We knew that we need to place tourniquets on wounds that were bleeding too much. Other countermeasures include tools like doorjambs, rapidly-deployable tourniquets, and ballistic protection systems like the CoverMe-Seat. The authors suggested that victims not use traditional healers and avoid overuse of tourniquets. These tourniquets were narrow straps made of bronze, using only leather for comfort. Unlike the historical mechanical tourniquets, the device reduces the risk of nerve paralysis. This distributes the pressure over, generally, a broader area than field (emergency, combat) tourniquets.