Testing Tourniquets off Amazon

I wanted to test some tourniquets that I bought off Amazon. I also wanted to show you the difference between these Chinese knock offs and real NAR CAT tourniquets.

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[xReaper]

NAR is great and all but they are dicks for not giving discounts on bulk orders, I know the shit isn't very expensive to make

[NorthernLightss]

After the first YouTube you did about this a few years ago, I went through and traded all mine out. Most upgrades were bought through your store with the china versions being used as trainers. Thank you for doing all the YouTube trainings that you do. Bob

[brandonparrett]

Recon medical were some I bought and found pretty good. Used on for "training and education". Seem good but have them as a back up/better than improvised or nothing at all.

[jplato]

Thank you for throwing me under the bus for my crappy tourniquet purchases at Heritage Life Skills in May. I now keep nothing but NARs around, and have relegated my knock offs to training purposes only. I appreciate you!

[stephengalindo]

Talkin to my kids about TQs and pressure dressings and “oh my gosh, that’s a lot of blood” is exactly what I told them lol

[mrsleep]

I recently bought one off Amazon, I made sure it was made in the USA, had a manufacture date on it and a metal windlass, NO plastic for me.

[MrEdgy]

The North American Rescue is nice but I really like the Recon medical because of the metal windlass. Would love to see a torture test between the two.

[GT__Actual]

Hey man, I was recently corrected on placement of the tourniquet while teaching classes to civilians in a country in E. Europe recently. I have always been taught 3 inches above the wound. Our Doctor that does the real medical work on our team, corrected us on it and explained why. She said to run the tourniquet as far up as possible. You run the risk of clamping off blood flow too low. You can't see what damage was caused, or where the bullet, bullet fragments, or object traveled upon impact. Running it as high as possible helps mitigate the unforseen. I'm set in my ways at 3 inches lol, however I know medical standards are dynamic and we learn from years of mistakes.

Definitely not correcting you, you're a professional in your field and I'm just a volunteer with a few certifications. I'd like your opinion on that and if you see the TCCC standards moving towards this.

Thank you for these videos. I've taken so much from your content and have applied it. It's been shared around the world by our team. Great work 🙏

[stevecochran]

The Recon Tactical TQs are well made too. I have both and trust my life to both.

[mrfireman]

Technology has got so advance cameras are now auto blurring HIPPA info 🤣. Always another amazing review.

[SWPG]

Great video, I appreciate the reviews on these life saving items, Hooah

[aarhasful]

I’ve used the recons quite a bit and feel they are quality for the price

[danielledunavant]

Love your practical advice videos! Thank you!!

[KhanGirey]

Seems like the Chinese are learning. I'm comparing some old USGI issue tourniquets I brought back from some newer ones I ordered for 1.79 on Ali. Seems they beefed up their injection moulding. All the problems addressed in the video seem to have been fixed.
I checked the windlass (slightly bendiness, but still sturdy), the windlass fabric (much shorter than the one in the video for the knockoff), and checked for pinching: all good.

When I apply the tq, I can't even get a full turn out of it (like the OEM) and it is already super tight. I bought these to train on, but if money is tight, I'd recommend them for general use

[markgoing]

Went thru a mass casualty training class recently, and have come to respect the quality of the NAR CATs. Several here have remarked on the cost. If you keep an eye on NAR, they have sales which can get you a really good price on some of their kits. Tourniquets are good for limbs, but you also may have open chest wounds, and joint wounds. Best to have chest seals and packing gauze for when a tourniquet will not work. Getting the tourniquet in a kit with the other items at a reduced overall price covers a lot more scenarios and may be the way to go for you. Yes, CPR training will probably save most lives. But, if its a main arterial bleed, the clock is ticking fast and CPR isn't going to save them. I have a kit in both mine and my wife's vehicles, as well as one on my range bad, and hope I never have to use them. But, if I do, I won't regret the cost.
Thanks for the video.

[jhenninger]

Make sure you test it after you get one, make sure its working correctly, you never know when youll need one, one of these saved my life, i would have bled out in under 2 minutes without one

[FunWithGuns]

Amazon has knockoffs. I only get my cats from medical gear outfitters.

[iambatman]

definitely going to b ordering tourniquets from your online store.

[MollyTheLag]

ive seen some tourniquets on amazon that are advertised as having an "upgraded metal windlass" i wonder if that solves all the problems in this video?

[BlackDiamondgunsandgear]

I see Shawn Herrin looking at me in the corner