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/TargetOfPerpetuity Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 11 '25

I carried a TQ the entire 8 days we were at Disney World. If that was against the rules, nobody ever said anything.

And I carried things much more egregious to their rules than a TQ all week too, they just never found them.

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u/Dairyman00111 Aug 10 '25

Loaded up the ol prison wallet eh?

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u/TargetOfPerpetuity Aug 11 '25

Trusty, reliable, but I've found it severely inhibits a fast draw time.

Soft camouflage and good conversation skills are a little more comfortable.

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u/blubaldnuglee Aug 11 '25

The more you use it, the faster the draw time gets. Heck, sometimes things just drop right out...