How To Spot A Fake: Tourniquets

Ike from Big Tex Ordnance is joined by Lone Star Medics' Caleb Causey to compare an authentic CAT tourniquet to a cheap Chinese knockoff. When lives are on the line, medical gear is no place to cut costs or quality. Though fakes may seem like a budget way to stock supplies or practice applying tourniquets, they often fail even under training stresses. These shoddy imitations also fund the counterfeit companies that endanger lives with faulty equipment.
Responsibly sourcing authentic medical gear from trusted vendors ensures you get durable, reliable equipment when seconds count. Protect yourself and do not settle for counterfeit knockoffs with critical lifesaving tools like tourniquets.
Find the real deal TQ on Big Tex Ordnance or www.btogear.com/product-categ...

[@gradym9841]

good stuff. Thanks Big Tex for hosting Caleb and his excellent classes. highly recommended that everyone gets training

[@danielmarshall4587]

"bullshit is a strong word but you're absolutely right"... AMEN to that gentlemen, thank you.

[@LoneStarMedics]

It was way cool working with y’all on this. Leave it to BTO to advocate for proper lifesaving gear that works! 👍👍

[@jakekiere6708]

Causey is dreamy. Great video y'all!

[@LoneStarMedics]

(swoons to himself)

[@946towguy2]

I've bought stuff of Ebay, Amazon, Etc which turned out to be counterfeit.
In each case:
I documented the counterfeit,
Contacted the company which makes the genuine item, with an offer to send it to them.
Destroyed or permanently marked the item as counterfeit, but did NOT return it to seller.
Filed a complaint to the platform where it was purchased,
Demanded the seller provide a full refund, including shipping.
In every case, I was given a full refund.

[@MichaelLeopold1]

Sage advice

[@dajvman]

Difficult to ascertain following the conversation on which is which on the video (fake vs. authentic). Good info, just difficult to understand the differences. More captions on video would be great. Thx.

[@bobbyrosado1835]

First !