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MAJ University Recruiting Liaison
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Kudos to these recruiters. I'm a firm believer in the idea that EVERYONE needs to carry a first aid kit (at least a small trauma kit) with them, not just first responders. I know good tourniquets and combat gauze aren't cheap, but compared to someone's life, they're indispensable. And every public place needs at least one AED and Stop-the-Bleed kit.
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1SG (Join to see) - You didn't get a CAT tourniquet and combat gauze for that price. Each of those by themselves is $35-40. And there really is no good substitute. (TCCC-qualified EMT here)
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1SG (Join to see) - Nice little kit, but I STRONGLY recommend you check out that tourniquet. 99% sure it's a cheap knockoff, not something you want to be staking your or someone else's life on. I've never seen a genuine CAT tourniquet for anything less than $30, usually more. And you want a CAT Gen7, nothing earlier. I also find it curious (suspicious) that the listing advertises that it comes with QuickClot, but there's none shown in the photos.

This is where I buy my supplies:

https://www.rescue-essentials.com/
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I could make a tourniquet out of a stick and a cravat, like we were trained to do for decades before all of this whiz-bang stuff came out. The point is to be ready if stuff goes sideways. You can easily spend much more on a kit. Something really comprehensive can cost you a grand or more.
But I don't think I need to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse or American Civil War II. I need to be ready if I am nearby when something happens to others, or myself.

The guys in the story used a T-shirt and whatever they could find as a windlass. Most likely a pen or some such. That works just fine until real medical support shows up.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
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Good news story. Always glad to see Soldiers being able to put their skills to use outside the Army. Of course the cause is horrible, but the reaction is everything we hope a Soldier would do.
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Awesome read! I love hearing stories about our heroes!
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