Originally Posted by
thopkins22
Part of what you're missing from some of these replies is that with the advent of body armor a larger percentage of serious wounds are going to be in the extremities. Certainly the sides are vulnerable, and inevitably shit will just happen. But I'm willing to bet that the statistics back that up.
John Doe as a citizen driving around town is more likely to come across someone with a crushed leg from a car accident, a missing hand from screwing around with a boat propeller, or a chainsaw accident than he is someone with holes in his torso from a gunfight.
Exactly.
I have applied a make shift TQ to a guy who was racing his friend in a SUV while he was riding a motor cycle. He center punched a light pole and severed his leg. I am not sure on this and am only throwing it out there, but I would bet there are more saved lives due to TQ's than there are pressure dressings.
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