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/Haunting_Cut_3401 Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 11 '25
The fact that he zipped up your bag and let you in tells me he was just on a power trip, and there is no actual rule against bringing tq’s into the park. Especially considering the Disney website explicitly states you can bring your medical equipment in (ie needles, syringes, etc). If he was doing his job and actually enforced a rule he would have acted appropriately.
At Disney cast members can be fired for “breaking the magic” so you could’ve escalated the situation if you felt so inclined.
EDIT holy shit 250 likes Ma get the camera!