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That’s a great video of an improvised cheat seal — I actually keep an empty bag of the chocolate covered pretzel snacks in my Stop the Bleed Instructor Kit for exactly that purpose — to demonstrate that improvised items can be used in an emergency exactly like that.

No offense, but that Quick Colt “Trauma Pack” is hot garbage. Please don’t bet your life on that… if you were to accidentally slip with a circular saw and partially amputate a finger, that QC Trauma Pack *might* work to help control the bleeding; however if you were to slip with a chainsaw or suffer a GSW you would be sadly ill prepared.

I actually keep one of those QC Trauma Packs in my teaching supplies as well as a product to stay away from. There is so much better gear out there (whether you build your own kit or buy a prepackaged commercial IFAK) please please please do not use or recommend the QC Trauma Pack to anyone.

<blockquote data-quote="Mtn_Guy" data-source="post: 7409667" data-attributes="member: 60032">That’s a great video of an improvised cheat seal — I actually keep an empty bag of the chocolate covered pretzel snacks in my Stop the Bleed Instructor Kit for exactly that purpose — to demonstrate that improvised items can be used in an emergency exactly like that.No offense, but that Quick Colt “Trauma Pack” is hot garbage. Please don’t bet your life on that… if you were to accidentally slip with a circular saw and partially amputate a finger, that QC Trauma Pack *might* work to help control the bleeding; however if you were to slip with a chainsaw or suffer a GSW you would be sadly ill prepared.I actually keep one of those QC Trauma Packs in my teaching supplies as well as a product to stay away from. There is so much better gear out there (whether you build your own kit or buy a prepackaged commercial IFAK) please please please do not use or recommend the QC Trauma Pack to anyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mtn_Guy, post: 7409667, member: 60032"] That’s a great video of an improvised cheat seal — I actually keep an empty bag of the chocolate covered pretzel snacks in my Stop the Bleed Instructor Kit for exactly that purpose — to demonstrate that improvised items can be used in an emergency exactly like that. No offense, but that Quick Colt “Trauma Pack” is hot garbage. Please don’t bet your life on that… if you were to accidentally slip with a circular saw and partially amputate a finger, that QC Trauma Pack *[I]might[/I]* work to help control the bleeding; however if you were to slip with a chainsaw or suffer a GSW you would be sadly ill prepared. I actually keep one of those QC Trauma Packs in my teaching supplies as well as a product to stay away from. There is so much better gear out there (whether you build your own kit or buy a prepackaged commercial IFAK) please please please do not use or recommend the QC Trauma Pack to anyone. [/QUOTE]

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