You have, no doubt, already read the Doc Gunn AAR on p. 72 of the Dec. SWAT, an issue in which you have an article.
He recommends a tourniquet on the vest or in the range bag along with the basic kit.
The key is having the skill to identify which tool needs to be used and how to properly use it. Tools can be good or better. What do you want to do and how much do you want to spend to do it?
But you already knew this.
ETA: I went with the IBD because there is cheap training available which has recently been updated:
http://www.ps-med.com/bandage/bandage_training.html
The six inch IBD (with slider,) NPA, and catheter, all wrapped with three strips of tape, will fit in single Eagle M4 pouch. There is room for an Ascherman if you desire. With a TK-4 in a Blue Force Tourniquet NOW! StrapTM and the Eagle single, you have used three vertical PAL rows.
Last edited by Submariner; 11-20-09 at 07:46.
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