron (Drug «Latran»), 4 mg per Tablet, 10 Tablets per Pack (Противорвотное Средство - Ондансетрон (Препарат «Латран»), 4 мг в Таблетке, 10 Штук в Упаковке)
Prophylactic Radioprotective Agent - Drug B-190 150 mg per Tablet, 10 Tablets per Pack (Профилактическое Радиозащитное Средство - Препарат Б-190 150 мг в Таблетке, 10 Штук в Упаковке)
Antiseptic Agent - Iodine 5% Alcohol Solution (Антисептическое Средство - Йода 5% Спиртовой Раствор)
Antibacterial Agent (Antibiotic) - Doxycycline, 100 mg Active Substance per Capsule, 10 Capsules per Pack (Противобактериальное Средство (Антибиотик) - Доксициклин, 100 мг Активного Вещества в Капсуле, 10 Штук в Упаковке)
Analgesic Agent - Buprenorphine 0.03% Solution for Injection 1 ml Syringe or Trimeperidine Hydrochloride 2% Solution for Injection 1 ml Syringe (Обезболивающее Средство - Бупренорфина 0,03% Раствор для Инъекций 1 мл в Шприц-Тюбике или Тримеперидина Гидрохлорида 2% Раствор для Инъекций 1 мл Шприц-Тюбике)*
Antidote for Organophosphorus Poisonous Substances - Pelixim Solution for Injection, 1 ml Syringe (Антидот Фосфорорганических Отравлующих Веществ - Пеликсим Раствор для Инъекций по 1 мл в Шприц-Тюбике)

*Promedol (Промедол) is also still used and is the most common of the 3 in use.

Instructions (Block № 2 Only)[]

Antiemetic - Ondansetron (Drug «Latran»), 0.004g per Tablet, 10 Tablets per Pack

Application:

ON COMMAND. Take 1 tablet orally 20-30 minutes - 1 hour before entering the source of radiation, if the expected dose is 1 Gy or higher or immediately after irradiation, as well as when the first signs of nausea appear as a result of concussion or injury.

Prophylactic Radioprotective Agent - Drug B-190 0.15g per Tablet, 10 Tablets per Pack

Application:

ON COMMAND. Take 3 tablets orally 15-20 minutes before the expected irradiation, if the expected dose is 1 Gy or higher. The drug can be repeated at intervals of 1 hour.

Antiseptic Agent - Iodine 5% Alcohol Solution

Application:

ON ONE'S OWN. Moisten a small amount of iodine solution into a bandage or cotton-gauze pad from a medical personal sterile PPI dressing package, treat the skin around abrasions and the circumference of the wound.

Antibacterial Agent (Antibiotic) - Doxycycline 0.1g Active Substance per Capsule, 10 Capsules per Pack

Application:

ON COMMAND. Take 2 capsules at a time with a small amount of water. If there is a threat of bacterial infection, take 2 more capsules again after 12 hours.

Analgesic Agent - Buprenorphine 0.03% Solution 1 ml Syringe or Trimeperidine Hydrochloride 2% Solution 1 ml Syringe*

Application:

ON ONE'S OWN. In case of severe pain, inject the contents of one syringe intramuscularly into the anterior thigh, gluteal muscle or shoulder muscles.

Antidote for Organophosphorus Poisonous Substances - Pelixim Solution for Injection, 1 ml Syringe

Application:

ON ONE'S OWN. At the first signs of damage by organophosphorus toxic substances (difficulty breathing, drooling, blurred vision, sudden darkening of the eyes, impaired distance vision, development of convulsions), the contents of one syringe tube are injected intramuscularly.

*Promedol (Промедол) is also still used and is the most common of the 3 in use.