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Military combat is pretty different from the sort of injury you might get around the house.
Not if you live in America.
Only half joking, but you could easily slice yourself on some glass and hit an artery in your arm. Or in the kitchen with a knife slipping. It's just good to have around because it could save your life.
I'm a paramedic. The last time I used a tourniquet was on a teenager that put arms through a window. Their sibling locked them out of the house, so they were trying to force their way back in.
It's uncommon, but things like that happens more often than you think. Plate glass and any sort of powered (and to a lesser degree: unpowered) cutting tool are probably the worst offenders.
Though if you're going to carry a tourniquet make sure you're trained on how and when to use it properly.