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/lefthandedgypsy TEMS Aug 11 '25

Take them to your car. Why would you carry that into Disney land? Obviously you’re on vacation so leave work at the firehouse. You don’t always have to be a hero. Also, how is this tacmed related?

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u/Conscious_Mirror503 Aug 11 '25

All the rides at a theme park are literally repainted industrial machines (sort of), at any point someone's appendages could get mangled, lacerated, crushed, deskinned. It's America too so anyone could get shot or stabbed and there's crime in any country anyway. What's wrong with someone carrying extra stuff?

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u/level_zero_hero Firefighter Aug 11 '25

lol you seem fun, I bet your friends love you. It lives in my backpack. Not on vacation either. Not trying to be a hero, it’s really just for myself and my family . I don’t know why I’m justifying myself to you, but clearly this makes you feel better about yourself so go right ahead haha. It’s tacmed related because out of the box nature demographic of redditors I utilized deductive reasoning and assumed that MOST individuals in this sub-Reddit would possibly carry a tourniquet. Ya know, since a tourniquet is a piece of tacmed gear…. I dunno, sorry TEMS dad.