Who here carries a Tourniquet?

[perfor8]

If I needed one an average of once a year I still wouldn't see the point of carrying a tourniquet. I'm wearing a t-shirt - that'll do. Most people will go their whole lives without ever seeing an injury requiring one.

It would be the equivalent of a cowboy wearing a dive knife. OK, he might fall in a pond, get caught underwater on a tree root, and saw through it with his dive knife, saving his life. Or, he could use the Case pocketknife he always carries in his pocket, if he's the one cowboy in a million to which this will happen.

Get real. It's not some complex, specialized tool, like a firearm. It's a damn strap.

 

[45tex]

If it makes you feel better to have a bunch of first aid devices on you all the time, by all means do so. Get the training. You can be sued for anything and especially if you applied the deadly force that made the big bleeding hole. Lawyers will be lining up for the bad guys distraught mother and a tourniquet applied by an untrained killer will be an issue.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Good samaritan law?

 

[V-Tach]

Stand back don't do anything you might get sued for and Wait for the professionals.......<dripping with sarcasm>

Get educated folks...it's not that expensive or complicated for basic wound care....

 

[toddnjoyce]

Would my leather belt suffice?

Yes.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Remember, if someone has a head injury, 'don't' place the tourniquet around the neck...

Horsesh!t; some people need exactly that.

 

[c.tiberius]

I do have a cat and a rat in the backpack that I carry daily in the car. As the change of clothes, first aid kit, mosquito repellent sunblock and other so items that are intended for me and my comfort . I would probably not bother using a tourniquet on a bad guy. They are for me and whomever I'm with. EMS can take care of the bad guys.
In my opinion, you have higher chances of using a tourniquet in your lifetime than your gun.
(Almost got shot by a friend while hunting, he shot 2 feet in front of me as we walked along the trail. And another guy from our church,on 2 separate occasions shot his handgun in front of me and being the cocky bastard that he is acted like it's no big deal and I'm exaggerating )
Based on this, I carry the CAT and RAT.


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[perfor8]

I do have a cat and a rat in the backpack that I carry daily in the car. As the change of clothes, first aid kit, mosquito repellent sunblock and other so items that are intended for me and my comfort . I would probably not bother using a tourniquet on a bad guy. They are for me and whomever I'm with. EMS can take care of the bad guys.
In my opinion, you have higher chances of using a tourniquet in your lifetime than your gun.
(Almost got shot by a friend while hunting, he shot 2 feet in front of me as we walked along the trail. And another guy from our church,on 2 separate occasions shot his handgun in front of me and being the cocky bastard that he is acted like it's no big deal and I'm exaggerating )
Based on this, I carry the CAT and RAT.


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I've seen first-hand dozens of shootings, never one requiring a tourniquet. Even those who were dead/dying would not have benefited from a tourniquet. People have this misconception - "I'm bleeding, a tourniquet will fix it". Other simple procedures will ALWAYS take precedent over a tourniquet: direct pressure (yes, even on arterial bleeds) elevate the affected area relative to the heart, and apply pressure to pressure points (arteries leading to the would), in that order. A tourniquet is a last resort after those have failed. Even given all the above, tourniquets are only applied to limbs, so no GSW in your head, neck, truck, or even extreme proximal limbs can be treated with a tourniquet. It's a damn strap. You're wearing one better than the commercial devices in the form of a T-shirt.

I should stay at Holiday Inn Express more often...

 

[SURVIVOR619]

Who knew a cheap strap would cause such a heated debate.

<popcorn>

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I carry a few ancient bandaids and a few equally old ibuprofen.

Oh, and a week old bottle of water I drank from...a week ago...

So what, do I look like a doctor?

Geez, would you quit making all those gagging, gasping sounds and die already?

You're harshing my buzz.....

 

[Army 1911]

Maybe he really DOES carry an attorney with him at all times though.

Sometimes ssssspeech to ttttttext doesn't work right when you sssssttttttuter.

My BIL is the attorney and is on retainer but as a jarhead colonel he carries himself as if on parade..
Best $5 lawyer in texas.

 

[Army 1911]

Army,

I often suck at proof reading, good to see others do the same....

Poof reading is for poofs.

 

[Pops1955]

I carry one in the truck in my Bail-out / Get home bag.

 

[Byrd666]

A C.A.T. is with me at all times in the truck, as well as a partial roll of Coban. My Trauma kit will be with me in the truck as well as soon as I put it out there. Just going through it and putting stuff where I want it.

 

[TxStetson]

In my truck I carry a really good first aid kit with a large and small tourniquet in it. Also carry bug spray, sun block, bottled water, 3 flashlights, spare batteries, spare knives, fire starting kit, boonie hat, extra sun glasses, FR jersey, impact gloves, spare work boots, 18V impact wrench, 18V drill, 18V grinder, 18V charger, Battery booster, 12V air compressor, fix a flat, and a 30 cal ammo can with spare ammo for every weapon I own and usually extra mags too.

TL;DR - I usually have anything I could possible need.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

C.A.T.?

Kurt Coban?

Ah, he didn't make it, no tourniquet for him......rimshot!

Yeah, I'll help if I can, but mouth to mouth resus., hell no!

 

[ZX9RCAM]

In my truck I carry a really good first aid kit with a large and small tourniquet in it. Also carry bug spray, sun block, bottled water, 3 flashlights, spare batteries, spare knives, fire starting kit, boonie hat, extra sun glasses, FR jersey, impact gloves, spare work boots, 18V impact wrench, 18V drill, 18V grinder, 18V charger, Battery booster, 12V air compressor, fix a flat, and a 30 cal ammo can with spare ammo for every weapon I own and usually extra mags too.

TL;DR - I usually have anything I could possible need.

No wonder your gas mileage sucks...

 

[rman]

Who knew a cheap strap would cause such a heated debate.

<popcorn>

this is an 858 post. Please head further south.

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[IXLR8]

I wear an emergency tourniquet around my waist every day. My new car came with an extensive 1st aid kit. That is a first for any car I have ever owned (14 now)

 

[SURVIVOR619]

this is an 858 post. Please head further south.

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Roger that!