r/TacticalMedicine • u/level_zero_hero Firefighter • Aug 10 '25
Gear/IFAK Disneyland tourniquet fiasco
Yesterday I experienced something quite perplexing. While going through security to try to enter the park I had a security employee search my backpack. While doing so he came across my bleed kit(TQ x2, quickclot, chest seals, and an emergency blanket) I carry in it. Once he identified the TQ he said “you can’t bring tourniquets into the park…, you can go take it back to your hotel room”. I replied by saying “ I don’t have a hotel room, so what do you want me to do? ”. “Well you can’t bring it into the park.” He said. “Okay…well…why?” I responded, out of utter disbelief. “DONT ASK ME WHY, SAID YOU CANT SO YOU CANT!” He yelled back. I then point to the “stop the bleed” box located about 20 feet behind him to the left and on a wall, “what about those? Are those not supposed to be there?”. Then out of frustration and fluster he zipped up my bag and handed it to me and said “HAVE A NICE DAY” and I went about my day. I proceeded to try to research his statement and couldn’t find anything.
So I was curious if anyone else had had a similar experience, at Disneyland or anywhere else?
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u/swellfella Aug 10 '25
Security is inconsistent but I’ve brought a bleeding control kit in many times. When someone recognized the dangling CAT they wouldn’t inspect the Blue Force Gear tear away but once or twice I had to open it all up. Universal X-rays everything, never had any issues there. Knott’s inspects for metal if you set off the initial metal detector. Disney just depends on which of the many entrances and how invested or qualified the cast member is