An embodiment of the invention provides a trauma kit including a plurality of medical packets, wherein one or more of the medical packets includes treatment instructions, a first tool for treating a medical situation, the first tool being labeled in a first color, and a second tool for treating the medical situation, the second tool being labeled in a second color. The treatment instructions include a first treatment instruction labeled with a first character designated in the first color, and a second treatment instruction labeled with a second character designated in the second color. A treatment sequence chart includes a flow diagram of treatment steps, wherein each of the treatment steps are color-coded to one of the medical packets.
