Message from @Benja

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2020-05-01 03:43:16 UTC  

CAT or SOFTTW

2020-05-01 03:43:26 UTC  

Like a dozen at least

2020-05-01 03:43:31 UTC  

Yes, CoTCCC recommended TQs.

2020-05-01 03:45:45 UTC  

One CAT for you, that works if everyone's got their own, which they should. Doesn't hurt to have extra. Also, the CAT breaks down under exposure to sunlight, so be sure to pack them away.

2020-05-01 03:47:11 UTC  

Too many high-speed operators put them on their MOLLE vests and had them break during crunch time.

2020-05-01 03:48:08 UTC  

Well...you’re also supposed to replace TQ’s like, often

2020-05-01 03:50:35 UTC  

Ive got 4 for me anyway, staged and covered away from UV light and uniform to rub away at shit

2020-05-01 03:51:03 UTC  

Got bags and bags with other medical. It is my 4th job so i have to lol

2020-05-01 03:52:04 UTC  

I don’t have the money for CATs honestly.

2020-05-01 03:52:51 UTC  

I feel ya. $30 a go its hard to sell them because i cant mark em up from cost really

2020-05-01 03:53:54 UTC  

There are external reasons.

2020-05-01 03:54:37 UTC  

Im not upset about it, i make money doing training, the shit i sell isnt where i make the $$

2020-05-01 04:00:02 UTC  

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ How about 1 CAT for your IFAK, and a couple of Grafkettes for the cheapskates?

https://www.mdsupplies.com/medical-supplies-Graham-Field-Grafkette-Tourniquet-S9KRGRWGFP.html

2020-05-01 04:00:16 UTC  

I want two for my IFAK.

2020-05-01 04:01:44 UTC  

Never see those before

2020-05-01 04:08:21 UTC  

I don’t honestly trust those.

2020-05-01 04:08:30 UTC  

They seem not much better than RATs.

2020-05-01 04:22:32 UTC  

Yes, the Grafs are less secure than the CATs but they will stop the bleeding as a temporary measure. They're not a CAT replacement. At Ft. Sam I learned to apply TQs high and tight on the limb first, then convert to a pressure bandage or TQ closer to the wound. Same principle applies to the Graf.

2020-05-01 04:27:56 UTC  

How wide are they?

2020-05-01 04:30:06 UTC  

Hey bois if we can hold off the big hootenanny for 4 more years I can patch you guys up as a physician

2020-05-01 04:30:24 UTC  

Though I’d like it to happen sooner

2020-05-01 04:30:25 UTC  

Like...surgery patching or?

2020-05-01 04:31:58 UTC  

@Benja if you only have 4 years left, you're probably good enough to work on me

2020-05-01 04:32:07 UTC  

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ about 3/4" wide. I've still got one from my time in the guard. It wasn't my only TQ.

2020-05-01 04:32:43 UTC  

Yeah no

2020-05-01 04:33:17 UTC  

TQs with a width that small have been found to cause nerve damage.

2020-05-01 04:33:56 UTC  

Like I said, temporary measure.

2020-05-01 04:36:45 UTC  

But still, nerve damage is not good in any circumstance.

2020-05-01 04:41:32 UTC  

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ I agree, but it's better than bleeding out.

2020-05-01 04:45:25 UTC  

Wouldn’t you have a good stream of CATs available as a 68W?

2020-05-01 04:54:36 UTC  

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ I carried multiple CATs in my aid bag, yes. The Graf I wrapped around my back belt loops for easy access.

2020-05-01 04:56:46 UTC  

Alright.

2020-05-01 05:03:00 UTC  

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ you’d be amazed at how bad the medical support logistics are in *some* units

2020-05-01 05:03:32 UTC  

I don’t know if I would

2020-05-01 05:03:42 UTC  

Considering how fucking stupid military is

2020-05-01 05:05:31 UTC  

Then again...I’ve been handing garbage bags full of medical before, or had a ammo can in front of the medical bay that you could grab fresh TQ’s from at your leisure

2020-05-01 05:05:59 UTC  

I want

2020-05-01 07:20:15 UTC  

As far as RATS goes

2020-05-01 07:20:19 UTC  

Ramseys are worse

2020-05-01 19:45:26 UTC  

The grafkette or however it was spelled (we just called them reusable tq’s) or only for starting iv’s in place of the normal rubber band style that comes in an iv start kit and for that matter you should invest in a NAR Boa

2020-05-01 19:48:35 UTC  

As far as hemorrhage control only CO-TCCC approved tq’s should be used. Rats cause nerve damage their only real claim to fame was portability and a false claim that they would fit on kids whereas CAT’s and others wouldn’t