A LIFE SAVING ITEM

A tourniquet is a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage to stop massive bleeding. The McCary Cares Consulting owner, Wyman McCary, has had a tourniquet in his first aid kit for years. After the Boston marathon bombing, the need for everyone to carry a tourniquet became more apparent. Our soldiers have been carrying tourniquets since around 2005. Most first aid kits do not include this vital tool. This is what sets our kits apart from basic first aid kits on the market. Unfortunately, 100 band aids cannot stop you from bleeding to death in a shooting or traumatic accident!

WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE

According to MilitaryTimes.com :

Each year, emergency rooms across the United States see roughly 70 trauma cases in which a patient arrives at the hospital wearing a tourniquet.

The number is minuscule, given that 2.3 million Americans are hospitalized each year for trauma. But military physicians say more lives would be saved if members of the general public had access to, and knew how to use, tourniquets.

A makeshift tourniquet is credited with saving at least one life in the June 12 shootings at an Orlando nightclub. But the military doctors would rather see commercial tourniquets or specialty dressings, which are far more effective than a twisted t-shirt, available in public spaces, near fire extinguishers or automated external defibrillators.

Tourniquet use by non-medical personnel had been discouraged for years in first aid courses for fear that applying a tight band could damage a limb so severely it would need to be amputated. During and after the Boston Marathon bombing, however, tourniquets were proven to save several lives. Boston police and firefighters now carry tourniquets, with many other cities following suit.