Folded chest seal

Can the vented Halo chest seal be folded long-term to fit in a narrow kit without damage to either the vent or the adhesive?

Would I be better off with something like a Hyfin that is already pretty narrow?

I did a search on "folded halo" but found nothing useful.

Thanks.

I am a big fan of sliding them behind plates. Keeps them flat and protects them for one you need it. They are more delicate than TQs or gauze.

I have never used a Halo, but my experiences with the Hyfin is that it's perfectly usable when stored folded. The older Hyfins would slide around on blood, but the Hyfin Vent seems to have a much better adhesive and I never had a problem applying one. (all two times that happened)

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Originally Posted by moonshot

Can the vented Halo chest seal be folded long-term to fit in a narrow kit without damage to either the vent or the adhesive?

Would I be better off with something like a Hyfin that is already pretty narrow?

I did a search on "folded halo" but found nothing useful.

Thanks.

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Most seals will be pretty tolerant to folding for placement in kits. Avoid prolonged storage that way, esp with temp extremes or fluctuations. Rotate them periodically.

used a Halo that had been folded and vacuum packed in a kit for several months, than in and out of nasty jungle swamps, rivers and caves full of bat sh*t, W/O any issues.

Have had several Halo ( non vented ) folded and kept in kits in extreme temps for quite a long time - 1.5 yr plus. Just rotated a bunch of these out and used in training with no issues. Also had the same luck with the Sam vented seal

I remember reading someone posting that question to North American Rescue and they say that it's alright to fold their Hyfin seals without a noticeable decrease in effectiveness.

You should be good folding any of the newer chest seals. The Ascherman definitely had issues , can't say about the current version of the Bolin

The newer HyFins (vented, I believe) come folded in the packaging.

I keep two Ankle trauma kits, one has a halo and one had fox seals.

Both are folded all the time.

Zero issues.

I used a halo seal about 6 months of EDC carry on duty during the summer months. Zero issues

You can also get the Compact version of the HyFin seals, which are a little bit smaller and packaged a bit more EDC-friendly. This is where I got mine (re: no relation to Chinook):

http://www.chinookmed.com/cgi-bin/ca...est%5Fthoracic