AN A320 FO RPTED THAT THE EMER MEDICAL KIT; LOCATED ON THE FLT DECK; WAS NOT REPLACED FOR MORE THAN A WK AFTER IT HAD BEEN OPENED; DUE TO CONFUSION WITH WHICH KIT WAS REQUIRED.

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THIS INCIDENT INDICATES EITHER A MISUNDERSTANDING OF PROCS OR INATTENTION TO DETAIL. UPON DOING THE PREFLT INSPECTION; WE NOTICED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT (EMK) IN THE COCKPIT HAD RED SEALS ON IT. THERE WAS NO DEFERRAL ON THE CURRENT MRD; BUT THE LOG HISTORY STATED THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY A WK EARLIER THAT THE EMK SEAL WAS BROKEN; AND KIT USED. IT FURTHER STATES THAT THE ACTION TAKEN; ON THE SAME DAY; WAS TO REPLACE THE EEMK (THE ONE IN THE CABIN); DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE EMK WAS THE ONE USED. THE ACFT FLEW 27 FLTS SINCE THAT DAY UNTIL OUR FLT; A WK LATER; APPARENTLY WITH RED SEALS ON THE EMK. IT APPEARS NO FO NOTICED THE RED SEALS ON THE KIT -- OR DID NOT THINK TO NOTE THE DISCREPANCY. AS WELL; IT APPEARS THAT MAINT DID NOT CORRECTLY CLOSE OUT THE DISCREPANCY. WE DID NOTE THE DISCREPANCY AND CALLED MAINT. THEY INITIALLY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE EMK; BUT MAINT THEN TOLD US THE 'WRONG KIT WAS ORDERED;' SO THEY WOULD INSTEAD DEFER IT. WE GOT THE NEW MAINT RELEASE AND MEL AND CONTINUED ON OUR FLT. AS AN ASIDE; MAINT DID NOT PUT A DEFERRAL STICKER NEAR THE EMK AS SPECIFIED IN THE MEL. WE DID SO AFTER WE REVIEWED THE MAINT RELEASE AND MEL AND SAW IT WAS NOT DONE. THE ACFT WAS APPARENTLY PHYSICALLY LEGAL (THE EEMK WAS COMPLETE); BUT WAS NOT LEGAL WITH THE PAPERWORK FOR 27 FLTS OVER 8 DAYS.