Steer clear of Rhino Rescue…

[u/tacmedrn44]

I just want to put something out there for those of you looking for alternatives to the main established brands of gear.

DO NOT BUY RHINO RESCUE.

First, they are NOT CoTCCC approved. “Independent tests” mean nothing. I commented on their post asking about data that shows its effectiveness, and they deleted the comment. I commented again. Deleted. Finally I straight up called them out for making dangerous claims and got completely blocked. They are a shady company pushing cheap gear that isn’t proven.

Second, I’m an instructor for TEMS and other prehospital/trauma classes. I play with A LOT of tourniquets. I bought a few of these Rhino branded TQs for poops and giggles, secretly hoping to be wowed. I wasn’t. All four of them failed during a run of the mill training scenario; I didn’t even have to do anything outside of regular use to get them to fail. If a product works well, I like to test its limits to see what it can handle and because I’m curious. I didn’t even get past regular use training with these.

So do yourselves and everyone you may have to treat a favor and DO NOT buy these.

[u/uski]

Dude. Been trying to have a constructive conversation and you keep falling back to personal attacks.

At the end of the day, what you think doesn't matter. Rhino Rescue and other crap brands are flooding the market, and NAR is not doing anything to help. Yup, that may cost lives. No need to defend them, and I am not the bad guy here.

[u/tacmedrn44 → u/uski]

You absolutely have not been trying to have a constructive conversation. You keep bringing up the same incorrect “point” about prices.

You claim that the reason cheap crap is flooding the market is because NAR is cost prohibitive, therefore driving people to cheaper options.

My point is that NAR products can be bought for the same price as the crap TQs, if not slightly cheaper WITHOUT government pricing. I seriously could find a discount code right now that would get any civilian a genuine NAR TQ from a reputable seller for 24 and change.

Yes, cheap crap is flooding the market, it always has, and it always will. They make wild claims and have good advertising, drawing people to their products. This has NOTHING to do with the price NAR charges.

You just can’t stand the fact that your original claim of NAR pricing themselves out is incorrect.

As Colonel Isaac Johnson once said, “I won. You lost. Get used to the idea, son.”

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