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Shrink wrap for your survival kit

by Steve Logan
(Stockbridge, GA USA)

A large box of shrink wrap is useful for many things. First, it is sterile so you can dress burns and wounds with it.( It does not stick to the burned skin.)

Secondly, you can make a rope out of it. You can use it to wrap a water hose on your vehicle.

It can be used as a tourniquet. If you have enough, it can be used to make a shelter.

And, of course, you can wrap food with it, too.

Pretty neat stuff when you are in a bind, huh?


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Shrink wrap for your survival kit

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Jan 04, 2010
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Tournaquets are now first line defense
by: Bill

Actually, in combat lifesavers class, that the military teaches, the tournaquet is now a 1st line to control arterial bleeds. You are correct, it used to be a last resoprt, but now, they figure stopping bleeding is much more important than limb loss.

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Tourniquet?
by: Shaykh Idris

Read up on your first aid: Tourniquets are bad news: try a pressure bandage, instead!

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