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Tourniquet placement on armored teammates

Practise getting tourniquets on arms and legs over or around your team's actual gear: holsters, pads, pouches and belts.

Goal
Know where tourniquets can and cannot go on your team's real gear.
Length
20 minutes
For
Special Teams
Category
Medical
Level
Intermediate
People
Pairs in full kit.

What is inside

  • 6 step-by-step instructions for running it
  • 3 points on what good looks like
  • 2 debrief questions
  • Setup, equipment and safety notes
  • A ready lesson plan: audience, standards it lines up with, objectives, lecture outline, scenario and final evaluation
  • A sign-in roster your crew signs on their own phones (department plans)

Two drills are free every week. Pro and department plans open all 164. General training ideas only: your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first. 24On is not accredited and does not approve hours.

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