Help Anyone tried with an army grade tourniquet

[in pain]

I purchased an army grade tourniquet which are designed to cut off blood flow on a limb. I plan to use it on my neck to compress the carotid arteries.

Has anyone tried and failed with this method, any tips for me?

 

[summers]

I purchased an army grade tourniquet which are designed to cut off blood flow on a limb. I plan to use it on my neck to compress the carotid arteries.

Has anyone tried and failed with this method, any tips for me?

I think the problem with this is the carotids are inside the neck muscles and tendons. To compress them enough with that type of tourniquet, I think you would wind up asphyxiating yourself instead of stopping the blood flow.

 

[in pain]

I think the problem with this is the carotids are inside the neck muscles and tendons. To compress them enough with that type of tourniquet, I think you would wind up asphyxiating yourself instead of stopping the blood flow.

Do you mean specifically the type I've purchased? In five last acts, people have apparently just used a neck tie and wooden spoon. I just figured a real tourniquet stands a better chance of not failing. What am I not seeing?

edit: so only about 7 pounds of pressure needed for carotid and 33 pounds of pressure for the wind pipe. I guess I'll know I've applied enough pressure if it starts getting hard to breathe and that will be a good point to stop turning the windlass and lock it.

 

[summers]

@in pain The night night method uses a ratchet strap with small, dense bean bags on either side of the neck to apply adequate pressure to the carotids, whilst reducing pressure on the trachea. Seems like you want to use a similar approach. Best I can say is try it out, see if you feel dizzy or choking. You will probably bruise your neck trying, so maybe have some makeup available to cover the area while it heals for a few days.

 

[in pain]

@in pain The night night method uses a ratchet strap with small, dense bean bags on either side of the neck to apply adequate pressure to the carotids, whilst reducing pressure on the trachea. Seems like you want to use a similar approach. Best I can say is try it out, see if you feel dizzy or choking. You will probably bruise your neck trying, so maybe have some makeup available to cover the area while it heals for a few days.

I actually have the ratchet, found it far too hard to use, probably why many in that thread had a hard time with it. The tourniquet with a windlass mechanism for tightening is so much easier. I'm going to try with a thick scarf that covers up my neck except the front where my wind pipe is.