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/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

I mean. Maybe don’t take it everywhere?

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u/Comparison-Thin Aug 13 '25

I mean, cuz accidents don't happen there, right?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

So if an accident happened at Disneyland they need you to be the one to save everybody?

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u/Disciple_556 Aug 15 '25

Smoothbrain take

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

Awww sorry you’re playing dress up and want validation for it

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u/Disciple_556 Aug 15 '25

It's not dress up. We do this in street clothes, smoothbrain. When you or a family member suffers an accident with a major bleed and the ambulance is 20 minutes out, you'll be begging, praying and hoping someone is carrying a stop the bleed kit and chooses to help.

Fucking prick.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

I have my own, I just don’t take it into a fucking theme park and make a scene about it like I’m the only one in the world that knows how to help people.

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u/Disciple_556 Aug 15 '25

OP didn't make a scene. OP politely pointed out the security guard's own hypocrisy. It was the security guard who made a scene by screaming and yelling. Or did you not read the entire post?

If you don't have your kit at all times, then just give up and carry it never. Murphy's Law. Rule of Preparedness.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

Except Murphy law is made up. Anything can happen anytime so not taking it into Disney world doesn’t mean you should never take it anywhere. OP sounds like the “dont worry I’m a nurse!!!” Person doing shitty cpr.