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Originally Posted by Cdt Matteo (Sarcastic) WOW, what a great doctor he was. Here's a list of stuff that he could of used as a tourniquet: Belt, Shirt, Pants, Underwear, Boot Lace, Rifle Sling, Bandana, Helmet Chin Strap (if long enough), rope, and more.
Seriously, how in the Good Lords name could he say that all he could do is just watch him die. Yah right! He's just an idiot for not using brain. And he's a doctor? Come on here! Not even putting pressure on the wound? JEEZ! I'm a 14 kid and I know this?  |
I'm sure it wasn't that easy. Combat is different from training, despite our best efforts to the contrary. There are a million reasons why an improvised tourniquet may not have worked; and without having been there, you can't call that into question.
It sounds like they were, perhaps, transiting in a convoy to some location, probably not expecting to run into trouble (first mistake). The
surgeon was probably not carrying any field medical supplies, as that's usually left to enlisted medics.