>>1986880I’ve tried this, just fucking around, and it’s hard to find a stick that can take the pressure of being used in that way. It also has to be secured after. Ready made tourniquets have that little thing to keep the bar from unwinding. Pic rel.
If someone knows better than me I’m listening. I was in the army ~8 years ago. We were taught to use a tourniquet as tight as possible on missing limbs, and on gunshot wounds if quickclot wasn’t cutting it. Granted you were gonna be medevaced in 30 mins anyways. Is that the wrong way to use one? I’m painfully aware military training is not always ideal.
As an aside: if any of you use quick clot I heard the older formula had shellfish in it so that was changed, may want to check yours.
Also, is WFA/WFR worth it? I am pursuing an out career but not as a ranger or dedicated SAR.