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[arbogrunt]

great reply, thanks for the up to date info mate. I always carry a combat application tourniquet in my kit. just about to go on a FAW refresher course, it sounds like quite a few things have changed.

The other thing I was told to carry are Israeli shell dressings, the are elasticated and you can get good pressure on a wound. Still carry a British one in my chainsaw trouser pocket though..they are very hard wearing!.

[felixthelogchopper]

The other thing I was told to carry are Israeli shell dressings, the are elasticated and you can get good pressure on a wound.

 

Always got one on me at work, Spike.

[arbogrunt]

Always got one on me at work, Spike.

 

 

Blimey, doesn't it give you pins and needles mate?

[felixthelogchopper]

Blimey, doesn't it give you pins and needles mate?

 

It's the only thing that keeps it down enough to get me HiFlexes on, mate

[Greig Sutherland]

great reply, thanks for the up to date info mate. I always carry a combat application tourniquet in my kit. just about to go on a FAW refresher course, it sounds like quite a few things have changed.

The other thing I was told to carry are Israeli shell dressings, the are elasticated and you can get good pressure on a wound. Still carry a British one in my chainsaw trouser pocket though..they are very hard wearing!.

 

Thanks Arbogrunt, it's good to hear that you have a C.A.T Tourniquet, do you keep it as a personal first aid item or is it in the first aid kit in the truck?

 

What kind of skills/knowledge do you hope to come away with after your FAW training?

 

Is it the Israeli bandage or emergency bandage,they may well be the same thing. 4" or "6, there is another type of emergency bandage that comes with quite a unique feature,a plastic "ratchet" which helps apply pressure to a wound, it's very simple but needs demonstrating once, take care you know which one you have, industry standard for the worlds military, along with combat gauze and C.A.T .

 

It has to be the way forward when dealing with chainsaw wounds, much better than gaffer tape anyway:001_smile:

[arbclimber]

Thanks Arbogrunt, it's good to hear that you have a C.A.T Tourniquet, do you keep it as a personal first aid item or is it in the first aid kit in the truck?

 

What kind of skills/knowledge do you hope to come away with after your FAW training?

 

Is it the Israeli bandage or emergency bandage,they may well be the same thing. 4" or "6, there is another type of emergency bandage that comes with quite a unique feature,a plastic "ratchet" which helps apply pressure to a wound, it's very simple but needs demonstrating once, take care you know which one you have, industry standard for the worlds military, along with combat gauze and C.A.T .

 

It has to be the way forward when dealing with chainsaw wounds, much better than gaffer tape anyway:001_smile:

 

Just realised you are the arb aid man, that explains your knowledge and factual responses to our rather less factual ramblings.

 

How are sales mate? Managing to persuade many arbs that their wellbeing is worth more than a couple of hundred quid?