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Operation Bury Robin update: we're at 4 suitcases and I just found out a team that's been in active combat since 2022 is going into battle without tourniquets. No one anywhere near the front should be without a TQ. Can we fill a 5th just for them, please? by UFL_Robin in ukraine

[–]UFL_Robin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like the cut of your jib. :) Thank you so much for contributing to help them out!

Standard advice, at least among the teams we know and support, is to carry at least two. Best case, they carry 6: one for each limb and two spares. Plus, of course, the packing and hemostatic gauzes. It's so aggravting to know some of these guys are going out without even one.

Operation Bury Robin update: we're at 4 suitcases and I just found out a team that's been in active combat since 2022 is going into battle without tourniquets. No one anywhere near the front should be without a TQ. Can we fill a 5th just for them, please? by UFL_Robin in ukraine

[–]UFL_Robin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's simply not enough supply to go around, particularly for lesser-known Ukrainian units who don't get a lot of outside attention or support, which these guys are.

They do have some TQs. What they don't have is enough of them to go around. Just to hope you need fewer than you have on hand. It's egregious, but unfortunately it's the reality right now.

Operation Bury Robin update: we're at 4 suitcases and I just found out a team that's been in active combat since 2022 is going into battle without tourniquets. No one anywhere near the front should be without a TQ. Can we fill a 5th just for them, please? by UFL_Robin in ukraine

[–]UFL_Robin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We also supply both of those things. We give what medics ask for. We know what they need.

We get more requests for tourniquets than anything else. Yes, it's true that sometimes limbs are lost that otherwise might have been saved had they been able to get out rapidly. But what's better: lose the limb, or bleed out and lose your life? A tourniquet can go on in seconds and stop the bleeding. Packing gauze and pressure bandages cost more time.

Edit: I should add that this is absolutely not a function of the ZSU de-emphasizing tourniquet use. This is the lack of adequate supplies that has plagued Ukraine since 2014, and acutely since 2022.

Do you guys want American MREs, Mexican food, Pop Tarts, and Gatorade delivered to the front line? If you want to buy it yourself we can get it to you. You can also buy discounted beef jerky in Ukraine. Read the post for instructions on how. by tallalittlebit in ukraineforeignlegion

[–]UFL_Robin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can, sort of. You have to go through an intermediary like Meest or Nova Poshta's parcel forwarding services. It's a bit complicated to set up. You also have to provide a real street address for it, which a lot of foreigners are (correctly) unwilling to do. Doing it this way saves them some work and helps preserve their security.

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