Glad I had a tourniquet

[Sytes]

Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T)

The CAT uses a windlass system with free-moving internal band to provide true circumferential pressure in the event of a traumatic wound with significant hemorrhage.

www.narescue.com

That's a great one though the SOF unit has a clip release and metal triangle to lock the metal bar.

The clip release allows a person to slip the webbing around the arm or leg w/o having to keep a loop and slip it up over pants legs to the crotch / or arm pit areas.

They hold an annual review of how to better enhance IFAK's and that SOF Tourniquet is the "latest and Greatest".

SOF® Tourniquet

Built for Survival. Engineered for Efficiency. The SOF® Tourniquet sets the benchmark for prehospital tourniquets. Designed for rapid one-handed and two-handed applications, the SOF® Tourniquet’s reinforced, low-stretch polyester pressure band easily slides over an arm or a leg. Its durable...

tacmedsolutions.com

 

[Dsnow9]

Make sure you are buying legit tourniquets like the ones from narescue. Some of the cheaper ones on Amazon are not legit. I have heard of the tensioning bar snapping and blowing stitches on the cheaper ones.

 

[David658]

Wow. Good reminder to everyone.

The old dogma behind tourniquets is bullshit. Applied correctly, you aren’t losing the limb or anything silly like that.

If you only carry one first aid item in your pack it should be a tourniquet. Practice getting it on with one hand as well.

That dogma is only bullshit if you know how to apply it. Not necessarily an easy thing to do.

 

[MTLabrador]

That dogma is only bullshit if you know how to apply it. Not necessarily an easy thing to do.

Get it above the wound and tighten until the bleeding stops. I think it’s pretty simple.

 

[Mlgrace]

Get it above the wound and tighten until the bleeding stops. I think it’s pretty simple.

Agreed, it is pretty simple. Read the instructions and practice it. Then wrap back up and hope to never use it

 

[JLS]

That dogma is only bullshit if you know how to apply it. Not necessarily an easy thing to do.

How hard is it to put it above the wound and not directly on a joint?

Probably your worst case scenario of improper application (other than not stopping the bleeding, which has its own consequences) would be nerve damage. Having nerve damage > being dead.

 

[MarvB]

Damn man so sorry to see and glad you’re ok! Thanks for the post/reminder esp. on the putting one on dingle handed! Used to go through this training every three years as a fireman but then as a manager the City thought it “unimportant” for that position (read as don’t want to pay for the training) I need to brush up now retired! Mend up my friend!!!

 

[Elkoholic]

For the past few years right before archery season I always toss around the idea adding a tourniquet to my pack, I never do it. I just ordered a couple, need one in the shop here at home too. Thanks for the thread, and nudge!

 

[SaskHunter]

How hard is it to put it above the wound and not directly on a joint?

Probably your worst case scenario of improper application (other than not stopping the bleeding, which has its own consequences) would be nerve damage. Having nerve damage > being dead.

Also, going at least 2 inches above the wound or amputation is important, some arteries and veins can retract once severed. You'll stop the blood loss below the TK but not above.

 

[Mlgrace]

Also, going at least 2 inches above the wound or amputation is important, some arteries and veins can retract once severed. You'll stop the blood loss below the TK but not above.

We went mid thigh and so did the doc.

 

[Saph]

Bloody hell, that gave me shivers seeing and i have this ability to just randomly injure myself. gonna grab a few of these now including one just to throw into my backpack when i go out along with a snake bite bandage (same concept to a tourniquet but with marking on them to show when you have reached the right pressure with them)

This is what the snake bite one looks like

 

[Jbotto]

Good reminder. Glad you survived it! I’ve been buying them lately and finding all sorts of creative places t hide them. Range bag, hunting pack, vehicle door pocket, CHAINSAW CHAPS, etc! Cheap insurance!

 

[ZBB]

Also, going at least 2 inches above the wound or amputation is important, some arteries and veins can retract once severed. You'll stop the blood loss below the TK but not above.

Aren’t you suppose to go above the joint? Where there is only a single bone, not so the artery can go between the bones of the forearm and shin? It’s been a long time since I’ve done cls or applied a tourniquet. Dude couldn’t even tell us his name. That shit sucked. Glad you’re ok @Mlgrace

 

[recon6036]

Holy cow!!! I carry one while working, but not off duty. This will change my mind.

 

[Nameless Range]

This thread is a good reminder. Thank you

 

[SaskHunter]

Aren’t you suppose to go above the joint? Where there is only a single bone, not so the artery can go between the bones of the forearm and shin?

Its definitely better to go above the joint where you would have one bone, but you can still apply one below a joint. All injuries are different and I would much rather go above the joint for heavy arterial bleeds. Another thing to remember is not to remove an ineficient TK, leave it in place and add another one.

 

[PorterHouse]

All the best to you as you recover man! Glad you’re alive to tell the tale.

I keep one with me while hunting all the time. This is a good reminder to pull it out and practice getting it on solo from time to time!

 

[Mlgrace]

Its definitely better to go above the joint where you would have one bone, but you can still apply one below a joint. All injuries are different and I would much rather go above the joint for heavy arterial bleeds. Another thing to remember is not to remove an ineficient TK, leave it in place and add another one.

Exactly what the doc did. So the injury is lower leg. The tourniquets were both applied mid thigh.

 

[Mlgrace]

All the best to you as you recover man! Glad you’re alive to tell the tale.

I keep one with me while hunting all the time. This is a good reminder to pull it out and practice getting it on solo from time to time!

Absolutely. An occasional practice and re-read of the instructions is the key. I actually have the instructions posted on the shelf at my handloading station. That way I reread it often when I am sitting there. I took the down time opportunity to watch severa YouTube videos on CPR and the ADH machine use As a brush up.

 

[Farmerj]

Stick/screwdriver and a belt…

On the semi, I have some 1” straps that would work as well if needed.

Nice reminder…

I added some blood clot packets to the truck too.

ETA:

Speedy recovery.