Excellent points and very well relayed. I've seen a lot of SPOTS mounted to bikes, just like the tourniquet, when you need the SPOT the most there may very well be no getting to your bike. The worse the situation is the more likely you are going to be limited to what you have attached to your body. As important as having the right equipment is, knowing how to use it is even more important. Spending a day getting some trauma first aid training might take a day away from riding now but it is almost guaranteed to save a life at some point down the road. Might be your life, might be my life, might be a strangers life but you will probably use it. Regarding tourniquets I would also mention there are a lot of styles of tourniquets out there. The one feature that stands out as making a tourniquet most effective at being able to stop the bloodflow in the most situations is a windlass. Wether it is an original part of the tourniquet or an improvised windlass such as the carabiner Riot has in his hand, a windless increases the likelyhood of being able to stop the bloodflow.
Great points all around. I keep a good First aid kit in the saddlebag. I'm going to get an additional Tourniquet to keep on my person while riding. We need to figure out how to grow this Channel. You provide great information in these reviews.
Excellent points and very well relayed. I've seen a lot of SPOTS mounted to bikes, just like the tourniquet, when you need the SPOT the most there may very well be no getting to your bike. The worse the situation is the more likely you are going to be limited to what you have attached to your body. As important as having the right equipment is, knowing how to use it is even more important. Spending a day getting some trauma first aid training might take a day away from riding now but it is almost guaranteed to save a life at some point down the road. Might be your life, might be my life, might be a strangers life but you will probably use it. Regarding tourniquets I would also mention there are a lot of styles of tourniquets out there. The one feature that stands out as making a tourniquet most effective at being able to stop the bloodflow in the most situations is a windlass. Wether it is an original part of the tourniquet or an improvised windlass such as the carabiner Riot has in his hand, a windless increases the likelyhood of being able to stop the bloodflow.
Great points all around. I keep a good First aid kit in the saddlebag. I'm going to get an additional Tourniquet to keep on my person while riding. We need to figure out how to grow this Channel. You provide great information in these reviews.
Damn good session. Moving clot stop to my jacket. Also make your buddies aware of where your supplies are. We watch out for each other.
Enjoy Florida thanks for advice Riot.