flownosaj
Flashlight Enthusiast
Okay guys, here's my dilemma. I'm considering getting back into the Army once my wife comes back and I'm already thinking about what light I'm going to want to have on hand for tactical in field patient assessment.
I was thinking of getting a red Inova X1 or something similar (AA, small, with a somewhat tight beam) to suppliment my regular white lights. Anyways, it suddenly hit me that if I need to do an assessment in the field, I'm never going to see red with a red led. That means blood will be hard to spot. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
Okay, the other two options I'm left with are green and blue.
Green works great with NVG's because of the low "flash" when you're wearing the goggles. Since the NVG's don't see green well, you or your buddy won't get blinded by errant light. Great for tactical environments, but is it okay for assessment?
Next is Blue. I've heard it's great for blood tracking and once upon a time someone told me that it's harder to spot from a distance than red. But aren't blue led's much brighter than other colored led's?
Now, I'm not interested in the big dillema of which is the best for preserving night vision, but I don't want to kill my night eyes either. I'd like to hear what some of you have had experience with.
Thanks guys,
Jason
I was thinking of getting a red Inova X1 or something similar (AA, small, with a somewhat tight beam) to suppliment my regular white lights. Anyways, it suddenly hit me that if I need to do an assessment in the field, I'm never going to see red with a red led. That means blood will be hard to spot. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
Okay, the other two options I'm left with are green and blue.
Green works great with NVG's because of the low "flash" when you're wearing the goggles. Since the NVG's don't see green well, you or your buddy won't get blinded by errant light. Great for tactical environments, but is it okay for assessment?
Next is Blue. I've heard it's great for blood tracking and once upon a time someone told me that it's harder to spot from a distance than red. But aren't blue led's much brighter than other colored led's?
Now, I'm not interested in the big dillema of which is the best for preserving night vision, but I don't want to kill my night eyes either. I'd like to hear what some of you have had experience with.
Thanks guys,
Jason