{"title":"IFAK Kit Builder - Tourniquets \u0026 Hemorrhage Devices","description":"\u003cp\u003eTourniquets, TQ Ram, and Advantage Pressure Bars for IFAK kit building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis category is where you choose the tourniquet and hemorrhage control devices for a custom Individual First Aid Kit. It is for military, law enforcement, EMS, security professionals, K-9 handlers, and prepared civilians who carry a tourniquet every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducts include the genuine North American Rescue Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) Gen 7, the SOF-T® Tourniquet from TacMed Solutions, SnakeStaff ETQ Gen 2 tourniquets in standard and wide, the SWAT-T Tourniquet and Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT) from Safeguard Medical, M2 Tactical ratcheting tourniquets including the 3-inch TX-XL, the LST extremity and junctional tourniquet, and the TacMed K-9 Tourniquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to choose: pick a model you have trained with and can apply with either hand. Buy from an authorized source so you get a genuine device, and carry it where you can reach it fast. Apply high and tight on the limb, never over a joint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-TAC International is a clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified tactical medicine company. We stock gear from established manufacturers and authorized distributors, and we can help agencies and teams match equipment to their mission.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tacmed-k-9-tourniquet","title":"TacMed™ K9 Tourniquet","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eTacMed Solutions™ · Canine Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eTacMed™ K9 Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA tourniquet engineered by Tactical Medical Solutions for the tapered leg of a working dog. Integrated traction technology keeps it from sliding down the limb — the slippage that defeats tourniquets and pressure dressings designed for people when they are used on a dog. It is built to sit high on the limb and to go on quickly. Not for human use.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eEngineered for canine limbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eIntegrated traction technology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eHigh-limb placement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTime label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eNot for human use\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eIn a dog, pressure comes first. When a tourniquet is the answer, it has to stay put on a leg that tapers toward the paw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA canine-specific strap tourniquet from TacMed Solutions™ — orange strap, black traction band, buckle, locking clip and a time label — engineered to hold on a dog's tapered leg.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening limb bleeding in a working dog that direct pressure, wound packing and a pressure bandage have not controlled.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHigh on the injured limb, as TacMed designs it to sit; tightened until the bleeding stops, secured, timed, and the dog moved to veterinary care.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLaw enforcement, military and search-and-rescue K9 handlers. It is the canine tourniquet in TacMed's K9 Handler Trauma Kit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eDogs — not for human use\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eDesigned for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTapered canine limbs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eAnti-slip\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIntegrated traction technology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eHigh on the limb\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eClosure\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuckle and locking clip\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTime label\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOn the strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOrange, with black traction band\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTacMed item\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eK9TQ-RO\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e10 things to know about the TacMed K9 Tourniquet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhy dogs need different hemorrhage control, where a tourniquet fits in it, and what the canine guidelines actually say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA dog's leg defeats human tourniquets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA dog's limb tapers toward the paw. The K9TCCC Guidelines state that CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets designed for humans, such as the C-A-T and SOFTT-W, tend to slip distally and fail on dogs, and should not be first-line hemorrhage control in a K9.\u003csup\u003e3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e A dog's smaller limb circumference also keeps many human windlass and ratcheting tourniquets from tightening enough.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTacMed's answer is traction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed engineered this tourniquet for tapered anatomy, with integrated traction technology that keeps it from slipping down the leg and losing compression — a problem that gets worse once the dog is moved and extricated.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePressure comes first in a dog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFirst-line control of a dog's bleeding is direct pressure, pressure bandages, wound packing and hemostatic dressings, with Combat Gauze as the hemostatic dressing of choice under at least 3 minutes of pressure.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Most canine limb bleeding stops with direct pressure and a pressure bandage — veterinary authors at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research report that this holds even for complete amputations.\u003csup\u003e6,7\u003c\/sup\u003e In a retrospective review of gunshot wounds in military working dogs in Iraq, direct pressure was enough and no tourniquet was applied to any dog.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhen a tourniquet is warranted\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe canine considerations: the bleeding looks life-threatening — a complete traumatic amputation of a limb or the tail is the classic case — it has not stopped with direct pressure and a pressure dressing, and the site can take a tourniquet. The tail counts: a dog has five extremities.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePlaced high on the limb\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed designs it to be placed high on the limb.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Below the elbow and the knee, a dog's limb carries little muscle, and direct pressure usually controls bleeding there.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the K9TCCC Guidelines name\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe K9TCCC Guidelines (1 May 2023) name one tourniquet type to consider for a dog's massive limb bleeding: a stretchable, elastic tourniquet such as the SWAT-T™, which molds to any limb and serves as a pressure bandage.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e They do not name the TacMed K9 Tourniquet or any canine-specific strap tourniquet; absence from a guideline does not by itself mean a device was tested and failed. The K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee's handler kit carries the SWAT-T.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eAnd never for people\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC list covers devices for human casualties; this is a canine device, and TacMed marks it not for human use.\u003csup\u003e2,5\u003c\/sup\u003e The handler needs a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet of their own.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eMuzzle before you treat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAn injured dog can be unpredictable. The K9TCCC Guidelines call for a muzzle to protect the people providing care, unless the dog is in respiratory distress or the tactical situation prevents it.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTime it and mark it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe strap carries a time label.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The K9TCCC Guidelines direct that every tourniquet be exposed and marked with its time of application, and that the times of application, reapplication, conversion and removal go on the K9TCCC Casualty Card, DD Form 3073, in permanent marker.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eGroin and armpit wounds get packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eJunctional wounds in a dog are treated with rapid packing with hemostatic dressings and direct pressure. Junctional tourniquets have not been evaluated in dogs and are not recommended.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to use it on a working dog\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe K9TCCC sequence, with the tourniquet in its place within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMake it safe.\u003c\/strong\u003e Move the dog to safety if you can keep control of it, and apply a muzzle unless the dog is struggling to breathe.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePressure first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hold direct pressure. Pack a deep wound with hemostatic gauze, hold pressure for at least 3 minutes, then apply a pressure bandage.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDecide on the tourniquet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Go to the tourniquet only when the limb bleeding is life-threatening and has not stopped with pressure, packing and a pressure bandage.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePlace it high.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put it high on the injured limb, as TacMed designs it to sit, and not across a joint.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTighten and secure.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tighten it until the bleeding stops and secure it so it holds compression.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMark the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the time on the strap's time label and on the K9TCCC Casualty Card.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recheck the wound and every intervention. If bleeding persists, add or change hemostatic dressings and reapply pressure bandages and packing.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGet the dog to a veterinarian.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep handler and dog together and move to veterinary care, with the tourniquet exposed and marked. Conversion follows the same principles as in people.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e K9TCCC skills — muzzling, wound packing, pressure bandaging and tourniquet use — are taught in the Tier 2 K9TCCC course on Deployed Medicine.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Learn the sequence before your dog needs it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening limb bleeding in a working dog that pressure, packing and a pressure bandage have not controlled\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA complete traumatic amputation of a dog's limb that is still bleeding\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe canine tourniquet in a handler's K9 kit\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny human casualty — it is not for human use\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eFirst-line control of a dog's limb bleeding — pressure comes first\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eGroin and armpit wounds — pack them and hold pressure\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that a pressure bandage already controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe canine guidance behind the claims above, and how strong it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eK9TCCC Guidelines, Joint Trauma System, 1 May 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · guideline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCanine adaptation of TCCC by the K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee, for all working dogs in deployed or operational settings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePressure, packing and hemostatics first; human windlass tourniquets slip and fail on dogs; an elastic tourniquet such as the SWAT-T is the one to consider\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eK9C4 K9 First Aid Kit annex, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · device list\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe committee's recommended handler-carried K9 first aid kit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLists the SWAT-T (NSN 6515-01-725-5354), a muzzle and two QuikClot Combat Gauze\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePalmer, \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · clinical update\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrehospital hemorrhage control in the operational K9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquets are not an immediate-action intervention in dogs; most limb bleeding is controlled by pressure; avoid human windlass and ratcheting tourniquets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eEdwards et al., \u003cem\u003eFront Vet Sci\u003c\/em\u003e 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eU.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research review of battlefield hemorrhage control applied to veterinary medicine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHuman windlass tourniquets ineffective on canine limbs because of slippage; SWAT-T used mainly as a pressure bandage; canine field studies lacking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eAll four sources are guidelines or expert reviews — the level at which canine hemorrhage control rests today. None of them tested the TacMed K9 Tourniquet itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe options a K9 handler actually weighs for a dog's limb bleeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTacMed™ K9 Tourniquet\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSWAT-T™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003ePressure bandage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHolds on a tapered dog limb by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIntegrated traction\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic band that molds to the limb\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTends to slip toward the paw on dogs\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCircumferential pressure over the wound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eK9TCCC Guidelines (1 May 2023)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot named\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNamed — the tourniquet to consider\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot first-line; tends to fail on dogs\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst-line intervention\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eIn the K9C4 handler kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-725-5354\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic bandages and gauze\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse on the handler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — not for human use\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eK9TCCC positions are from the Guidelines for Veterinary and Medical Personnel, 1 May 2023.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The C-A-T Gen 7 is the handler's tourniquet, not the dog's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe rest of the K9 system — the elastic tourniquet the guidelines name, the muzzle, the dressings that come first, the kits and the litter — plus the handler's own tourniquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/swat-t-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/swat-t-tourniquet-7904728.jpg?v=1780700809\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SWAT-T™ Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSWAT-T™ Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe elastic tourniquet K9TCCC names\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tacmed-k-9-handler-trauma-kit\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/k-9-handler-trauma-kit-canine-handler-ifak-7436467.jpg?v=1780701693\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"K-9 Handler Trauma Kit\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eK-9 Handler Trauma Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eTacMed kit carrying this tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tacmed-k-9-muzzle\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tacmedtm-k-9-muzzle-vendor-1.gif?v=1756656521\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TacMed™ K-9 Muzzle\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTacMed™ K-9 Muzzle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eGoes on before you treat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eK9TCCC hemostatic dressing of choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-7181896.jpg?v=1780704349\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure bandage — first-line in dogs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/mojo-working-dog-first-aid-kit\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/mojo-working-dog-first-aid-kit-8305643.jpg?v=1780701483\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"MOJO® Working Dog First Aid Kit\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMOJO® Working Dog First Aid Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eK9 kit built around the SWAT-T\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/k-9-litter\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/k-9-litter-6851298.jpg?v=1780706189\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"K-9 Litter\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eK-9 Litter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCarry the injured dog out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe handler's own tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat do the K9TCCC Guidelines say about tourniquets in dogs?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePressure bandages, wound packing and hemostatic dressings are first-line. Human-designed windlass tourniquets tend to slip and fail on dogs and should not be first-line, and the only tourniquet to consider for massive limb bleeding is a stretchable, elastic one such as the SWAT-T. Junctional tourniquets are not recommended in dogs.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhy not use my own C-A-T on my dog?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause a dog's leg tapers, a human windlass tourniquet tends to slip toward the paw and lose compression, and on a smaller limb it may not tighten enough.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e In one veterinary expert's experience, prolonged attempts to secure one cost more blood than immediate direct pressure and a pressure dressing.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e Keep your C-A-T for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhen should I reach for a tourniquet instead of pressure?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWhen the limb bleeding looks life-threatening — a complete traumatic amputation of a limb or the tail is the classic case — it has not stopped with direct pressure and a pressure dressing, and the site can take a tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhere does it go on the leg?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eHigh on the injured limb — where TacMed designs it to sit and where its traction holds against slippage — and not across a joint.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e Below the elbow and the knee, direct pressure usually does the job.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eTacMed K9 Tourniquet or SWAT-T?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe K9TCCC Guidelines name the elastic SWAT-T, the K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee's handler kit carries it, and it doubles as a pressure wrap for the bleeding most dogs actually have.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e The TacMed K9 Tourniquet is a dedicated canine strap tourniquet built to stop the slippage that defeats human devices.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e If your unit trains to K9TCCC, the SWAT-T is the tourniquet those guidelines name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use it on a person?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. TacMed marks it not for human use.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The handler carries a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet of their own.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes it come in a kit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. It is the canine tourniquet in TacMed's K9 Handler Trauma Kit, alongside a K9 muzzle, an endotracheal tube and decompression needles for the dog and trauma gear for the handler.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat else belongs in a K9 kit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee's handler kit lists a muzzle, gloves, a SWAT-T, two QuikClot Combat Gauze, two compressed gauze, two elastic bandages, two vented chest seals, needle decompression devices, petrolatum gauze, tape, a K9TCCC card and a marker, with airway and IV items for advanced providers.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one canine tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× TacMed™ K9 Tourniquet — orange strap with a black traction band, buckle, locking clip with pull loop, and a time label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFor canine use only — not for human use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003ePouch, muzzle and dressings sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTactical Medical Solutions (TacMed Solutions™)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTacMed™ K9 Tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eK9TQ-RO\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDogs — not for human use (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngineered for tapered canine limb anatomy; integrated traction technology against slipping down the limb (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh on the limb (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eComponents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrange strap, black traction band, buckle, locking clip with pull loop, time label (manufacturer photographs)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded in the TacMed™ K9 Handler Trauma Kit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eK9TCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot named; the K9TCCC Guidelines (1 May 2023) name a stretchable, elastic tourniquet such as the SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 7 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eJoint Trauma System, K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee. Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (K9TCCC) Guidelines for Veterinary and Medical Personnel, 1 May 2023.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eK9 Combat Casualty Care Committee (K9C4). 2023 K9TCCC Guidelines Annex: K9 First Aid Kit, April 2025.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTactical Medical Solutions. TacMed™ K9 Tourniquet product information and photographs (item K9TQ-RO); TacMed™ K9 Handler Trauma Kit product information.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003ePalmer LE. Clinical update: concepts of prehospital traumatic hemorrhage control in the operational K9. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;18(4):123–130.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eEdwards TH, Dubick MA, Palmer L, Pusateri AE. Lessons learned from the battlefield and applicability to veterinary medicine — part 1: hemorrhage control. \u003cem\u003eFront Vet Sci.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;7:571368.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine TacMed Solutions™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tactical Medical Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20443102543990,"sku":"K9TQ-RO","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tacmed-k-9-tourniquet-6181607.jpg?v=1780702511"},{"product_id":"sof-t-tourniquet-from-tacmed-solutions","title":"TacMed™ SOF® Tourniquet (Gen 5)","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eTacMed Solutions™ · Windlass Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eTacMed™ SOF® Tourniquet (Gen 5)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe fifth generation of the SOF® Tourniquet: a true 1.5 in. reinforced polyester strap, a windlass machined from a single bar of aircraft-grade aluminum, and a two-stage windlass lock — the TRAC clip to hold it, the Tri-Ring Lock™ to lock it. A contrasting wedge stitched under the windlass shows when the slack is out of the strap, and the buckle unclips to go around a trapped limb. Four duty colors, plus Trainer Blue for practice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1.5 in. strap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMachined aluminum windlass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTri-Ring Lock™ + TRAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSlack indicator wedge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e3.7 oz (105 g)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eNSN 6515-01-696-4522 (Black)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eA windlass can only tighten what the strap has already taken up. Pull the slack out first — the wedge under the SOF® windlass is there to show you when you have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eTacMed's fifth-generation SOF® Tourniquet — a windlass limb tourniquet with a 1.5 in. strap, a machined aluminum windlass and a two-stage windlass lock.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, including a traumatic amputation — applied by the casualty or by the person next to them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eSlide it on, pull the tail tight, twist until the bleeding stops and the pulse below it is gone, lock the windlass in the Tri-Ring Lock™, write the time. High and tight over clothing when you cannot find the source or are under threat; on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound when you can.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLaw enforcement, EMS and fire crews, military personnel and trained civilians — on the person, or as close to it as the job allows.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eGeneration\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eFifth (FDA device record version 5)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.5 in. reinforced polyester\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5.5 in. machined aluminum\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWindlass lock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTRAC + Tri-Ring Lock™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFull length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e40 in. (101.6 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFolded\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5.5 × 2 × 1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e3.7 oz (105 g)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-696-4522 (Black)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e84-0009 to 84-0013\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eClass I, 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the SOF® Tourniquet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat changed in the fifth generation, how it works, and what the independent studies of the SOF design found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt is the fifth generation of the SOF® Tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed's FDA device records list this SOF® Tourniquet as version 5 and describe it as the newest evolution of the design; TacMed's patent schedule names it the SOF Tourniquet Gen 5.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e TacMed still sells the previous generation separately as the SOF® Tourniquet Gen 4 (SOFTT-W).\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA true 1.5 in. strap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Performance Compression Band is reinforced, low-stretch polyester webbing at a true 1.5 in. width, built to glide through the buckle in one-handed and two-handed applications.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The original SOF Tactical Tourniquet used a 1 in. strap; the 1.5 in. width is the \"W\" — Wide — in SOFTT-W.\u003csup\u003e7,8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA wedge that shows when the slack is gone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA contrasting slack indicator wedge is stitched into the band below the windlass. When it shows, the excess slack is out of the strap, and fewer windlass turns are needed to stop the bleeding.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Slack matters: in a manikin study of an earlier SOFTT-W, failed applications carried 10.5 mm of slack against 3.2 mm in successful ones.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eMachined aluminum windlass, two-stage lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe 5.5 in. windlass is machined from a single aircraft-grade aluminum bar, anodized, with conical ends and a textured grip.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The TRAC (Tourniquet Retention Assistance Clip™) holds the windlass for a moment while you get a hand free; the Tri-Ring Lock™ is the lock. TacMed's instructions mark the TRAC as optional and the Tri-Ring Lock as the step that secures the tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe buckle opens for a trapped limb\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNormally the SOF® Tourniquet slides over a hand or foot as a closed loop. If the limb is pinned, lift the buckle, twist it to disconnect, pass the band around the limb, reconnect and carry on — no rethreading.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne method for the arm and the leg\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed's instructions use the same six steps on either limb: slide it on above the injury, pull the tail tight, twist until the bleeding stops, brace the windlass in the clip if you need to, lock it in the triangle, and note the time.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eLighter than the Gen 4\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe fifth generation weighs 3.7 oz (105 g); the Gen 4 SOFTT-W weighs 4.2 oz. It folds to 5.5 × 2 × 1.5 in. and opens to 40 in.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eStage it ready to slide on\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed's storage instruction is to keep the buckle connected with enough slack to slip the loop over your limb.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Take it out of the factory packaging, keep it pouched or covered and out of the weather — on body armor especially — and carry it where either hand can reach it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt has its own NSN\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe black SOF® Tourniquet, part 84-0009, is stocked under NSN 6515-01-696-4522. The Gen 4 SOFTT-W carries a different NSN, 6515-01-587-9943.\u003csup\u003e3,5,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eDesigned by a Special Forces medic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed states the patented SOF® Tourniquet was designed by a Special Forces medic on deployment in Afghanistan in 2003.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e The original SOF Tactical Tourniquet was one of three, of seven tested, that stopped distal arterial flow in every volunteer in the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research's 2005 self-application study.\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe evidence on the SOF design is mixed — read all of it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eEarlier SOFTT-W generations trailed the C-A-T in volunteer and manikin testing: 58% versus 6% failure on the arm, and 35% versus 68% hemorrhage control on a manikin leg.\u003csup\u003e12,13\u003c\/sup\u003e In a 2023 live-thigh study that included this fifth generation, 1 of 64 Gen 5 applications was not correctly secured, against 47 for the C-A-T Gen 7 and 31 for the TMT.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e The design changed between those studies; the evidence table below shows each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use — and Trainer Blue is for practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTacMed labels the SOF® Tourniquet for single use.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e One that has gone on a casualty is replaced. Trainer Blue (84-0011) is the training device: practice with it, and never stage it for duty use.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the SOF® Tourniquet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eTacMed's application steps, with placement and follow-up from the TCCC Guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDecide where it goes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight, as far up the limb as it goes, over clothing. When the scene allows and you can identify the source: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound; if that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSlide it on.\u003c\/strong\u003e Open the loop, slide it over the hand or foot and up the limb above the injury. If the limb is trapped, unclip the buckle, pass the band around and reconnect it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull the tail tight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull hard until the strap is snug and the slack indicator wedge shows the slack is out.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTwist the windlass.\u003c\/strong\u003e Turn it until the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It hurts — that is expected.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Brace the windlass in the TRAC if you need a free hand, then lock it in the Tri-Ring Lock™. The TRAC alone does not secure it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStill bleeding? Add a second.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tighten further; if one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding, apply a second one side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWrite the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark the time on the tag and on the casualty card.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess when you can.\u003c\/strong\u003e Expose the wound. To convert a hasty tourniquet, put a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If you still cannot identify the source, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1,18\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tourniquet application is a hands-on skill. Practice with the Trainer Blue SOF® Tourniquet or a tourniquet task trainer, and keep the unit you carry for the casualty — TacMed labels it single use.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding — adrenaline constricts the arteries, and when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eSelf-application with one hand\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA trapped limb — the buckle unclips to go around it\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eJunctional wounds — the groin, armpit and neck — where a limb tourniquet cannot be placed; pack them with a hemostatic dressing and hold pressure\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePlacement across or directly over a joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that firm direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePractice — use Trainer Blue, and never stage Trainer Blue for duty use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eEvery study cited above, which SOF generation it tested, and how strong the evidence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003csup\u003e10,11\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · live-thigh volunteers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64 appliers each applied 8 tourniquets, including the SOF Gen 5, SOFTT-W Gen 3, C-A-T Gen 7 and TMT, to live thighs with a Doppler pulse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot correctly secured: 1 SOF Gen 5 application vs 47 C-A-T Gen 7 and 31 TMT. From a tight strap, occluded and secured applications took 9.19 s from first touch of the windlass to \"done\" with the Gen 5 vs 14.47 s with the C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTreager et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2021\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs TMT vs SOFTT-W (earlier generation), arm and leg, volunteers, Doppler endpoint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.56% C-A-T, 19.44% TMT, 58.33% SOFTT-W; leg 27.78%, 44.44%, 61.11%; after a crawl and drag, no significant difference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs SAM XT vs SOFTT-W (earlier generation), HapMed leg trainer, 60 military medicine cadets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHemorrhage control 67.7% C-A-T, 73.3% SAM XT, 35% SOFTT-W; slack 9 mm with SOFTT-W vs about 5 mm; slack tracked failure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLechner et al., \u003cem\u003eInt J Circumpolar Health\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · leg trainer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7, SAM XT and SOFTT-W Gen 4 applied over military cold-weather clothing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T and SAM XT reached the 180 mmHg cutoff in almost all applications; the SOFTT-W Gen 4 fell short in some clothing setups\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople trained on the C-A-T, then applying 5 tourniquet types on a HapMed trainer (2018)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCorrect application 92.2% C-A-T vs 68.6% SOF Tactical Tourniquet; skills trained on one design did not fully transfer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWalters et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care\u003c\/em\u003e 2005\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · volunteers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 self-applied tourniquets on the thigh (n = 18) and arm (n = 12), including the original 1 in. SOFTT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T, EMT and the original SOFTT stopped the distal pulse in every subject, arm and leg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e 2008\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232 casualties, 428 tourniquets, Baghdad combat support hospital, 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo limbs lost because of tourniquet use; tourniquet time not associated with increased morbidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC update\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReview of limb tourniquets for TCCC behind the CoTCCC's April 2019 vote\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst update to the CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquets since 2005; notes the lack of unbiased data and of official evaluation criteria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: clinical series and live-volunteer studies, then manikin studies. Only the 2023 Wall study tested this fifth generation; the volunteer and manikin comparisons that favored the C-A-T tested earlier SOFTT-W generations, and the slack findings are the problem the indicator wedge was added to address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe SOF® Tourniquet against its own previous generation and the two tourniquets buyers most often weigh it against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSOF® Tourniquet (Gen 5)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSOF® Tourniquet Gen 4 (SOFTT-W)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening system\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum windlass; TRAC clip holds it, Tri-Ring Lock™ locks it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum windlass; TRAC clip and Tri-Ring Lock™\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod locked in a windlass clip, then a hook-and-loop windlass strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTorsion bar that locks into a retainer with an audible click\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 oz (105 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.2 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 oz (99.2 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-696-4522 (Black)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-587-9943\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — current generation of the listed SOFTT-W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — listed as SOFTT-W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe fifth generation keeps the strap width, aluminum windlass and Tri-Ring Lock™ of the listed SOFTT-W and carries its CoTCCC recommendation.\u003csup\u003e2,3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Weights and widths come from each manufacturer.\u003csup\u003e3,5,19,20\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eCarriers that fit it, the tourniquets it is compared with, the dressings that go beside it, and a trainer to practice on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tacmed-sof-tourniquet-w-tq-case\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tacmed-sof-tourniquet-wtq-case-1654832.jpg?v=1780701937\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SOF® Tourniquet + TacMed Case\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSOF® Tourniquet + TacMed Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe same tourniquet in TacMed's MOLLE pouch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sof-r-tactical-tourniquet-eleven-10-r-rigid-tq-case-combo\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sof-tactical-tourniquet-eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-combo-6816015.png?v=1780527395\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SOF® + Eleven 10® RIGID Case\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSOF® + Eleven 10® RIGID Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eHard friction case on a TEK-LOK belt mount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front-8350908.jpg?v=1763155707\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Eleven 10® RIGID TQ Case®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEleven 10® RIGID TQ Case®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCase only — choose the SOF®TT cut\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor junctional wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tacmed-olaes-hemostatic-bandage\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tacmed-olaes-hemostatic-bandage-9952105.jpg?v=1791858506\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"OLAES® Hemostatic Bandage\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eOLAES® Hemostatic Bandage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eTacMed's pressure bandage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBleeds until the tourniquet is right\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tacmed-operator-ifak-kit\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tacmed-operator-ifak-kit-8248037.webp?v=1780701920\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TacMed™ Operator IFAK\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTacMed™ Operator IFAK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe kit the tourniquet rides beside\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the SOF® Tourniquet CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the SOF Tactical Tourniquet–Wide (SOFTT-W), NSN 6515-01-587-9943 — the model TacMed sells today as the SOF® Tourniquet Gen 4.\u003csup\u003e2,5,7\u003c\/sup\u003e This fifth-generation SOF® Tourniquet is the current generation of that listed device, stocked under its own NSN, 6515-01-696-4522, and is CoTCCC-recommended.\u003csup\u003e3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat is the difference between the SOF® Tourniquet and the SOFTT-W Gen 4?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth have a 1.5 in. strap, an aluminum windlass, the TRAC clip and the Tri-Ring Lock™. The fifth generation adds the slack indicator wedge, a redesigned Rugged Buckle and a time tag, and weighs 3.7 oz against 4.2 oz. They are separate parts with separate NSNs.\u003csup\u003e3,5,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHigh and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the situation decides. Under threat, or when you cannot find the source, go high and tight over clothing. When it is safe and the source is identified, go on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, and above the joint if that point lands on one. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It will hurt. If one tourniquet does not do it, tighten further, then add a second side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — especially when you applied it to yourself — leave it on and let the receiving clinicians take it off. Military TCCC direction is to make every effort to convert a tourniquet in under 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely, and it is not an amputation; one in place more than 6 hours is not removed unless close monitoring and lab capability are available, and personnel trained only to the All Service Member or Combat Lifesaver level do not attempt conversion past 2 hours without advanced medical direction.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Long rural or remote transports are where conversion becomes a real question. In a combat series of 232 casualties, no limbs were lost because of tourniquet use.\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs Trainer Blue a real tourniquet?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTrainer Blue (84-0011) is a training device. It is not for live casualty care and must never be staged for duty use — keep it in the training bag, and carry a Black, Rescue Orange, Tan or Red unit.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat is the Red version?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePart 84-0013, the Red Cross version of the same tourniquet. TacMed describes the SOF® Tourniquet as the exclusive tourniquet of the American Red Cross.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. TacMed labels the SOF® Tourniquet for single use.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Replace any tourniquet that has been applied to a casualty, and keep your carry unit out of practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOut of the factory packaging, buckle connected, with enough slack to slip the loop over a limb.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Keep it in a pouch or case and out of the weather. Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person; everyone else keeps it as close as possible — gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes it work on a trapped limb?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The buckle lifts, twists off and reconnects around the limb, then you pull the tail and tighten as usual.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat is its FDA status?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt is FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt): a nonpneumatic tourniquet under product code GAX, listed in FDA's device database for each color.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× TacMed™ SOF® Tourniquet (fifth generation) in the color selected — Black 84-0009, Rescue Orange 84-0010, Tan 84-0012 or Red (Red Cross version) 84-0013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eOr 1× Trainer Blue 84-0011 — a training device, not for casualty care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eSupplied folded: 1.5 in. polyester band, 5.5 in. aluminum windlass, TRAC clip, Tri-Ring Lock™, Rugged Buckle and time tag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use. Pouch or case sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTacMed Solutions™ (Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC) — Anderson, South Carolina, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSOF® Tourniquet, fifth generation (FDA device record version 5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e84-0009 Black · 84-0010 Rescue Orange · 84-0011 Trainer Blue (training device) · 84-0012 Tan · 84-0013 Red (Red Cross version)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-696-4522 (Black, 84-0009)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePerformance Compression Band — reinforced, low-stretch polyester, true 1.5 in. width, with slack indicator wedge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.5 in., machined from a single aircraft-grade aluminum bar, anodized, textured grip, conical ends\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass securing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTRAC (Tourniquet Retention Assistance Clip™) for a temporary hold; Tri-Ring Lock™ to lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRugged Buckle — lightweight composite; disconnects for trapped-limb application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFull length\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 in. (101.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 × 5.5 × 1.5 in. (5 × 14 × 3.8 cm); 5.5 × 2 × 1.75 in. in the package\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 oz (105 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft-grade aluminum, neoprene, nylon, polyester, steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDocumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime tag on the band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eIntended use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eControl of severe extremity bleeding (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistered, Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet (product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900), 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGUDID primary DIs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e00818630015444 Black · 00818630015451 Rescue Orange · 00818630015468 Trainer Blue · 00818630015475 Tan · 00818630015482 Red\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStorage (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuckle connected, with enough slack to slip the loop over a limb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eU.S. patents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12,042,154 (Gen 5); 8,303,620; D649,642; 7,776,064\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSA (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 20 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTacMed Solutions™. SOF® Tourniquet product information (parts 84-0009 to 84-0013), product specification sheet v3.5 (January 2024) and U.S. patent schedule (December 2025).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTacMed Solutions™. SOF® Tourniquet Instructions for Use, part 84-0009, NSN 6515-01-696-4522, version 1.3, August 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTacMed Solutions™. SOF® Tourniquet Gen 4 (SOFTT-W) product information and specification sheet, NSN 6515-01-587-9943, 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration \/ NLM. AccessGUDID device records, Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC: SOF® Tourniquet version 5 (DIs 00818630015444, 00818630015451, 00818630015468, 00818630015475, 00818630015482) and SOF® Tourniquet Gen 4 (DI 00818630011569); product code GAX.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eDefense Logistics Agency. Federal Logistics Information System records: NSN 6515-01-696-4522 (supplier part 84-0009) and NSN 6515-01-587-9943 (supplier part SOFTT-W).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eDeployed Medicine. CoTCCC Recommended Devices — Limb Tourniquets (Non-Pneumatic), SOFTT-W entry and note on the original 1 in. SOFTT.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 Recommended Limb Tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, Jensen J, et al. Effects of Tourniquet Features on Application Processes. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(4):11–30.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, White A, et al. Effects of Tourniquet Features on Application Processes Times. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(4):31–42.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTreager C, Lopachin T, Mandichak S, et al. A comparison of efficacy, efficiency, and durability in novel tourniquet designs. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;91(2S Suppl 2):S139–S145.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the Current Generation of Tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3–4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eLechner R, Beres Y, Oberst A, et al. Analysis of tourniquet pressure over military winter clothing and a short review of combat casualty care in cold weather warfare. \u003cem\u003eInt J Circumpolar Health.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;82(1):2194141.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWalters TJ, Wenke JC, Kauvar DS, et al. Effectiveness of self-applied tourniquets in human volunteers. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care.\u003c\/em\u003e 2005;9(4):416–422.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic Training Among Laypeople Applying Different Tourniquet Types: A Randomized Clinical Trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Practical use of emergency tourniquets to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma.\u003c\/em\u003e 2008;64(2 Suppl):S38–S50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eDeployed Medicine. TCCC Combat Medic\/Corpsman Skill Instructions: Tourniquet Replacement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) Gen 7 product information, item 30-0001, NSN 6515-01-521-7976.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tourniquet product information and one-page overview (PDF185, 31-115), 2023–2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine TacMed Solutions™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tactical Medical Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":20443173290102,"sku":"84-0009","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":20443173388406,"sku":"84-0012","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rescue Orange","offer_id":20443173322870,"sku":"84-0010","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":20443173355638,"sku":"84-0013","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trainer Blue","offer_id":22339162407030,"sku":"84-0011","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sof-t-tourniquet-from-tacmed-solutions-6837823.webp?v=1780701515"},{"product_id":"combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7","title":"Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) Gen 7 - Genuine North American Rescue","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® by North American Rescue · Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eCombat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe one-handed windlass limb tourniquet that North American Rescue calls the Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army since 2005. Gen 7 routes through a single buckle, tightens with a ribbed windlass rod that locks into an ambidextrous clip, and secures under a writable TIME strap — 1.5 in. strap, 37.5 in. open length, 2.7 oz. Tactical Black and Rescue Orange are for casualties; Trainer Blue is for practice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended (Black · Orange)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSingle Routing Buckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1.5 in. strap · 2.7 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLimbs up to 35 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTrainer Blue for practice\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eTrain on the blue one, carry the black or orange one, and know both placements before you ever need either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA one-handed windlass limb tourniquet: 1.5 in. strap with a free-moving internal band, single routing buckle, windlass rod, locking clip and TIME strap.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, and any traumatic amputation of a limb.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eUnder threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight, over clothing. When the source is found and time allows: on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, never over a joint. Twist until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone, lock the rod, write the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person. Everyone else keeps it as close as possible — belt, gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap width\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eOpen length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e37.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMax limb circumference\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e35 in. (88.9 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePackaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6.5 × 2.4 × 1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle routing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN — Tactical Black\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eItem numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e30-0001 · 30-0023 · 30-0033\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eClass I, 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eC-A-T Resources, Rock Hill, SC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWho makes it, what changed in Gen 7, how to place it, and what the combat, volunteer and manikin data show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWho makes it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe C-A-T is manufactured by C-A-T Resources, LLC in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and distributed in the U.S. exclusively by North American Rescue.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e It is an FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt) nonpneumatic tourniquet, listed with the FDA as the C-A-T® and the Combat Application Tourniquet®.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended — by name and NSN\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the C-A-T Gen 7 under NSN 6515-01-521-7976, and carries Gen 6 only until it is replaced by Gen 7.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The C-A-T was one of three tourniquets that stopped the distal pulse in every volunteer, thigh and arm, in U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research testing published in 2005,\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e and it stayed on the list through the CoTCCC's 2019 review — the first update since 2005.\u003csup\u003e2,20\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree colors — two for casualties, one for practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTactical Black (30-0001, NSN 6515-01-521-7976) and Rescue Orange (30-0023, NSN 6515-01-612-7129) are the same Gen 7 tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Trainer Blue (30-0033) is a fully functioning Gen 7 colored blue to mark it as a training device, with an NSN in the training-aid class (6910-01-560-2972).\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e NAR's direction: use it over and over in practice, never in a real-world situation.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne buckle, one route, a red tip to find it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eGen 7 routes through a Single Routing Buckle, which North American Rescue says speeds application, needs fewer windlass turns and simplifies slack removal. The rounded red elliptical tip feeds through the buckle and gives a visual cue during application.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA band inside the band\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA free-moving internal band runs inside the strap and applies circumferential pressure as the rod turns. NAR states it spreads pressure across the full width of the strap and reduces the pressure spikes seen at the band edges of other designs.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRod, clip, stabilization plate and TIME strap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe large-diameter rod is ribbed for a slip-free grip; it locks into a windlass clip from either side, over a beveled stabilization plate. The TIME strap then holds rod and band in place for transport and takes the time of application. NAR introduced a welded strap-to-clip bond in 2025.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTwo placements — both in the instructions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWhen you cannot be sure where the bleeding is coming from, or cannot take the time to look, the instructions put the C-A-T over clothing as high on the arm or leg as possible; as soon as the situation permits, it is repositioned on bare skin 2–3 in. above the injury.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e The TCCC Guidelines teach the same two placements for Care Under Fire and Tactical Field Care.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSlack defeats tourniquets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBefore you twist, the strap must be tight enough that the tips of three fingers cannot slide under it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e On a manikin leg, failed applications carried about three times the strap slack of successful ones — 10.5 mm against 3.2 mm.\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e Pull the slack out first; the rod finishes the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA combat record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 232 casualties with 428 tourniquets at a Baghdad combat hospital, the C-A-T was effective 79% of the time and the pneumatic EMT 92%; no limb was lost because of a tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e In the same series, survival was 90% when tourniquets went on before shock set in, against 10% after.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTrained hands apply it well — on this model\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRight after a bleeding-control course built on the C-A-T, 102 laypeople applied it correctly 92.2% of the time on a manikin, against 68.6% for the SOF-T and 11.8% for elastic designs.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e Skill fades: in a separate trial of 465 laypeople, 88% applied a tourniquet correctly after a one-hour course, but only 54.5% could still do it 3 to 9 months later.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e Carry the model you train on, and refresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt has been tested in children\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 60 children aged 6 to 16, the C-A-T Gen 7 stopped the arterial pulse in every arm and in 93% of thighs; the study's three-turn limit was not enough for some older, obese children.\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e In 13 children aged 2 to 7 tested under anesthesia, it occluded all 24 limbs.\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCounterfeits are a documented failure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn bench testing, 50 C-A-T look-alikes applied about one-fifth the initial force of 25 genuine C-A-Ts (14 N against 65 N), and 4% ruptured.\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e A C-A-T-like tourniquet's windlass broke during a 2022 evacuation in Ukraine and the casualty bled to death.\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003e Since 30 September 2024, a U.S. International Trade Commission general exclusion order bars import of windlass tourniquets that infringe the C-A-T patent (U.S. 7,842,067).\u003csup\u003e19\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the C-A-T\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe sequence in North American Rescue's instructions and the TCCC Guidelines, with the placement decision made first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight, as close to the body as the limb allows, over clothing. When the source is found and time and safety allow: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound. If that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never place it across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoute and position.\u003c\/strong\u003e Route the band around the limb and pass the red tip through the slit of the buckle — or, one-handed, slide the limb through the pre-formed loop. Nothing solid in a pocket may sit under the band.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull out the slack.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the band tight and fasten it back on itself all the way around the limb, but not over the rod clips. If the tips of three fingers slide under it, retighten.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTwist the rod.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twist until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It hurts — that is expected, and it is not a reason to loosen it.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock it and check.\u003c\/strong\u003e Secure the rod inside a clip. Check bleeding and distal pulse; if either persists, tighten further or apply a second tourniquet side by side with the first — NAR places it just above.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSecure and record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Route the band between the clips and over the rod, close the TIME strap over both, and write the time of application on the strap and the casualty card.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess a hasty tourniquet.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the scene allows, expose the wound. If a tourniquet is needed, place a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the bleeding site, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If the source still cannot be found, the first stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on — or convert by protocol.\u003c\/strong\u003e For civilians and most law enforcement, especially in self-aid, leaving it in place for the receiving clinicians is good practice. The TCCC Guidelines direct every effort to convert within 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain on Trainer Blue.\u003c\/strong\u003e North American Rescue makes the blue C-A-T for repeated practice and directs that it never be used in a real-world situation. Every C-A-T is single-use: one that has been applied, in training or on a casualty, does not go back into a kit.\u003csup\u003e4,6\u003c\/sup\u003e Drill both placements, one-handed, on each arm and each leg.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation of an arm or leg — even one that is barely bleeding\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding you cannot locate under threat: high and tight over clothing, then reassess\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAdult limbs up to 35 in. (88.9 cm) around, and most school-age children's limbs\u003csup\u003e4,15\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe groin, armpit or neck — pack those wounds with hemostatic gauze and hold pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint — move above it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eOver keys, phones or other solid objects in clothing\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eTrainer Blue — never on a live casualty, never staged in a duty kit\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe studies behind the numbers above, what each one tested, and how strong it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e 2008\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232 casualties, 428 tourniquets on 309 limbs, combat support hospital, Baghdad, 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEffective: EMT 92%, C-A-T 79%; transient nerve palsy 1.7%; no limb lost because of tourniquet use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurvival in the same 232 tourniquet casualties\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurvival 90% when tourniquets were applied before shock vs 10% after; mortality 11% with prehospital vs 24% with emergency-department application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWalters et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care\u003c\/em\u003e 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeven self-applied tourniquets; thigh (n = 18) and upper arm (n = 12), Doppler pulse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T, EMT and SOFTT stopped the distal pulse in every subject, arm and leg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTreager et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs TMT vs SOFTT-W on arm and leg, Doppler pulse, then retested after crawling and dragging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.6% vs 19.4% vs 58.3%; arm time 37.8 s vs 65.0 s vs 63.1 s; leg failure 27.8% vs 44.4% vs 61.1%; no difference after movement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHarcke et al., \u003cem\u003ePediatrics\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T on upper arm and thigh of 60 children aged 6–16, Doppler pulse, three-turn limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOcclusion in 100% of arms and 93% of thighs; turns needed rose with limb size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKelly et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · children under anesthesia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T on 24 limbs of 13 children aged 2–7 before elective surgery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArterial occlusion in 100% of limbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople trained on the C-A-T applying five tourniquet types\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCorrect application: C-A-T 92.2%, SOF-T 68.6%, improvised 32.4%, SWAT-T 11.8%, RATS 11.8%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs SAM-XT vs SOFTT-W, 60 military medicine cadets, HapMed leg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBleeding control 67.7% vs 73.3% (not significant) vs 35%; failures carried more slack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLagazzi et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Disaster Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eBench · manikin leg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 genuine C-A-Ts vs 50 look-alike tourniquets, 1- and 6-hour applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInitial force 65 N vs 14 N; rupture 0% vs 4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human clinical data, then human-volunteer tests, then manikin and bench studies. Volunteer studies measure loss of the distal pulse on uninjured limbs; manikin studies measure pressure and simulated blood loss — the two are not directly comparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe three CoTCCC-recommended windlass designs buyers most often weigh against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Resources; North American Rescue, U.S. distributor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHow it tightens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, locked in an ambidextrous clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum windlass rod in C-hooks, after an auto-locking TRUFORCE™ buckle takes up slack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTorsion bar that clicks into a retaining clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in., band within a band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNylon webbing with holes the buckle prongs lock into\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in., no internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLabeled limb range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 35 in. (88.9 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHead-to-head data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.6% in volunteers;\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e 67.7% bleeding control on a manikin leg\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e73.3% bleeding control on the same manikin leg — not significantly different from the C-A-T\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 19.4% in the same volunteer study\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — SAM-XT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eC-A-T figures from North American Rescue;\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e SAM XT figures from SAM Medical's XT600 specification sheet;\u003csup\u003e21\u003c\/sup\u003e TMT figures from Safeguard Medical's TMT overview.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eCarriers built for the C-A-T, the other CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets, and what goes in the kit beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/rigid-gen-7-cat-tourniquet-case\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/rigid-gen-7-cat-tourniquet-case-5908196.jpg?v=1780530995\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Rigid Gen. 7 CAT Case\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRigid Gen. 7 CAT Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eOpen-top hard case for the Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/cat-tourniquet-pouch\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/cat-tourniquet-pouch-7422558.jpg?v=1780700309\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"CAT Tourniquet Pouch\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCAT Tourniquet Pouch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eNAR's MOLLE or belt pouch for the C-A-T\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front-8350908.jpg?v=1763155707\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Eleven 10® RIGID TQ Case\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEleven 10® RIGID TQ Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFriction-fit hard case, C-A-T cut\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, auto-locking buckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™ Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™ Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, 2 in. strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking gauze for wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure bandage for bleeding below tourniquet level\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBleeds until the tourniquet is right\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the C-A-T Gen 7 CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the C-A-T Gen 7, NSN 6515-01-521-7976.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e Tactical Black and Rescue Orange are the same Gen 7 tourniquet in two colors.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Trainer Blue is a training device — for practice, not for casualties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs Trainer Blue a real tourniquet?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt is a fully functioning Gen 7 C-A-T, colored blue to mark it as a training device, with its own item number (30-0033) and a training-aid NSN (6910-01-560-2972).\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e North American Rescue designs it for repeated practice and directs that it never be used in a real-world situation.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e Keep it out of duty kits so it can never be grabbed by mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHigh and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the situation decides. Under threat, or when you cannot find the source, place it high and tight over clothing. When the source is found and time allows, place it on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound — and if that lands on a joint, go above the joint. Reassess a hasty tourniquet once the scene allows and convert it to a deliberate one; if the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. Before you twist, three fingertips should not slide under the strap.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e A correctly tightened tourniquet hurts; that pain is expected and is not a reason to loosen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet doesn't stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTighten it further. If that fails, apply a second tourniquet side by side with the first — North American Rescue's instructions place it just above the first — and reassess.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on — and should it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement, especially when you applied it to yourself, leaving it on for the hospital team is good practice. The military direction is different: every effort is made to convert a tourniquet to a hemostatic or pressure dressing within 2 hours if the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation; non-medical service members do not attempt it past 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel, and a tourniquet on longer than 6 hours stays on unless close monitoring and lab capability are available.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Buddy aid with a long rural or remote transport is where conversion becomes a real question. NAR's labeling notes that any tourniquet left on longer than 2 hours may cause permanent nerve or muscle damage.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould a tourniquet go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The TCCC Guidelines call for a limb tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Early on, adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down; when it wears off they open again and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it work on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eMost commercial tourniquets work on most children, and the C-A-T has been tested in children as young as two.\u003csup\u003e15,16\u003c\/sup\u003e Most limb injuries in children never need one: escalate from firm direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and use the tourniquet for bleeding that is truly life-threatening. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the factory packaging, set it in the quick-launch configuration from the instructions, and keep it in a pouch or case out of the weather — especially on body armor.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person; everyone else as close as possible. NAR states an unused C-A-T stored packaged, dry, dark and climate-controlled has no expiration; once it is carried or exposed to weather, inspect the windlass, band, edges and stitching, and replace it if it is worn or sun-faded.\u003csup\u003e4,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse a C-A-T?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. It is a single-use device; reuse can introduce infection risk, and one applied in training or on a casualty is retired.\u003csup\u003e4,6\u003c\/sup\u003e Practice on Trainer Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow do I know it's genuine?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBuy from North American Rescue or an authorized distributor. Look-alikes have tested at a fraction of the force and have broken in use,\u003csup\u003e17,18\u003c\/sup\u003e and the U.S. now bars import of tourniquets that infringe the C-A-T patent.\u003csup\u003e19\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/cat-tourniquet\" style=\"color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eFour checks for a genuine C-A-T\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) Gen 7 in the color selected — Tactical Black (30-0001), Rescue Orange (30-0023) or Trainer Blue (30-0033)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eSingle Routing Buckle, windlass rod, ambidextrous windlass clip, stabilization plate and writable TIME strap — all built in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eTrainer Blue is a training device: for practice only, never for a live casualty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eNon-sterile, single use. Pouch or case sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Resources, LLC — Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eU.S. distribution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth American Rescue, LLC (exclusive U.S. distributor)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCombat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®), Generation 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTactical Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem 30-0001 · NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRescue Orange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem 30-0023 · NSN 6515-01-612-7129\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTrainer Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem 30-0033 · NSN 6910-01-560-2972 — training device\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. wide, with free-moving internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOpen length\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaximum operating circumference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35 in. (88.9 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5 × 2.4 × 1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, ambidextrous windlass clip, beveled stabilization plate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Routing Buckle; Red Tip Technology® elliptical tip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTime recording\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWritable TIME strap over rod and band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSterility \/ use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-sterile, single use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCool, dry, away from direct sunlight; no expiration while unused, packaged and stored dry, dark and climate-controlled (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900 — FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePatents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eU.S. 7,842,067 · 7,892,253\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet (Gen 7), Tactical Black and Rescue Orange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 22 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) product information — Tactical Black 30-0001, Rescue Orange 30-0023, Trainer Blue 30-0033; specifications and Gen 7 features. narescue.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T Resources, LLC \/ North American Rescue. C-A-T® Gen 7 Instructions for Use, INST-001 Rev 08.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. C-A-T® Tourniquet Trainer — Gen 7 (Trainer Blue) product information sheet, REV011223.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. Do C-A-T® Tourniquets Expire? NAR education blog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Product classification GAX (Tourniquet, Nonpneumatic), 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt; Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing, C-A-T Resources LLC, Rock Hill, SC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWalters TJ, Wenke JC, Kauvar DS, McManus JG, Holcomb JB, Baer DG. Effectiveness of self-applied tourniquets in human volunteers. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care.\u003c\/em\u003e 2005;9(4):416–422.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Practical use of emergency tourniquets to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma.\u003c\/em\u003e 2008;64(2 Suppl):S38–S50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2009;249(1):1–7.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTreager C, Lopachin T, Mandichak S, et al. A comparison of efficacy, efficiency, and durability in novel tourniquet designs. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;91(2S Suppl 2):S139–S145.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the current generation of tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3-4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic training among laypeople applying different tourniquet types: a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eGoralnick E, Chaudhary MA, McCarty JC, et al. Effectiveness of instructional interventions for hemorrhage control readiness for laypersons in the Public Access and Tourniquet Training Study (PATTS): a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;153(9):791–799.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eHarcke HT, Lawrence LL, Gripp EW, et al. Adult tourniquet for use in school-age emergencies. \u003cem\u003ePediatrics.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;143(6):e20183447.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKelly JR, Levy MJ, Reyes J, Anders J. Effectiveness of the combat application tourniquet for arterial occlusion in young children. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;88(5):644–647.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eLagazzi E, Ballardini G, Drogo A, et al. The certification matters: a comparative performance analysis of Combat Application Tourniquets versus non-certified CAT look-alike tourniquets. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Disaster Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;38(4):450–455.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eLagazzi E, Bublii R, Bonetti M, Samotowka MA. Limb hemorrhage control failure with counterfeit tourniquet: a Ukrainian war MEDEVAC case report. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2024;24(3):67–69.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. International Trade Commission. Certain Blood Flow Restriction Devices With Rotatable Windlasses and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1364 — general exclusion order (Commission vote 30 September 2024); \u003cem\u003eFederal Register\u003c\/em\u003e, 4 October 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSAM Medical. SAM® XT600 Extremity Tourniquet product overview, AF-SXT600-SS-EN-07.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet one-page overview, DTF054_06-23-02.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine North American Rescue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"North American Rescue","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":39661470548086,"sku":"30-0001","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rescue Orange","offer_id":20443377401974,"sku":"30-0023","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trainer Blue","offer_id":20443377336438,"sku":"30-0033","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586"},{"product_id":"tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt","title":"Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™)","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical · Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eTactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA windlass-style limb tourniquet on a 2 in. strap with no internal band. You ratchet the slack out by pulling the tail, twist the torsion bar until the bleeding stops, and it clicks when it locks. A quick-disconnect buckle opens the loop for a trapped limb. Labeled for limbs 5.75 to 38 in. around, 3.5 oz packaged, in black and orange.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e2 in. strap, no internal band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eAudible torsion-bar lock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLimbs 5.75–38 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eThe TMT asks for one extra habit — ratchet the tail before you twist — and pays it back with a click you can hear when it locks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA one-handed limb tourniquet: 2 in. strap, quick-disconnect buckle, torsion bar, retaining clip and time label tab.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg — including a trapped limb — and any traumatic amputation of a limb.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eUnder threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight, over clothing. When the source is found and time allows: on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, never over a joint. Ratchet the tail snug, twist until the bleeding stops, lock it, record the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person. EMS, fire and civilians keep it as close as possible — belt, gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap width\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLimb range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e3.5 oz (99.2 g) packaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePackaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.5 × 2.5 × 2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTorsion bar, audible click\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN — 31-115\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePDF185 · 31-115 · PDF186\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e7 or 10 years by part number\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eClass I, 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eUSA · Berry-compliant (31-115)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the TMT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhere it came from, how the strap and lock differ from a classic windlass, which part number is which, and what the data show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWho makes it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. The TMT was brought to market by Combat Medical — founded by a former U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant and now a division of Safeguard — and Safeguard describes it as designed by the U.S. military.\u003csup\u003e4,8\u003c\/sup\u003e It is made in the USA;\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e the U.S. instructions name Alphapointe of Brooklyn, New York, as manufacturer,\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e and Safeguard notes a workforce that includes blind and low-vision employees.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended since 2019\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC added the TMT to its limb tourniquet list in its 2019 update — the first since 2005 — under NSN 6515-01-656-6191, the number Safeguard assigns to its Berry-compliant TMT, part 31-115.\u003csup\u003e2,3,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA 2-inch strap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eHalf an inch wider than the C-A-T's 1.5 in. strap.\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e Safeguard states the wider strap achieves occlusion at lower pressures.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eNo internal band\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWhere the C-A-T runs a band inside its strap, the TMT has none. Safeguard states this eases slack removal and allows rapid resetting.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRatchet the slack out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYou do not just pull and fasten: grip the tail close to the buckle, pull up and away from the body, then down in a quick ratcheting motion, and repeat until the strap is snug — then twist.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTwo locks and a click\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA double-routed speed buckle and a hook-and-loop-backed strap hold tension, and the torsion bar gives an audible click when it seats in its retaining clip.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA buckle that comes apart on purpose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe quick-disconnect buckle prevents misrouting of the tail and lets you open the loop, pass the strap around a trapped limb and reconnect it — or apply it one-handed.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuilt to be stored out of the package\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA UV-protective additive in the polymers makes the TMT, in Safeguard's words, durable enough to be stored outside of its packaging. Store it in the one-handed configuration.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe widest labeled range of the three\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard labels the TMT for limbs 5.75 to 38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm) around\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e — against up to 35 in. for the C-A-T\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e and 5.75 to 32.5 in. for the SAM XT.\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt pairs with the TQ-RAM\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe TQ-RAM™ attaches to the TMT to give hands-free compression on top of a packed wound, and to control compressible bleeding in areas a limb tourniquet cannot reach.\u003csup\u003e4,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the data show\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 24 British military volunteers self-applying at mid-thigh, the TMT succeeded in 71% and the C-A-T in 92% — not a significant difference — with median occlusion times of 35 and 37.5 seconds.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e In a three-way crossover, arm failure was 19.4% for the TMT, 5.6% for the C-A-T Gen 7 and 58.3% for the SOFTT-W, and the C-A-T was faster.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e On a manikin thigh, the TMT and the C-A-T controlled bleeding equally often, the C-A-T at higher pressure.\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree part numbers, two colors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePDF185 is the civilian black TMT (CE-marked, NSN 6515-99-258-6320) and PDF186 the orange; both carry a 7-year shelf life. Part 31-115 is the Berry-compliant black TMT (NSN 6515-01-656-6191), purchased through DAPA, GSA and VA DAPA, with a 10-year shelf life from manufacture.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Every version is an FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt) nonpneumatic tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the TMT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSafeguard's one-handed sequence, with the placement decision made first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight, as close to the body as the limb allows, over clothing. When the source is found and time and safety allow: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound. If that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never place it across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLet it fall open.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hold the end of the strap by the white time-label tab and let the TMT fall open, with the word \"PULL\" facing away from you. For a trapped limb or a two-handed application, separate the buckle, pass the strap around the limb without twisting it, and reconnect.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFree the strap.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slide the loop onto the limb at your chosen placement, then pull the time tab until the hook-and-loop separates.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRatchet it snug.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grip the tail close to the buckle, pull up, out and away, then down in a quick ratcheting motion. Repeat until the strap is snug around the limb.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTwist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rotate the TMT for easy access to the torsion bar and twist until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It hurts — that is expected, and it is not a reason to loosen it.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock, secure, record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lock the torsion bar into the retainer — listen for the click — and secure the excess strap with its hook-and-loop. Write the time on the tourniquet and the casualty card. If bleeding continues, add a second tourniquet side by side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess a hasty tourniquet.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the scene allows, expose the wound. If a tourniquet is needed, place a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the bleeding site, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If the source still cannot be found, the first stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on — or convert by protocol.\u003c\/strong\u003e For civilians and most law enforcement, especially in self-aid, leaving it in place for the receiving clinicians is good practice. The TCCC Guidelines direct every effort to convert within 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain it — then carry a fresh one.\u003c\/strong\u003e The TMT is labeled a single-use device;\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e a unit ratcheted and twisted in practice stays a training unit — mark it and keep it out of duty kits. Drill the one-handed sequence on each arm and leg, the trapped-limb route, and both placements.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation of an arm or leg — even one that is barely bleeding\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA trapped limb — open the quick-disconnect buckle, route around, reconnect\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLimbs from 5.75 to 38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm) around\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe groin, armpit or neck — pack those wounds with hemostatic gauze and hold pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint — move above it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eOver keys, phones or other solid objects in clothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eReuse — it is labeled single-use\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe studies behind the numbers above, what each one tested, and how strong it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquets as a class: 232 casualties with 428 tourniquets, Baghdad, 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurvival 90% when tourniquets were applied before shock vs 10% after; no limb lost because of a tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBeaven et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 British military volunteers self-applying the C-A-T and the TMT at mid-thigh, ultrasound of popliteal flow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuccess C-A-T 92% vs TMT 71% (not significant); median time to occlusion 37.5 s vs 35 s; pain scores similar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTreager et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs TMT vs SOFTT-W on arm and leg, Doppler pulse, then retested after crawling and dragging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.6% vs 19.4% vs 58.3%; arm time 37.8 s vs 65.0 s vs 63.1 s; leg failure 27.8% vs 44.4% vs 61.1%; no difference after movement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGibson et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTMT and RATS vs C-A-T on a manikin thigh, two users, 30 tests each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEffectiveness and pulse cessation did not differ by model; the C-A-T applied more pressure than the TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC update\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReview of limb tourniquets for the CoTCCC's 2019 update\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC voted to update its list in April 2019; the authors note the lack of unbiased data and official test criteria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human clinical data, then human-volunteer tests, then manikin studies, then expert review. The combat data are for tourniquets as a class.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e The two volunteer studies point the same way: the TMT works, and it does not outperform the C-A-T.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe three CoTCCC-recommended windlass-style designs buyers most often weigh against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Resources; North American Rescue, U.S. distributor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in., no internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in., band within a band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNylon webbing with holes the buckle locks into\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSlack removal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatcheting pulls on the strap tail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePull the band tight by hand, then fasten\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuto-locking TRUFORCE™ buckle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTorsion bar clicks into a retaining clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRod locks in an ambidextrous clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum rod locks in C-hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLabeled limb range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 35 in. (88.9 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHead-to-head data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 19.4%;\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e 71% self-applied thigh success\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.6%;\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e 92% self-applied thigh success\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManikin: 73.3% bleeding control vs 67.7% C-A-T\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — SAM-XT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eTMT figures from Safeguard Medical;\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e C-A-T figures from North American Rescue;\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e SAM XT figures from SAM Medical.\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e Volunteer and manikin results are not directly comparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eHolsters cut for the TMT, the TQ-RAM that rides on it, the other CoTCCC-recommended designs, and packing gauze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-w-rigid-holster-set\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7256004.jpg?v=1780705066\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™ + Rigid Holster Set\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™ + Rigid Holster Set\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBlack TMT in a rigid holster, Malice Clip® mount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tmt-rigid-holster-dcl-belt-attachment\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tmt-rigid-holster-with-dcl-belt-attachment-holster-set-or-empty-holster-5736143.jpg?v=1789457953\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™ Rigid Holster, DCL\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™ Rigid Holster, DCL\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eRigid holster with belt attachment\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tq-ram\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tq-ram-pressure-point-device-9435922.jpg?v=1763154234\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TQ-RAM™\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eHands-free pressure over a packed wound, on the TMT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/eleven-10-rigid-tq-case-for-cat-cross-front-8350908.jpg?v=1763155707\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Eleven 10® RIGID TQ Case\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEleven 10® RIGID TQ Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFriction-fit hard case — choose the TMT cut\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/mojo%C2%AE-tmt-holster-kit\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/mojo-tmt-holster-kt-5127662.jpg?v=1789458134\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"MOJO® TMT Holster Kit\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMOJO® TMT Holster Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eTMT in a 500D belt or MOLLE pouch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, with a blue trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, auto-locking buckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking gauze for wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the TMT CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet, NSN 6515-01-656-6191.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The orange TMT is the same device in a high-visibility color.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhich part number do I need?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBlack PDF185 is the civilian TMT — CE-marked, NSN 6515-99-258-6320, 7-year shelf life. Black 31-115 is the Berry-compliant TMT for DAPA, GSA and VA DAPA purchasing — NSN 6515-01-656-6191, 10-year shelf life. Orange is PDF186, 7-year shelf life.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHigh and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the situation decides. Under threat, or when you cannot find the source, place it high and tight over clothing. When the source is found and time allows, place it on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound — and if that lands on a joint, go above the joint. Reassess a hasty tourniquet once the scene allows and convert it to a deliberate one; if the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Ratchet the tail snug before you twist. A correctly tightened tourniquet hurts; that pain is expected and is not a reason to loosen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I put it on myself with one hand?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes — the TMT has a dedicated one-handed sequence, and the quick-disconnect buckle allows one-handed or trapped-limb application.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Practice it on both arms before you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet doesn't stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTwist further. If that fails, apply a second tourniquet side by side with the first and reassess.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on — and should it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement, especially when you applied it to yourself, leaving it on for the hospital team is good practice. The military direction: every effort is made to convert within 2 hours if the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation; non-medical service members do not attempt it past 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel, and a tourniquet on longer than 6 hours stays on unless close monitoring and lab capability are available.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Long rural or remote transports are where conversion becomes a real question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould a tourniquet go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The TCCC Guidelines call for a limb tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Early on, adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down; when it wears off they open again and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it work on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard labels the TMT for limbs from 5.75 in. (14.6 cm) around.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the pediatric studies used the C-A-T, which stopped the arterial pulse in every arm and 93% of thighs of 60 children aged 6 to 16.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e Most limb injuries in children never need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing first. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the package, set it in the one-handed configuration, and keep it in a holster or pouch, out of the weather — especially on body armor.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person; everyone else as close as possible. Replace it at the end of its shelf life — 7 or 10 years from manufacture by part number.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse a TMT?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. It is labeled a single-use device;\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e one applied on a casualty or used in training is retired from duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™) in the color selected — black or orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e2 in. strap, double-routed quick-disconnect buckle, torsion bar, retaining clip and time-label tab — all built in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use. Holster, pouch and TQ-RAM™ sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafeguard Medical; developed by Combat Medical, now part of Safeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBlack — civilian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePDF185 · NSN 6515-99-258-6320 · CE-marked · 7-year shelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBlack — Berry-compliant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31-115 · NSN 6515-01-656-6191 · DAPA, GSA, VA DAPA · 10-year shelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOrange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePDF186 · 7-year shelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in. wide; no internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLocking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDouble-routed speed buckle and hook-and-loop-backed strap; torsion bar locks into a retaining clip with an audible click\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuick-disconnect — prevents misrouting, allows trapped-limb and one-handed application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolymers with UV-protective additive; may be stored outside its packaging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb circumference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 × 2.5 × 2 in. (11.4 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 oz (99.2 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 years (PDF185, PDF186) or 10 years (31-115) from date of manufacture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn the one-handed configuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eAccessory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM™ point-pressure device (31-150), sold separately\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA; 31-115 Berry-compliant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900 — FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet (TMT)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 17 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tourniquet product information — Civilian\/Black PDF185, Civilian\/Orange PDF186, Military\/Black 31-115; NSNs; details and specifications; certifications. safeguardmedical.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet one-page overview, DTF054_06-23-02; TMT™ (orange) overview, I-QMS-F044_SMT_0042 Rev 1, October 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCombat Medical \/ Alphapointe. Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet Instructions for Use, REF 31-115, CMS-PUB-TMT-04-003 (V3).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Product classification GAX (Tourniquet, Nonpneumatic), 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt; Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing, Safeguard Medical Technologies Ltd (TMT); NLM AccessGUDID records PDF185, PDF186.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNLM AccessGUDID. TQ™ RAM, catalog 31-150, Safeguard US Operating, LLC — device description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. Combat Medical succeeds in reversing DoD's improper tourniquet ban. Press release, 11 March 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eBeaven A, Ballard M, Sellon E, Briard R, Parker PJ. The Combat Application Tourniquet versus the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;18(3):75–78.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTreager C, Lopachin T, Mandichak S, et al. A comparison of efficacy, efficiency, and durability in novel tourniquet designs. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;91(2S Suppl 2):S139–S145.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eGibson R, Housler GJ, Rush SC, Aden JK 3rd, Kragh JF Jr, Dubick MA. Preliminary comparison of new and established tactical tourniquets in a manikin hemorrhage model. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2016;16(1):29–35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2009;249(1):1–7.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eHarcke HT, Lawrence LL, Gripp EW, et al. Adult tourniquet for use in school-age emergencies. \u003cem\u003ePediatrics.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;143(6):e20183447.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) product information and C-A-T® Gen 7 Instructions for Use, INST-001 Rev 08.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSAM Medical. SAM® XT600 Extremity Tourniquet product overview, AF-SXT600-SS-EN-07.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the current generation of tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3-4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine Safeguard Medical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Safeguard Medical","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":40541333520502,"sku":"PDF185","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":42228793049206,"sku":"PDF186","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818"},{"product_id":"m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-1-5","title":"m2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Tactical — 1.5 in.","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. · Ratcheting Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003em2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Tactical — 1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA limb tourniquet with no windlass rod: 1.5 in. webbing tightened by a self-locking 0.75 in. ratcheting buckle that walks along a toothed ladder strap, one click at a time. Every click holds on its own. The RMT Tactical is the exact m2® model the CoTCCC names on its list of recommended limb tourniquets, and it comes in black or tan webbing.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended — RMT Tactical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSelf-locking ratchet, no windlass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1.5 in. webbing · 0.75 in. buckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e3.6 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eBlack or tan\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eA ratchet trades the twist-and-lock of a windlass for a lift you can do with gloves on — and every click it gives you, it keeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003em2®'s Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® Tactical — 1.5 in. webbing, a 0.75 in. self-locking ratchet buckle and a ladder strap. It is the model the CoTCCC list names as the RMT Tactical.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, and any traumatic amputation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePull the webbing tight, then lift the ratchet arm again and again until the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. No rod to turn, no clip to lock.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and tactical medics who want a gross-motor, self-securing tourniquet on the CoTCCC list.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSelf-locking ratchet — no windlass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWebbing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.5 in. (38 mm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRatchet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e0.75 in. m2® buckle + ladder strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e3.6 oz (103 g)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFolded\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.4 × 1.5 × 2.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlack · Tan\/Coyote\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRecommended — RMT Tactical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN (CoTCCC list)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-527-3841\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIn service since\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the RMT Tactical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat the ratchet does differently, what the volunteer studies measured, and where it falls short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt is the RMT the CoTCCC names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC's list of recommended limb tourniquets names the \"Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet (RMT) Tactical\" by name.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e m2® builds this 1.5 in. Tactical as its Military\/Law model and marks it with the May 2019 CoTCCC listing on its own model sheet.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e The recommendation attaches to the Tactical: m2®'s 2 in. Wide, Paramedic and civilian RMTs are separate models the list does not name.\u003csup\u003e2,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA ratchet, not a windlass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThere is no rod to twist and lock. Lifting the buckle's arm advances it one tooth along a ladder strap, and the buckle locks on that tooth by itself. m2® describes the system as self-locking, applied with gross motor skills and confirmed by an audible ratcheting sound.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTightening comes in small, fixed steps\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Tactical's ladder carries 2.5 teeth per centimeter. In volunteers, one more tooth past the point where the pulse disappeared added a median 40 mmHg on the thigh and 49 mmHg on the arm\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e — fine enough to snug the tourniquet again after the limb relaxes or the casualty is moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe narrow ladder was built on purpose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 16 volunteers, the Tactical RMT's 1.9 cm ladder skipped a tooth in 1 of 64 applications; m2®'s Mass Casualty RMT, with a 2.3 cm ladder, skipped in 27 of 64. Effectiveness, ease of use and discomfort did not differ, and the authors judged the narrower system the better performer.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt held occlusion well in volunteers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn the same series the two RMTs reached occlusion in 99% of applications and lost it in 1% over one minute; a separate C-A-T series reached 95% and lost occlusion in 28%. That was a retrospective comparison, not a head-to-head trial, and pressures under both devices often ran above 300 mmHg.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePressure fades — reassess every tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn a second series, all 96 RMT applications on 16 volunteers reached occlusion, at a median 256 mmHg on the thigh and 230 mmHg on the arm for a single Tactical. Pressure then fell under every tourniquet within two minutes, and two single-Tactical thigh applications lost occlusion.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e Check it again after it is on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSelf-securing removes a failure point — but routing still matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSixty-four appliers each put eight tourniquets on live thighs. Windlass rods produced 111 mechanical problems — losing hold of the rod, redoing turns, struggling to secure it — against 19 for the ratchet systems, the Tac RMT among them. The Tac RMT's own weak spot was strap routing: four applications ended with a pulse still audible because the applier misunderstood how the strap ran.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat untrained hands did with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn a trial of 176 untrained adults given only the packaging instructions, those assigned the RMT applied it effectively 64.4% of the time — the best of four tourniquets — and fastest, in about 101 seconds.\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e In a second study of 198 untrained adults, success was 23.4% with the RMT, 16.9% with the C-A-T and 10.6% with the SWAT-T, a difference that was not statistically significant; every device failed far too often.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e No tourniquet replaces training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eMilitary testing behind the 2019 listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC's 2019 review summarized Navy testing of the m2®-design ratchet tourniquets: 94.55% success over 110 self-applications by 55 service members, about 44 seconds on the arm and 47 on the leg. Of the six failures, two were user error, one exceeded 300 mmHg and three stopped for discomfort.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e The Committee voted the RMT Tactical onto the list in April 2019.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eHeat alone did not degrade it; long weather exposure degraded everything\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAfter 91 days in an oven at 130 °F (54.4 °C), heat was not associated with damage or with failure to control bleeding on a manikin for the RMT, the C-A-T or the SOF-T.\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e Eighteen months on a metal roof in San Antonio cut effectiveness across all three models, 89% against 99%;\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e for the RMT, 48 of 50 tests against 50 of 50.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e Stage it covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe instructions are on the strap — and so is the release\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\"1. PULL TIGHT\" and \"2. LIFT\" are printed on the webbing. To release it, put a finger under the tab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\" and lift strongly.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e m2® moved the release inside the lever arm in 2010 to rule out an accidental release.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIn service since 2002\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2® first commercialized the RMT in June 2002, sold as the \"Burke\"; about 10,000 Burke RMTs went to the 10th Mountain Division in 2005. The Tactical version arrived with the 23rd generation in May 2011.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e m2® registers and lists the RMT with the FDA as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet, exempt from 510(k).\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the RMT Tactical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003ePlacement first, then m2®'s pull-and-lift sequence, in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePick the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under fire, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight on the limb, as close to the body as you can get it, over the clothing. When time and safety allow and you can see the source: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound, moving above the joint if that spot lands on one. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGet it around the limb.\u003c\/strong\u003e Place the tourniquet around the injured arm or leg.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull tight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grab the loop and pull the webbing tight to take out the slack before you start ratcheting.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLift to tighten.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lift the buckle's ratcheting arm, again and again, until the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e It hurts. That is expected.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStill bleeding? Add a second.\u003c\/strong\u003e If one tourniquet does not stop it, apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMark the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the time of application on the tourniquet and on the casualty card with a permanent marker.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess, then decide on conversion.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recheck the bleeding and the pulse once the scene allows, and convert a hasty tourniquet to a deliberate one: a second tourniquet on skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tightened, then the first loosened. If the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRelease only when removal is the plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put a finger under the \"LIFT TO OPEN\" tab and lift strongly.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e m2® calls for tourniquet-specific practice and familiarization before a real application, and regular practice with your tourniquet to stay proficient.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The strap routing is where new users go wrong\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e — rehearse it until it is automatic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg that a tourniquet can reach\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding — adrenaline clamps the arteries down, and when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA second tourniquet side-by-side when one is not enough\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eGloved, cold or shaking hands — a lift of the arm instead of fine rod work\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe groin, armpit or neck — those wounds are packed with hemostatic gauze or controlled with a junctional device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint, in either placement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eChildren 2 and under — direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eEvery study cited above, what it tested, and how strong the evidence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTactical RMT vs Mass Casualty RMT, 16 recipients, thighs and arms; retrospective comparison with the C-A-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTooth skips 1\/64 Tactical vs 27\/64 Mass Casualty; RMTs 99% occlusion, 1% lost in 1 min vs C-A-T 95%, 28% lost\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Tactical RMT, Wide RMT and paired Tacticals, 16 recipients, 96 applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll occluded; Tactical median 256 mmHg thigh, 230 mmHg arm; pressure fell under all within 120 s; 2 single-Tactical thigh losses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · 8 devices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64 appliers, 512 applications of 8 tourniquets including the Tac RMT on live thighs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchets 19 mechanical problems vs 111 for windlass rods; 4 Tac RMT strap-routing errors left a pulse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · models\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T 7, SOFTT-W, Tac RMT and SWAT-T over bare skin and clothing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClothing did not significantly change secured pressures on thighs; 11 of 15 appliers found securing over clothing hardest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC limb tourniquet review; m2®-design ratchets (RMT Tactical, TX2, TX3) scored as one group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNavy self-application 94.55% success (110 applications, 55 service members); RMT Tactical added April 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePortela et al., \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · laypeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176 untrained adults, packaging instructions only, simulated bleeding arm; SOFTT-W, C-A-T, RMT, SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRMT highest effective rate (64.4%) and fastest (100.9 s)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoss et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · laypeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198 untrained adults randomized to C-A-T, RMT or SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuccess 16.9%, 23.4%, 10.6% (p = 0.149); failure rates unacceptably high for all\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eO'Conor et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · environmental\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSOFTT-W, RMT and C-A-T after 18 months on a metal roof vs laboratory controls, 300 assessments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExposed devices less effective (89% vs 99%) and more often damaged (3% vs 0%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDavinson et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · heat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T, SOF-T and RMT after 91 days at 130 °F vs unheated controls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeat not associated with damage, loss of hemorrhage control or failure to stop the pulse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human-volunteer studies, then simulation and manikin studies, then expert review. The two lay studies disagree on how much the RMT helps untrained hands; both agree that untrained users fail too often with every device.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe ratchet tourniquets a buyer weighs against the RMT Tactical, and the windlass benchmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eRMT Tactical\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eRMT Wide 2 in.\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTX3\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRevMedx\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth American Rescue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening system\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet — 0.75 in. buckle on a ladder strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet — 1 in. buckle on a ladder strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet on a polymer ladder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, secured after tightening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.5 lb packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSelf-securing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — rod and strap are secured as separate steps\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — RMT Tactical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TX3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN on the CoTCCC list\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-527-3841\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-667-6208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eRMT weights are m2®'s device figures; the TX3 weight is RevMedx's packaged figure; the C-A-T weight is from the CoTCCC's 2019 review.\u003csup\u003e3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe other ratchet tourniquets, the windlass alternatives, a trainer, and what goes in the kit beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-2-wide\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-2-wide-9242414.jpg?v=1780528838\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"m2® RMT Wide — 2 in.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003em2® RMT Wide — 2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003em2®'s 2 in. Military\/Law ratchet tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tx3-3-ratchet-tourniquet-60-long\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tx3-3-ratchet-tourniquet-60-long-5530478.webp?v=1780526600\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"RevMedx TX3® Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRevMedx TX3® Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended 3 in. ratchet tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat-9733339.jpg?v=1791857365\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TrueClot® Tourniquet Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTrueClot® Tourniquet Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eWearable arm that bleeds until the tourniquet is tight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking for bleeding a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure dressing for the wounds that need one\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quick-access-ifak\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quick-access-ifak-1915169.png?v=1780702814\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Quick Access IFAK\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuick Access IFAK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eStocked individual first aid kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the RMT Tactical CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The CoTCCC's list of recommended limb tourniquets names the \"Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet (RMT) Tactical\" with NSN 6515-01-527-3841.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The recommendation covers the Tactical model in either color; other RMT versions are separate models the list does not name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eBlack or tan — is there any difference?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOnly the webbing color. m2® makes the Tactical in black and in tan\/coyote webbing; the buckle, ladder and dimensions are the same.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhere does it go — high and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the phase and whether you can find the source decide. Under fire or with no visible source, go hasty: high and tight, over the clothing. When it is safe and the source is identified, go deliberate: bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound, above the joint if that spot lands on one. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It will hurt — that is expected. If one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding, put a second side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I put it on over clothing?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes, for a hasty application. In volunteers, clothing did not significantly change secured pressures on the thigh for the four tourniquets tested, the Tac RMT among them, but 11 of 15 appliers found securing over clothing the hardest condition.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e Convert it to bare skin when the situation allows.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — above all when you put it on yourself — leave it on and let the receiving clinicians take it off. Military direction differs: TCCC calls for converting a tourniquet to a hemostatic or pressure dressing as soon as possible when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not controlling an amputation, making every effort to do it in under 2 hours, and not removing one that has been on more than 6 hours without close monitoring and lab capability.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Conversion is buddy aid by someone trained to do it. Long transport delays in rural and remote areas are where it becomes a real question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould it go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. A traumatic amputation gets a tourniquet regardless of how much it is bleeding.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e The adrenaline surge clamps the arteries down; when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use it on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2® builds a separate civilian RMT for patients under 120 lb (55 kg), marketed for pediatric and geriatric use.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the real debate is at the very small end. Most limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and to a tourniquet only for truly life-threatening bleeding. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the factory packaging and keep it pouched or covered, out of the weather — especially on body armor; m2®'s Tactical pouch takes the tourniquet folded in half.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person. Everyone else keeps it as close as possible: gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow do I release it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePut a finger under the tab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\" and lift strongly.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Release is for conversion or removal by someone trained to do it, not a way to check the wound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× m2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Tactical — 1.5 in. webbing in the color you select (black or tan\/coyote)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e0.75 in. m2® self-locking ratcheting buckle and ladder strap, assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eApplication steps printed on the webbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003ePouch sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc., Vermont, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) — Tactical (m2® Military\/Law version)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelf-locking ratcheting buckle on a toothed ladder strap; no windlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWebbing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. (38 mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRatchet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.75 in. m2® buckle; ladder 2.5 teeth per cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 oz (103 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 × 1.5 × 2.5 in. (106 × 38 × 63.5 mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack · Tan\/Coyote\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted on the webbing: 1. PULL TIGHT · 2. LIFT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRelease\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\", inside the lever arm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet — \"Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet (RMT) Tactical\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-527-3841 (CoTCCC list entry; DLA nomenclature \"Tourniquet, One Handed Burke Device Tactical\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt) nonpneumatic tourniquet — 21 CFR 878.5900, product code GAX; m2 inc. establishment 3007334269\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst commercialized June 2002 as the \"Burke\"; Tactical version from Generation 23, May 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCarry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Tactical RMT pouch (black or tan) holds the tourniquet folded in half\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 15 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Product pages: Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) – TACTICAL (with folded-dimension sheet); Black or Tan Pouch for TACTICAL RMT – 1.5\"; RMT – LESS THAN 120 lbs\/55 kg. m2inc.biz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet™ timeline and 2020 Military\/Law RMT® model sheet (RMT-History-2020).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® instructions for use (PULL TIGHT · LIFT · Removal; Training).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment registration and device listing: m2 inc., registration 3007334269, \"Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet RMT\", product code GAX (21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 Recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Coughlin O, Rometti MRP, et al. Tourniquet pressures: strap width and tensioning system widths. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2014;14(4):19–29.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Weasel J, Rometti M, et al. Pressures under 3.8cm, 5.1cm, and side-by-side 3.8cm-wide tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2016;16(2):28–35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, Jensen J, et al. Effects of tourniquet features on application processes. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(4):11–30.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, Hingtgen E, Smith H, Renner CH. Clothing effects on limb tourniquet application. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;20(2):83–94.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003ePortela RC, Taylor SE, Sherrill CS, et al. Application of different commercial tourniquets by laypersons: would public-access tourniquets work without training? \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;27(4):276–282.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRoss EM, Mapp JG, Redman TT, et al. The tourniquet gap: a pilot study of the intuitive placement of three tourniquet types by laypersons. \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;54(3):307–314.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eO'Conor DK, Kragh JF Jr, Aden JK 3rd, Dubick MA. Cat on a hot tin roof: mechanical testing of models of tourniquets after environmental exposure. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2017;17(1):27–35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eDavinson JP, Kragh JF Jr, Aden JK 3rd, DeLorenzo RA, Dubick MA. Laboratory testing of emergency tourniquets exposed to prolonged heat. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2015;15(1):34–38.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine m2® Inc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"m2 Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":39547913830518,"sku":"RMT - 1.5\" BLACK - \"TACTICAL\"","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":39547913863286,"sku":"RMT - 1.5\" - COYOTE - TACTICAL","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-15-4913681.jpg?v=1780703796"},{"product_id":"m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-2-wide","title":"m2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Wide — 2 in.","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. · Ratcheting Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003em2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Wide — 2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2®'s wide Military\/Law ratchet tourniquet: 2 in. (50 mm) coyote webbing tightened by a self-locking 1 in. ratcheting buckle on a ladder strap — no windlass rod, and every click holds on its own. It shares the RMT's pull-and-lift operation with the 1.5 in. RMT Tactical but is a separate model: the CoTCCC list names the Tactical, not the 2 in. Wide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e2 in. (50 mm) webbing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSelf-locking ratchet, no windlass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1 in. buckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e5 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eCoyote\/tan\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eThe same ratchet as the RMT Tactical on a wider band — know which of the two your protocol asks for before you stage it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003em2®'s 2 in. Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® — 50 mm coyote webbing, a 1 in. self-locking ratchet buckle and a ladder strap.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, and any traumatic amputation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePull the webbing tight, then lift the ratchet arm again and again until the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and responders who want a wider-band, self-securing ratchet tourniquet and are not bound to the CoTCCC list.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSelf-locking ratchet — no windlass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWebbing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2 in. (50 mm), coyote\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRatchet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1 in. m2® buckle + ladder strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLadder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2 teeth per cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5 oz (142 g)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFolded\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.4 × 2 × 2.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIntroduced\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eJanuary 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e10 things to know about the RMT Wide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat the extra half-inch changes, what the volunteer data show, and where it stands with the CoTCCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003em2®'s 2 in. Military\/Law model\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2® builds three Military\/Law RMTs — Tactical, Paramedic and 2 in. This one runs 2 in. (50 mm) coyote webbing through a 1 in. ratcheting buckle and ladder strap.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e m2® introduced the 2 in. model with its 26th generation in January 2014.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt is not the RMT on the CoTCCC list\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC's list of recommended limb tourniquets names the RMT Tactical — the 1.5 in. model — and not the 2 in. Wide.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The Committee's 2019 review covered the RMT Tactical, the TX2 and the TX3 as the m2®-design ratchet tourniquets.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e If your protocol requires a CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet, the RMT Tactical is the m2® model that meets it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA wider band did not lower thigh occlusion pressure in volunteers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWider tourniquets are expected to close the artery at lower pressure. In 16 volunteers, the Wide occluded the thigh at a median 259 mmHg against 256 mmHg for a single Tactical, and the arm at 212 against 230 mmHg. Two Tacticals side by side — 3 in. of total width — occluded at the lowest pressures of all.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCoarser ladder, bigger clicks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Wide's ladder carries 2 teeth per centimeter against the Tactical's 2.5. One more tooth past occlusion added a median 51 mmHg on the thigh and 63 mmHg on the arm, against 40 and 49 mmHg for the Tactical\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e — fewer, larger steps of adjustment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePressure fades — reassess\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOver two minutes, pressure under the Wide fell by a median 43 mmHg on the thigh and 26 mmHg on the arm. Every tourniquet in the series lost pressure; the occlusion losses that occurred came with single-Tactical and paired applications.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e Check every tourniquet again after it is on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA ratchet, not a windlass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo rod to twist and lock. Each lift of the buckle's arm advances it one tooth along the ladder and the buckle holds there by itself. m2® describes the system as self-locking, applied with one hand and gross motor skills, and confirmed by an audible ratcheting sound.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTwo steps printed on the webbing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\"1. PULL TIGHT\" and \"2. LIFT\" are printed on the strap. Release is a finger under the tab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\" and a strong lift.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eFive ounces, and it folds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe 2 in. RMT weighs 5 oz (142 g) and folds to 4.4 × 2 × 2.5 in. for staging.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne color\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2® makes the 2 in. RMT in coyote\/tan webbing only.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e m2® registers and lists its RMTs with the FDA as Class I nonpneumatic tourniquets, exempt from 510(k).\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat studies of the RMT in untrained hands found\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn a trial of 176 untrained adults given only the packaging instructions, those assigned the RMT applied it effectively 64.4% of the time — the best of four tourniquets.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e In 198 untrained adults, success was 23.4% with the RMT, 16.9% with the C-A-T and 10.6% with the SWAT-T, not a significant difference, and every device failed far too often.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e Those studies tested an RMT, not the 2 in. Wide specifically. No tourniquet replaces training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the RMT Wide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003ePlacement first, then m2®'s pull-and-lift sequence, in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePick the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under fire, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight on the limb, as close to the body as you can get it, over the clothing. When time and safety allow and you can see the source: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound, moving above the joint if that spot lands on one. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGet it around the limb.\u003c\/strong\u003e Place the tourniquet around the injured arm or leg.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull tight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grab the loop and pull the webbing tight to take out the slack before you start ratcheting.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLift to tighten.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lift the buckle's ratcheting arm, again and again, until the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e It hurts. That is expected.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStill bleeding? Add a second.\u003c\/strong\u003e If one tourniquet does not stop it, apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMark the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the time of application on the tourniquet and on the casualty card with a permanent marker.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess, then decide on conversion.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recheck the bleeding and the pulse once the scene allows, and convert a hasty tourniquet to a deliberate one: a second tourniquet on skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tightened, then the first loosened. If the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRelease only when removal is the plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put a finger under the \"LIFT TO OPEN\" tab and lift strongly.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e m2® calls for tourniquet-specific practice and familiarization before a real application, and regular practice with your tourniquet to stay proficient.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg that a tourniquet can reach\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding — adrenaline clamps the arteries down, and when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA second tourniquet side-by-side when one is not enough\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eGloved, cold or shaking hands — a lift of the arm instead of fine rod work\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eKits that must hold a CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet — carry the RMT Tactical or another listed model there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe groin, armpit or neck — those wounds are packed with hemostatic gauze or controlled with a junctional device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint, in either placement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eChildren 2 and under — direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eEvery study cited above, what it tested, and how strong the evidence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWide RMT (5.1 cm) vs single and paired Tactical RMTs (3.8 cm), 16 recipients, 96 applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll occluded; Wide median 259 mmHg thigh, 212 mmHg arm; larger final-tooth jumps; pressure fell under all within 120 s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC limb tourniquet review that set the current list\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCovered the RMT Tactical, TX2 and TX3 as the m2®-design ratchets; the RMT Tactical was added in 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePortela et al., \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · laypeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176 untrained adults, packaging instructions only, simulated bleeding arm; SOFTT-W, C-A-T, RMT, SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRMT highest effective rate (64.4%) and fastest (100.9 s)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoss et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · laypeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198 untrained adults randomized to C-A-T, m2® RMT or SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuccess 16.9%, 23.4%, 10.6% (p = 0.149); failure rates unacceptably high for all\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eOnly the volunteer study tested the 2 in. Wide itself. The lay studies tested an RMT and point the same way for every device: untrained hands fail too often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe 2 in. ratchet against its CoTCCC-recommended neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eRMT Wide 2 in.\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eRMT Tactical\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTX2\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRevMedx\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth American Rescue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening system\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet — 1 in. buckle on a ladder strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet — 0.75 in. buckle on a ladder strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatchet on a polymer ladder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, secured after tightening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in. (50 mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.2 lb packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSelf-securing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — each click holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — rod and strap are secured as separate steps\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — RMT Tactical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TX2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN on the CoTCCC list\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-527-3841\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-667-6027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eRMT weights are m2®'s device figures; the TX2 weight is RevMedx's packaged figure; the C-A-T weight is from the CoTCCC's 2019 review.\u003csup\u003e3,7,11\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC-recommended ratchet and windlass tourniquets, a trainer, and what goes in the kit beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-1-5\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-15-4913681.jpg?v=1780703796\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"m2® RMT Tactical — 1.5 in.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003em2® RMT Tactical — 1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC-recommended m2® RMT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tx3-3-ratchet-tourniquet-60-long\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tx3-3-ratchet-tourniquet-60-long-5530478.webp?v=1780526600\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"RevMedx TX3® Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRevMedx TX3® Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended 3 in. ratchet tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat-9733339.jpg?v=1791857365\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TrueClot® Tourniquet Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTrueClot® Tourniquet Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eWearable arm that bleeds until the tourniquet is tight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking for bleeding a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure dressing for the wounds that need one\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quick-access-ifak\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quick-access-ifak-1915169.png?v=1780702814\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Quick Access IFAK\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuick Access IFAK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eStocked individual first aid kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow is it different from the RMT Tactical?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWider webbing (2 in. against 1.5 in.), a larger 1 in. buckle against the Tactical's 0.75 in., a coarser ladder (2 teeth per cm against 2.5) and more weight (5 oz against 3.6 oz).\u003csup\u003e3,8\u003c\/sup\u003e The pull-and-lift operation is the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes the wider band need less pressure?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNot on the thigh in the one volunteer study that tested it: median occlusion pressure was 259 mmHg for the Wide against 256 mmHg for the Tactical. On the arm it was 212 against 230 mmHg. Two 1.5 in. tourniquets side by side occluded at the lowest pressures.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhere does it go — high and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the phase and whether you can find the source decide. Under fire or with no visible source, go hasty: high and tight, over the clothing. When it is safe and the source is identified, go deliberate: bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound, above the joint if that spot lands on one. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It will hurt — that is expected. If one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding, put a second side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — above all when you put it on yourself — leave it on and let the receiving clinicians take it off. Military direction differs: TCCC calls for converting a tourniquet to a hemostatic or pressure dressing as soon as possible when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not controlling an amputation, making every effort to do it in under 2 hours, and not removing one that has been on more than 6 hours without close monitoring and lab capability.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Conversion is buddy aid by someone trained to do it. Long transport delays in rural and remote areas are where it becomes a real question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould it go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. A traumatic amputation gets a tourniquet regardless of how much it is bleeding.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e The adrenaline surge clamps the arteries down; when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use it on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003em2® builds a separate civilian RMT for patients under 120 lb (55 kg), marketed for pediatric and geriatric use.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the real debate is at the very small end. Most limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and to a tourniquet only for truly life-threatening bleeding. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the factory packaging, fold it, and keep it pouched or covered, out of the weather — especially on body armor. Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person. Everyone else keeps it as close as possible: gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow do I release it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePut a finger under the tab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\" and lift strongly.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Release is for conversion or removal by someone trained to do it, not a way to check the wound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× m2® Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) Wide — 2 in. (50 mm) coyote webbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1 in. m2® self-locking ratcheting buckle and ladder strap, assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eApplication steps printed on the webbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003em2® Inc., Vermont, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) — Wide 2 in.\/50 mm (m2® Military\/Law version)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelf-locking ratcheting buckle on a toothed ladder strap; no windlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWebbing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in. (50 mm), coyote\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRatchet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 in. m2® buckle; ladder 2 teeth per cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 oz (142 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 × 2 × 2.5 in. (106 × 50 × 63.5 mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoyote\/tan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted on the webbing: 1. PULL TIGHT · 2. LIFT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRelease\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTab labeled \"LIFT TO OPEN\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt) nonpneumatic tourniquet — 21 CFR 878.5900, product code GAX; m2 inc. establishment 3007334269\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in. model introduced with RMT Generation 26, January 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 11 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Product pages: Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® (RMT) – WIDE 2″\/50mm (with folded-dimension sheet); RMT – TACTICAL; RMT – LESS THAN 120 lbs\/55 kg. m2inc.biz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet™ timeline and 2020 Military\/Law RMT® model sheet (RMT-History-2020).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003em2® Inc. Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet® instructions for use (PULL TIGHT · LIFT · Removal; Training).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment registration and device listing: m2 inc., registration 3007334269, \"Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet RMT\", product code GAX (21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 Recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Weasel J, Rometti M, et al. Pressures under 3.8cm, 5.1cm, and side-by-side 3.8cm-wide tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2016;16(2):28–35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003ePortela RC, Taylor SE, Sherrill CS, et al. Application of different commercial tourniquets by laypersons: would public-access tourniquets work without training? \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;27(4):276–282.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRoss EM, Mapp JG, Redman TT, et al. The tourniquet gap: a pilot study of the intuitive placement of three tourniquet types by laypersons. \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;54(3):307–314.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRevMedx, Inc. TX2\/TX3 Tourniquets product specification sheet, MKT-0035-01 Rev B.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine m2® Inc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"m2 Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Tan","offer_id":39547919007862,"sku":"RMT - 2\" - COYOTE","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/m2-ratcheting-tourniquet-2-wide-9242414.jpg?v=1780528838"},{"product_id":"swat-t-tourniquet","title":"SWAT-T™ Stretch, Wrap and Tuck Tourniquet","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical · Elastic Tourniquet \u0026amp; Pressure Wrap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eSWAT-T™ Stretch, Wrap and Tuck Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA 4 in. wide, latex-free polyisoprene band that you stretch, wrap and tuck — no windlass, no buckle, nothing to break. It works as a tourniquet, as a pressure wrap over gauze and as a wrap to secure a splint, and the printed ovals on the band become circles when it is stretched to tourniquet tension.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eStretch · Wrap · Tuck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e4 in. wide elastic band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTension check printed on the band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLatex-free polyisoprene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e4.0 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eA wrap first and a tourniquet when it has to be — and it works as a tourniquet only in hands that have practiced stretching it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA flat-packed elastic band, 4 in. × 56 in. before stretch, that serves as a tourniquet, a pressure wrap and a splint wrap. One band per sealed pouch.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePressure wrapping over gauze or a packed wound; limb tourniquet use on small limbs and working dogs; securing a splint. For an adult limb, TCCC calls for a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eStretch the band hard, wrap it layer over layer, and tuck the end under the last wrap. When the printed ovals have become circles, it is at tourniquet tension.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eK9 handlers, responders who treat children, and everyday carriers who want a pocket-size wrap — trained on this device specifically.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eElastic — stretch, wrap, tuck\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eBand\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4 in. × 56 in. before stretch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePolyisoprene, latex-free\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTension check\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePrinted ovals = circles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.0 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePackaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.5 × 3 × 0.6 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e7 years\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eClass I, 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-725-5354\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSWAT-T BLK · SWAT-T ORG\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the SWAT-T\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eHow an elastic band becomes a tourniquet, what the studies found in trained and untrained hands, and where it fits beside a windlass tourniquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eStretch, Wrap and Tuck is the whole mechanism\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe SWAT-T has no windlass, rod, ratchet or buckle. You stretch the band, wrap it around the limb under tension, and tuck the free end beneath the last wrap; the steps are printed on the band itself.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Its inventor, a physician, paramedic and former U.S. Air Force pararescueman, brought it to market through TEMS Solutions in 2008.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe band tells you when it is tight enough\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003ePrinted shapes on the band change as it stretches, and the band states the test: TOURNIQUET IF: OVALS = CIRCLES.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e In volunteer testing, arterial flow often stopped before the wrap was even finished — 16 seconds on average against 33 seconds to complete the application.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTCCC guidance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe TCCC Guidelines call for a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet for life-threatening limb bleeding.\u003csup\u003e1,2\u003c\/sup\u003e For an adult limb on duty, carry CoTCCC-recommended tourniquets as your first and your second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIn trained hands, it stops arterial flow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFifteen undergraduates who watched a 19-second video three times and practiced twice stopped arterial flow in 96 of 150 applications on volunteers — 59 of 75 on arms, 37 of 75 on legs.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e In 41 volunteers, a pneumatic cuff, the C-A-T® and the SWAT-T all reached Doppler-confirmed occlusion at every site tested, with the SWAT-T the most dependent on the person applying it.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWithout device-specific training, it is the hardest to get right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eLaypeople fresh from a C-A-T-based bleeding control course applied the SWAT-T correctly 11.8% of the time on a manikin, against 92.2% for the C-A-T.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e Untrained laypeople succeeded 10.6% of the time — not statistically different from the C-A-T's 16.9% in that study\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e — and with only the package instructions the SWAT-T had the highest ineffective rate of four tourniquets, 55.5%.\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e A 2025 systematic review found elastic tourniquets performed worse than the comparison devices in every layperson study that tested them.\u003csup\u003e21\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA few minutes of training moves the numbers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWhen eight appliers with low proper-stretch rates got 10 more minutes of instruction, their arterial occlusions rose from 10 to 20 of 24 applications.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e Volunteers who trained and practiced first self-applied it in total darkness and stopped arterial flow in all 60 applications.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e Train on the SWAT-T itself — skill on a windlass tourniquet does not carry over to it.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWide band, lower pressure, less pressure loss\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOn volunteers' arms and thighs, the 4 in. SWAT-T reached completion at lower pressures than the 1.5 in. C-A-T — median 290 mmHg against 360 mmHg — and lost occlusion within a minute in 5 of 61 applications against 17 of 61.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e On the calf and forearm it worked at the lowest pressures of four designs with no occlusion losses,\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e and elastic tourniquets showed the least pressure loss over time.\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e Every tourniquet still gets reassessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree tools in one band\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard designs the SWAT-T to work as a tourniquet, as a wrap over gauze, and as a securing wrap that holds a splint on an injured limb.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e As a pressure wrap it goes on firmly over the dressing without being stretched to tourniquet tension. When a tourniquet is converted, a hemostatic or pressure dressing is what replaces it.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuilt for small limbs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard positions the SWAT-T for small limbs, including children's.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e In pediatric manikin and pipe models, no windlass tourniquet could be tightened on a circumference of 5.75 in. or less, while the SWAT-T tightened on every pipe and every manikin site except the infant's.\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003e That study measured tightening, not bleeding control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe tourniquet the K9 guidelines name\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe K9TCCC Guidelines state that human-designed windlass tourniquets tend to slip and fail on dogs, and that the only tourniquet to consider for a dog's massive limb bleeding is a stretchable, elastic one such as the SWAT-T.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e The K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee's handler first aid kit lists the SWAT-T under NSN 6515-01-725-5354.\u003csup\u003e23\u003c\/sup\u003e In dogs, pressure bandages and wound packing still come first.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eHigher on the limb — but the groin itself gets packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause it wraps rather than cinches, Safeguard states the SWAT-T can treat bleeding high in the groin and armpit regions where a windlass tourniquet cannot.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e A wound in the groin crease or the armpit itself is junctional: pack it with hemostatic gauze and hold direct pressure, or use a junctional tourniquet, per the TCCC Guidelines.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePocket-size, red-pouched, made in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt weighs 4.0 oz, packs to 4.5 × 3 × 0.6 in. and carries a 7-year shelf life from manufacture.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Both band colors — Tactical Black and Hi-Vis Orange — ship in Safeguard's red RAMPART™ pouch; red is the RAMPART color for hemorrhage control.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Made in the USA by Safeguard Medical, which acquired the SWAT-T's maker, H\u0026amp;H Medical, in 2021.\u003csup\u003e3,6,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the SWAT-T as a tourniquet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe steps printed on the band, placed the way TCCC teaches. Use the placement that matches the situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePick the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot find the source, go hasty: high and tight, as close to the body as the limb allows, over clothing. When it is safe and you can see the wound, go deliberate: on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound, and if that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStretch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hold the starting end against the limb and pull the band to tension before the first turn. Inadequate tightness was the most common reason tourniquets failed in untrained hands.\u003csup\u003e3,15\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWrap.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wrap it around the limb under tension, layer over layer at the same spot, keeping the stretch on with every turn.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRead the band.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the printed ovals have become circles, the band is at tourniquet tension. If they have not, unwind and wrap tighter.\u003csup\u003e3,8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTuck.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuck the free end under the last wrap to lock it.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eConfirm.\u003c\/strong\u003e The bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It hurts — that is expected. If bleeding continues, wrap tighter or apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRecord the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the time of application on the band and on the casualty card, and reassess for loosening, as Safeguard's label directs.\u003csup\u003e1,3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess a hasty one.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the scene allows, expose the wound. If a tourniquet is still needed, place a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If you still cannot find the source, the first one stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHand it off.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell the receiving team a tourniquet is on and when it went on. Removal belongs to a trained medical professional.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Practice with the blue SWAT-T trainer, not your duty band: the live SWAT-T is a single-use device, and once used on a casualty it is discarded under local biohazard procedures.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Practice reps are what move the success numbers.\u003csup\u003e8,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA pressure wrap over gauze or a packed wound, and a wrap to secure a splint\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLimb tourniquet use on small limbs where a windlass tourniquet will not tighten\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eWorking dogs — the elastic tourniquet the K9TCCC Guidelines name\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eEveryday carry in a pocket or purse by someone trained on this device\u003csup\u003e3,8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eYour first or second tourniquet for an adult limb on duty — carry CoTCCC-recommended devices for that\u003csup\u003e1,2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA user trained only on a windlass tourniquet\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA wound in the groin crease or armpit itself — pack it and hold pressure\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePractice — train with the blue SWAT-T trainer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe studies behind the claims above, what each tested, and how strong the evidence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · applier training\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 newly trained undergraduates applied the SWAT-T to volunteers at 10 arm and leg sites; Doppler-confirmed occlusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOcclusion in 96 of 150 applications (arms 59\/75, legs 37\/75); 10 more minutes of training raised occlusion from 10 to 20 of 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · self-application\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 trained volunteers self-applied the SWAT-T to leg, thigh, forearm and arm, in light and in darkness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOcclusion in 60 of 60 applications in darkness and 53 of 60 in light; upper-limb applications harder and slower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · pressure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSWAT-T vs C-A-T on the thighs and arms of 16 volunteers, self- and buddy-applied\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSWAT-T median completion pressure 290 vs 360 mmHg; occlusion lost within 1 minute in 5 of 61 vs 17 of 61\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · distal limb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T, SOFTT-W, RMT-P and SWAT-T on the calf and forearm of 16 recipients\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll four occluded; SWAT-T at the lowest pressures, with no occlusion losses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRometti et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eBench gel \u0026amp; volunteer limb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePressure decay under four tourniquet designs on ballistic gel and one thigh and arm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic SWAT-T had the least pressure loss; reassess any tourniquet at 5 to 10 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eAlterie et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · Doppler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePneumatic cuff, C-A-T and SWAT-T at six arm and leg sites in 41 volunteers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll three reached occlusion at every site; the SWAT-T was the most user-dependent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eEllis et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Disaster Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · ultrasound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 emergency medicine residents: C-A-T Gen 7, SWAT-T, RATS and TK, popliteal flow by ultrasound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlow stopped in 67% with SWAT-T vs 89% with C-A-T (not significant); application 23.1 vs 10.4 seconds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eYánez Benítez et al., \u003cem\u003eBMC Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteers · cold-weather field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37 expedition members self-applied five tourniquets over cold-weather clothing after basic training\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll five self-applied correctly to the leg; the SWAT-T was the only one not self-applied one-handed to the arm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople after a C-A-T-based bleeding control course applied five tourniquet types\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCorrect (≥250 mmHg within 2 minutes): C-A-T 92.2%, SOF-T 68.6%, SWAT-T 11.8%, RATS 11.8%, improvised 32.4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoss et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized, untrained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198 untrained laypeople, one of three tourniquets each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuccess: C-A-T 16.9%, RMT 23.4%, SWAT-T 10.6% (p = 0.149); inadequate tightness the commonest failure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePortela et al., \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulated limb · randomized, untrained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176 untrained laypeople with only the package instructions: SOFTT-W, C-A-T, RMT or SWAT-T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSWAT-T had the highest ineffective rate, 55.5%; the RMT was most effective at 64.4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eEl-Sherif et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin \u0026amp; pipe models · pediatric\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass tourniquets and SWAT-T on infant to 5-year manikins and 4.25–16.5 in. pipes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo windlass tightened at 5.75 in. or less; SWAT-T tightened on all pipes and all manikin sites except the infant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHay-David et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation model · amputation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour commercial tourniquets and one improvised on a simulated above-knee blast amputation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll effective; SWAT-T showed the least ligature effect but was slippery when wet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBordonaro et al., \u003cem\u003eAdv Simul\u003c\/em\u003e 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSystematic review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 randomized layperson simulation studies, 2013–2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic tourniquets performed worse than the comparison devices in every study that tested them\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest here: human volunteer studies with Doppler or ultrasound confirmation, then manikin and model studies, then reviews. The pattern is consistent — the SWAT-T stops arterial flow when trained hands stretch it properly, and it is the tourniquet untrained or windlass-trained laypeople most often get wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe SWAT-T against the three CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets buyers most often weigh it against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSWAT-T™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic band — stretch, wrap, tuck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eAlso a pressure wrap and splint wrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLaypeople correct after a C-A-T-based course (manikin)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.8%\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e92.2%\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNamed for dogs in the K9TCCC Guidelines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — the elastic tourniquet to consider\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — human windlass tourniquets tend to slip on dogs\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-670-2240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eCoTCCC status and NSNs from the CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list (15 December 2021).\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The SAM XT and TMT were not part of the McCarty layperson trial. Safeguard Medical makes both the SWAT-T and the TMT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe trainer for this band, kits built around it, the CoTCCC-recommended tourniquets for adult limbs, and what packs the wounds it cannot reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/swat-t%E2%84%A2-individual-trainer-pack\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/swat-t-individual-trainer-pack-4144010.png?v=1789458195\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SWAT-T™ Trainer Pack\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSWAT-T™ Trainer Pack\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBlue trainer for practice reps\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/mojo-r-belt-holster-bleeder-kit-w-swat-t-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/mojo-belt-holster-bleeder-kit-wswat-t-tourniquet-7488090.jpg?v=1780706181\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"MOJO® Belt Holster Bleeder Kit\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMOJO® Belt Holster Bleeder Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBelt kit built around the SWAT-T\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/mojo-working-dog-first-aid-kit\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/mojo-working-dog-first-aid-kit-8305643.jpg?v=1780701483\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"MOJO® Working Dog First Aid Kit\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMOJO® Working Dog First Aid Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eK9 kit with an orange SWAT-T\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eSafeguard's CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/israeli-bandage-4\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/4-israeli-emergency-bandage-from-safeguard-medical-3717198.webp?v=1780701004\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Israeli Emergency Bandage® 4 in.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIsraeli Emergency Bandage® 4 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure bandage from Safeguard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacks the junctional wounds a band cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes it actually stop arterial bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn trained hands, yes: volunteer studies with Doppler confirmation show it stops arterial flow in the arm and the leg.\u003csup\u003e8,9,13\u003c\/sup\u003e In a small ultrasound study it stopped popliteal flow in 67% of applications against 89% for the C-A-T Gen 7, a difference that was not statistically significant.\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e The weak point is the person applying it — people who have not practiced stretching it often put it on too loosely.\u003csup\u003e14,15,16\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow do I know it is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRead the band: when the printed ovals have become circles, it is at tourniquet tension.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Then confirm on the casualty — the bleeding has stopped and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. It hurts; that is expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eBlack or orange?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSame device, different band color: Tactical Black or Hi-Vis Orange.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Both come in Safeguard's red RAMPART™ hemorrhage-control pouch.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e The blue SWAT-T is the trainer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use it on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard positions it for small limbs, including children's, and in pediatric models it tightened on limb sizes where windlass tourniquets could not.\u003csup\u003e3,18\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the debate is at the very small end. Most limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet — escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing to a tourniquet for truly life-threatening bleeding. For a child 2 or under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool, and the SWAT-T is also a pressure wrap.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use it on my dog?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. It is the tourniquet the K9TCCC Guidelines name for a dog's massive limb bleeding, because the elastic band molds to a tapered leg where human windlass tourniquets slip.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e In dogs, a pressure bandage, wound packing and hemostatic gauze come first.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I put it on my own arm?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt is harder than on a leg. Trained volunteers self-applied it to the arm and the thigh, even in darkness, and stopped arterial flow, but upper-limb applications were rated harder and took longer.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e Over cold-weather clothing it was the one tourniquet of five that could not be self-applied one-handed to the arm.\u003csup\u003e19\u003c\/sup\u003e If self-aid on an arm matters to you, practice it on the trainer, or carry a tourniquet built for one-handed use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes it work on an amputation?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA traumatic amputation gets a tourniquet even if it is barely bleeding — adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down, and when it wears off they open and the bleeding starts. The TCCC Guidelines call for a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet for any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e On a simulated above-knee blast amputation, the SWAT-T was effective but needed care to secure because it was slippery when wet.\u003csup\u003e20\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on, and who takes it off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard's label warns against leaving it on longer than 2 hours and leaves removal to a trained medical professional.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e For civilians and most law enforcement — and always in self-aid — leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. Military direction is to make every effort to convert a tourniquet in less than 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and the limb is not amputated, and not to remove one that has been on more than 6 hours without close monitoring and lab capability.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e On a long rural or remote transport, conversion by a trained provider becomes a real consideration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse it or train with it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. The live SWAT-T is a single-use device; once used on a casualty it is discarded under local biohazard procedures.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Train with the blue SWAT-T trainer and keep your duty band sealed until it is needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I store and carry it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eShelf life is 7 years from manufacture.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Take it out of the factory pouch and keep it pouched or covered, out of the weather — especially on body armor. Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person; everyone else keeps it as close as possible — gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one elastic tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× SWAT-T™ elastic tourniquet band, Tactical Black or Hi-Vis Orange — polyisoprene, not made with natural rubber latex, 4 in. × 56 in. × 0.25 in. before stretch (10.2 × 142.2 × 0.6 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eStretch, Wrap and Tuck steps and the OVALS = CIRCLES tension check printed on the band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eSealed red RAMPART™ hemorrhage-control pouch printed with the intended use, three application steps and warnings; 4.5 × 3 × 0.6 in. (11.4 × 7.6 × 1.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use. Gauze, pressure dressing and gloves sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafeguard Medical (Safeguard US Operating, LLC); formerly H\u0026amp;H Medical Corporation; developed by TEMS Solutions, LLC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSWAT-T™ Stretch, Wrap and Tuck Tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer part numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSWAT-T BLK (Tactical Black) · SWAT-T ORG (Hi-Vis Orange); cases of 100: SWAT-T BLK-CA · SWAT-T ORG-CA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eNSN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-725-5354 — SWAT-T, as listed in the K9C4 K9 First Aid Kit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDevice type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-pneumatic elastic limb tourniquet; FDA product code GAX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolyisoprene; not made with natural rubber latex\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 in. × 56 in. × 0.25 in. before stretch (10.2 × 142.2 × 0.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged size \/ weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 × 3 × 0.6 in. (11.4 × 7.6 × 1.5 cm) · 4.0 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStretch, wrap and tuck — no windlass, ratchet or buckle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTension indicator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted ovals become circles at tourniquet tension\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFunctions (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquet · wrap over gauze · securing wrap for extremity splints\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSealed red RAMPART™ hemorrhage-control pouch; instructions and warnings printed on the pouch and band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use; dispose of under local biohazard procedures after use on a casualty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 years from date of manufacture (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass I, 21 CFR 878.5900 nonpneumatic tourniquet, 510(k)-exempt; listed in FDA AccessGUDID\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCountry of manufacture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSA (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eK9TCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNamed as the elastic tourniquet to consider for a dog's massive limb bleeding (K9TCCC Guidelines, 1 May 2023)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 23 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. SWAT-T™ Tourniquet and SWAT-T™ Tourniquet (International) product information; SWAT-T package labeling and band printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. Rampart™ System — color-coded trauma care: red, hemorrhage control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. AccessGUDID device records: SWAT-T Elastic Tourniquet, Black (00857048006392) and Orange (00857048006422), H\u0026amp;H Medical Corporation; SWAT-T Black and Orange Tourniquet, 100\/case, Safeguard US Operating, LLC — product code GAX, Class I, 21 CFR 878.5900, premarket exempt, single use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eH\u0026amp;H Medical Corporation. H\u0026amp;H Medical announces acquisition of rights to SWAT-T tourniquet from TEMS Solutions, LLC. Press release, 18 September 2017.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. Safeguard Medical expands emergency medical offerings with H\u0026amp;H acquisition. Press release, 20 April 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Welander JD, Singh A, Sidwell RA, Buising CM. Stretch and wrap style tourniquet effectiveness with minimal training. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2012;177(11):1366–1373.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Welander JD, Sahr SM, Buising CM. Lighting did not affect self-application of a stretch and wrap style tourniquet. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2012;12(3):68–73.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Duevel DC, Hassan MB, Welander JD, Sahr SM, Buising CM. Tourniquets and occlusion: the pressure of design. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2013;178(5):578–587.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Sahr SM, Buising CM. Different width and tightening system: emergency tourniquets on distal limb segments. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2015;15(4):28–38.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRometti MRP, Wall PL, Buising CM, Gildemaster Y, Hopkins JW, Sahr SM. Significant pressure loss occurs under tourniquets within minutes of application. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2016;16(4):15–26.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eAlterie J, Dennis AJ, Baig A, et al. Does pain have a role when it comes to tourniquet training? \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;18(3):71–74.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic training among laypeople applying different tourniquet types: a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRoss EM, Mapp JG, Redman TT, Brown DJ, Kharod CU, Wampler DA. The tourniquet gap: a pilot study of the intuitive placement of three tourniquet types by laypersons. \u003cem\u003eJ Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;54(3):307–314.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003ePortela RC, Taylor SE, Sherrill CS, et al. Application of different commercial tourniquets by laypersons: would public-access tourniquets work without training? \u003cem\u003eAcad Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;27(4):276–282.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eEllis J, Morrow MM, Belau A, et al. The efficacy of novel commercial tourniquet designs for extremity hemorrhage control: implications for spontaneous responder every day carry. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Disaster Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;35(3):276–280.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eEl-Sherif N, Lowndes B, Franz W, Hallbeck MS, Belau S, Sztajnkrycer MD. Sweating the little things: tourniquet application efficacy in two models of pediatric limb circumference. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;184(Suppl 1):361–366.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eYánez Benítez C, Lorente-Aznar T, Labaka I, et al. Tourniquet self-application assessment in cold weather conditions. \u003cem\u003eBMC Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(1):101.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eHay-David AGC, Herron JBT, Thurgood A, et al. A comparison of improvised and commercially available point-of-wounding tourniquets in simulated traumatic amputation with catastrophic hemorrhage. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(9–10):e1536–e1541.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eBordonaro S, Negro C, Neubecker K, Nemec EC 2nd, Rose SJ. Efficacy of publicly accessible tourniquets: a systematic review of layperson performance utilizing simulation models. \u003cem\u003eAdv Simul.\u003c\/em\u003e 2025;10(1):57.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eJoint Trauma System, K9 Combat Casualty Care Committee. Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (K9TCCC) Guidelines for Veterinary and Medical Personnel, 1 May 2023.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eK9 Combat Casualty Care Committee (K9C4). 2023 K9TCCC Guidelines Annex: K9 First Aid Kit, April 2025.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine SWAT-T™ — Safeguard Medical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Safeguard Medical","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":41013202845814,"sku":"SWAT-T BLK","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":41013202878582,"sku":"SWAT-T ORG","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/swat-t-tourniquet-7904728.jpg?v=1780700809"},{"product_id":"sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet","title":"SAM® XT Extremity Tourniquet — Metal Windlass","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eSAM® Medical · Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eSAM® XT Extremity Tourniquet — Metal Windlass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA windlass limb tourniquet built around one idea: get the slack out before the first turn. The TRUFORCE™ buckle auto-locks into the strap once you pull it to a set force, then a machined aluminum windlass finishes the job — click, twist, secure. Labeled for limbs 5.75 to 32.5 in. around, 4.4 oz packaged, in Tactical Black, Hi-Viz Orange and Hi-Viz Blue.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTRUFORCE™ auto-locking buckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e6061-T6 aluminum windlass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLimbs 5.75–32.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e4.4 oz packaged\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eMost tourniquet failures are slack left in the strap. The SAM XT's buckle takes the slack out for you — it does not take the training out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA one-handed windlass limb tourniquet with an auto-locking buckle, nylon webbing strap, aluminum windlass rod, C-hook locks and a time band.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg where direct pressure is not effective or practical, and any traumatic amputation of a limb.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eUnder threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight, over clothing. When the source is found and time allows: on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, never over a joint. Pull until the buckle clicks, twist until the bleeding stops, lock the rod, record the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person. EMS, fire and civilians keep it as close as possible — belt, gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTRUFORCE™ auto-locking\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6061-T6 aluminum rod\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLimb range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5.75–32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4.4 oz (124.7 g) packaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePackaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e7.25 × 2.5 × 1.5 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eNSN — Tactical Black\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-670-2240\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eXT600-BK-EN · -OR-EN · -BL-EN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eClass I, 510(k)-exempt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSAM Medical, Tualatin, OR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the SAM XT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat the buckle does, what the strap and windlass are made of, where the labeling draws its limits, and what the data show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe buckle does the first half of the work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSAM's TRUFORCE™ buckle auto-locks at a predetermined circumferential force: pull the strap hard and steady and its locking prongs deploy through holes in the strap, taking out nearly all the slack before the windlass turns once.\u003csup\u003e3,4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhy slack matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn a manikin trial, failed tourniquet applications carried about three times the slack of successful ones — 10.5 mm against 3.2 mm. The SAM XT averaged 5.0 mm of slack, the C-A-T 5.2 mm and the SOFTT-W 9 mm.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePredictable windlass turns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSAM states the design normalizes the number of windlass turns needed, which makes the device easier to train and more predictable to apply.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA strap that does not depend on hook-and-loop\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Precision Strap is single-layer nylon webbing with spaced holes; the buckle prongs lock into those holes as the primary hold, and hook-and-loop only secures the leftover strap. SAM's point: hook-and-loop-dependent tourniquets can fail when wet or dirty.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eMachined aluminum windlass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe XT600's windlass rod is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum bar, and it locks into angled C-hooks.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e SAM also makes a polymer-windlass SAM XT (XT700) as a separate model.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA plate that bends instead of breaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe nylon TRUFLEX™ plate under the windlass spreads force as targeted pressure and is built to bend on smaller limbs without breaking.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuilt for weather and night vision\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe time band's hook-and-loop is weather-resistant and works fully submerged, and the time band's outer material and the precision tab are optimized for night vision, and SAM states the tourniquet meets MIL-STD-810G for durability.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eLabeled for limbs 5.75 to 32.5 in.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSAM labels the SAM XT for first responders treating injured limbs 5.75 to 32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm) around, to control life-threatening bleeding where direct pressure is not effective or practical.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Above that range, carry a tourniquet labeled for larger limbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended since the 2019 update\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC added new limb tourniquets in 2019, its first update since 2005, and its list names the SAM-XT under NSN 6515-01-670-2240 — SAM's Tactical Black XT600-BK-EN.\u003csup\u003e2,3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the head-to-head data show\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eWith 60 military medicine cadets on a manikin leg, the SAM XT controlled bleeding in 73.3% of applications and the C-A-T in 67.7% — not a significant difference — at mean pressures of 186 and 175 mmHg.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e In a smaller test with four users, the C-A-T came out ahead on seven measures and the SAM XT on two, with small differences.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt works over most clothing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOver nine clothing setups on a manikin leg, the SAM XT and the C-A-T always exceeded 180 mmHg; only leather motorcycle trousers raised blood loss for both.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e Over military cold-weather clothing, both reached 180 mmHg in almost every application.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree colors, one device\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTactical Black (XT600-BK-EN), Hi-Viz Orange (XT600-OR-EN) and Hi-Viz Blue (XT600-BL-EN) are the same XT600, each with its own part number and barcode.\u003csup\u003e3,6\u003c\/sup\u003e Hi-Viz Blue is a live tourniquet, not a trainer: SAM registers it as a single-use tourniquet exactly like the black and orange.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the SAM XT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSAM's click, twist, secure sequence, with the placement decision made first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when the injury site is not easily seen: hasty — high and tight on the injured limb, over clothing. When the source is found and time and safety allow: deliberate — directly on the skin, 2–3 in. above the wound. If that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never place it across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoute the strap.\u003c\/strong\u003e Place the SAM XT around the limb and insert the tip of the strap through the opening in the buckle. Nothing solid in a pocket may sit under the strap.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull until it clicks.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grip the strap close to the buckle and pull hard and steady until the buckle prongs deploy through the strap holes. Press the excess strap back on itself, keeping tension, without covering the windlass C-hooks.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTwist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twist the windlass rod until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It hurts — that is expected, and it is not a reason to loosen it.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock and check.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fix the rod inside the C-hooks and confirm the bleeding has stopped. If it continues, add twists; if that fails, apply a second SAM XT side by side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSecure and record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wrap the excess strap between the C-hooks, over the rod and around the limb, close the time band over the C-hooks, and record the time of application.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess a hasty tourniquet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under TCCC, trained responders expose the wound when the scene allows. If a tourniquet is needed, place a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the bleeding site, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If the source still cannot be found, the first stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on — or convert by protocol.\u003c\/strong\u003e For civilians and most law enforcement, especially in self-aid, leave it on for the receiving clinicians; SAM's labeling says to remove or reposition it only under a medical practitioner's direction.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Military protocol makes every effort to convert within 2 hours when the criteria are met.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePractice before you carry it.\u003c\/strong\u003e SAM labels every SAM XT single-use — reuse can cause infection or reduced performance — so a unit used for practice does not go back into a duty kit.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Drill the click, twist, secure sequence one-handed on each arm and leg, in both placements.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg where direct pressure is not effective or practical\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation of an arm or leg — even one that is barely bleeding\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding you cannot locate under threat: high and tight over clothing, then reassess\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLimbs from 5.75 to 32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm) around\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe groin, armpit or neck — pack those wounds with hemostatic gauze and hold pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint — move above it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eOver keys, phones or other solid objects in clothing\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLimbs larger than 32.5 in. around — outside the labeled range\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe studies behind the numbers above, what each one tested, and how strong it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquets as a class: 232 casualties with 428 tourniquets, Baghdad, 2006 (before the SAM XT existed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurvival 90% when tourniquets were applied before shock vs 10% after; no limb lost because of a tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM-XT vs C-A-T Gen 7 vs SOFTT-W, 60 military medicine cadets, HapMed leg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBleeding control 73.3% vs 67.7% (not significant) vs 35%; pressure 186 vs 175 vs 104 mmHg; slack 5.0 vs 5.2 vs 9 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM XT vs C-A-T, four users, simulated first aid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T better on 7 measures, SAM XT on 2, 12 ties; time to bleeding control 70 s vs 62 s; differences small\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLechner et al., \u003cem\u003eBMC Emerg Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · over clothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T, SAM XT and SOFTT-W over nine clothing setups; trainer hired from SAM Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T and SAM XT always exceeded 180 mmHg; leather motorcycle trousers raised blood loss for both\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLechner et al., \u003cem\u003eInt J Circumpolar Health\u003c\/em\u003e 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · cold-weather clothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7, SAM XT and SOFTT-W over military winter clothing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T and SAM XT reached 180 mmHg in almost all applications; SOFTT-W fell short in some setups\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC update\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReview of limb tourniquets for the CoTCCC's 2019 update\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC voted to update its list in April 2019; the authors note the lack of unbiased data and official test criteria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human clinical data, then manikin studies, then expert review. The SAM XT's published head-to-head data are manikin studies; the human data in this table are for tourniquets as a class.\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe three CoTCCC-recommended windlass designs buyers most often weigh against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT (XT600)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Resources; North American Rescue, U.S. distributor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSlack removal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuto-locking TRUFORCE™ buckle — pull until it clicks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePull the band tight by hand, then fasten\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatcheting pulls on the strap tail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachined 6061-T6 aluminum rod, C-hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRibbed rod, ambidextrous clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTorsion bar with audible lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLabeled limb range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 35 in. (88.9 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 oz packaged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHead-to-head data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e73.3% bleeding control on a manikin leg vs 67.7% C-A-T — no significant difference\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBetter on 7 of 21 manikin metrics vs SAM XT's 2; 12 ties\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 19.4% vs 5.6% C-A-T in volunteers\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — SAM-XT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — C-A-T Gen 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSAM XT figures from SAM Medical;\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e C-A-T figures from North American Rescue;\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e TMT figures from Safeguard Medical.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e Volunteer and manikin results are not directly comparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eCarriers for a windlass tourniquet, the other CoTCCC-recommended designs, and what goes in the kit beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/vanquest-tq-1-tourniquet-holder\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/vanquest-tq-1-tourniquet-holder-5058003.jpg?v=1780528245\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Vanquest TQ-1 Holder\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eVanquest TQ-1 Holder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eMOLLE tourniquet holder with red pull tab\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/5-11-flex-tourniquet-pouch\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/511-flex-tourniquet-pouch-6148279.jpg?v=1780704730\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"5.11 FLEX Tourniquet Pouch\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003e5.11 FLEX Tourniquet Pouch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBelt, MOLLE or armor-carrier pouch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, with a blue trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™ Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™ Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, 2 in. strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-junctional-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/sam-junctional-tourniquet-1759890.jpg?v=1763155871\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® Junctional Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® Junctional Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor groin and armpit bleeding a limb tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking gauze for junctional wounds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure bandage for bleeding below tourniquet level\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eBleeds until the tourniquet is right\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the SAM XT CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the SAM-XT, NSN 6515-01-670-2240, which SAM assigns to its Tactical Black XT600.\u003csup\u003e2,3\u003c\/sup\u003e Orange and blue are the same XT600 in other colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the blue SAM XT a trainer?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. SAM sells Hi-Viz Blue (XT600-BL-EN) as a live tourniquet and registers it as single-use, exactly like the black and orange.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e If your team uses blue to mark training gear, label duty units clearly so nobody confuses the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHigh and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the situation decides. SAM's own instructions use both: directly on the skin 2–3 in. above the wound, or high and tight when the injury site is not easily seen.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e If 2–3 in. lands on a joint, go above the joint. Reassess a hasty tourniquet once the scene allows and convert it to a deliberate one; if the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the pulse below the tourniquet is gone. The buckle has to click first — that is the slack coming out — then the windlass does the rest.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e A correctly tightened tourniquet hurts; SAM lists considerable pain as an expected effect.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet doesn't stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAdd twists. If that fails, apply a second SAM XT side by side with the first and confirm the bleeding has stopped.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on — and should it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSAM's labeling says to leave it in place until a medical practitioner directs otherwise, and warns that application beyond 4 hours may lead to muscle breakdown, fasciotomy or amputation.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e For civilians and most law enforcement, especially in self-aid, leaving it on for the hospital is good practice. The military direction: every effort is made to convert within 2 hours if the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation; non-medical service members do not attempt it past 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Long rural or remote transports are where conversion becomes a real question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould a tourniquet go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The TCCC Guidelines call for a limb tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Early on, adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down; when it wears off they open again and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it work on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSAM labels the SAM XT for limbs from 5.75 in. (14.6 cm) around.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the pediatric studies used the C-A-T, which stopped the arterial pulse in every arm and 93% of thighs of 60 children aged 6 to 16.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c\/sup\u003e Most limb injuries in children never need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing first. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow do I take it off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRelease the time band and untwist the rod. Lift the strap to expose the buckle and lift the tab on its front so the prongs retract. If they do not, cut the strap.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Removal belongs to the receiving clinicians or to protocol-driven conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the factory packaging and keep it ready to apply in a pouch or holder, out of the weather — especially on body armor. Military, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on their person; everyone else as close as possible. Inspect it on a schedule and replace any unit that is damaged or has been applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse a SAM XT?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. SAM labels it single-use; reuse can cause infection or reduced performance.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Dispose of a used unit according to biohazard protocol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× SAM® XT Extremity Tourniquet, metal windlass, in the color selected — Tactical Black (XT600-BK-EN), Hi-Viz Orange (XT600-OR-EN) or Hi-Viz Blue (XT600-BL-EN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eTRUFORCE™ buckle, Precision Strap, TRUFLEX™ plate, aluminum windlass rod, C-hooks and time band — all built in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use. Pouch or holder sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM Medical Products — Tualatin, Oregon, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSAM® XT Extremity Tourniquet, XT600 (metal windlass)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTactical Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXT600-BK-EN · NSN 6515-01-670-2240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHi-Viz Orange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXT600-OR-EN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHi-Viz Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXT600-BL-EN — live tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBuckle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTRUFORCE™ auto-locking buckle with locking prongs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrecision Strap — single-layer nylon webbing with spaced locking holes; hook-and-loop secondary closure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachined 6061-T6 aluminum rod; windlass C-hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePlate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTRUFLEX™ nylon plate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTime band\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeather-resistant hook-and-loop, functions submerged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb circumference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–32.5 in. (14.6–82.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.25 × 2.5 × 1.5 in. (18.4 × 6.3 × 3.8 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePackaged weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4 oz (124.7 g); varies slightly by configuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDurability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMeets MIL-STD-810G (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use; dispose of per biohazard protocol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLabeled cautions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot over solid objects; leave in place until a medical practitioner directs removal; application beyond 4 hours may lead to rhabdomyolysis, fasciotomy or amputation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900 — FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePatents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eU.S. 10,258,347 · 10,363,046\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet (SAM-XT)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 16 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSAM Medical. SAM XT Tourniquet (MW) product information — models XT600-BK-EN, XT600-OR-EN, XT600-BL-EN; NSN; operating specifications. sammedical.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSAM Medical. SAM® XT600 Extremity Tourniquet product overview, AF-SXT600-SS-EN-07.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSAM Medical. SAM® XT Extremity Tourniquet Instructions for Use, AF-XT-IS-EN-5 (issued 2025-11).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Product classification GAX (Tourniquet, Nonpneumatic), 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt; Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing, SAM Medical Products, Tualatin, OR; NLM AccessGUDID records XT600-BK-EN, XT600-OR-EN, XT600-BL-EN, XT700 series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the current generation of tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3-4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Newton NJ, Tan AR, Aden JK 3rd, Dubick MA. New and established models of limb tourniquet compared in simulated first aid. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;18(2):36–41.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eLechner R, Oberst A, Beres Y, et al. COMBAT-C: COntrol of Major Bleeding by Application of Tourniquets over Clothing. \u003cem\u003eBMC Emerg Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2024;24(1):90.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eLechner R, Beres Y, Oberst A, et al. Analysis of tourniquet pressure over military winter clothing and a short review of combat casualty care in cold weather warfare. \u003cem\u003eInt J Circumpolar Health.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;82(1):2194141.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) product information and C-A-T® Gen 7 Instructions for Use, INST-001 Rev 08.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet one-page overview, DTF054_06-23-02.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eHarcke HT, Lawrence LL, Gripp EW, et al. Adult tourniquet for use in school-age emergencies. \u003cem\u003ePediatrics.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;143(6):e20183447.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2009;249(1):1–7.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTreager C, Lopachin T, Mandichak S, et al. A comparison of efficacy, efficiency, and durability in novel tourniquet designs. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;91(2S Suppl 2):S139–S145.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine SAM® Medical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SAM Medical","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":41117435854966,"sku":"XT600-BK-EN","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":41117435887734,"sku":"XT600-OR-EN","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":41117435920502,"sku":"XT600-BL-EN","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306"},{"product_id":"snakestaff-edc-tourniquet","title":"Snakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 Tourniquet — Regular (1 in.)","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems · Everyday-Carry Windlass Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eSnakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 Tourniquet — Regular (1 in.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA windlass limb tourniquet built to be carried every day: 1.4 oz, folded to 1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in., with a 1 in. band. Gen 2 adds three patent-pending changes — a curved Power Curve™ band slot, a Tri-Grip Windlass™ and a steel Power Ring™ that eases the first turns — plus a webbing-backed band and an enlarged carabiner lock. Made in the USA by Snakestaff Systems.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1 in. band · 1.4 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eWindlass + carabiner lock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eGray · Orange · Blue trainer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA-registered, Class I\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eA tourniquet only helps if it is within reach when the bleeding starts. The ETQ's entire design argument is size: small enough to stay on you on the days a larger one would not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA compact windlass limb tourniquet with a 1 in. band, supplied assembled, one per package.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg, and any traumatic amputation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePlace it high and tight over clothing under threat, or on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound when you can see the source. Pull the band as tight as you can, turn the windlass until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone, lock the rod in the carabiner, and record the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eArmed citizens, plainclothes and off-duty officers, and anyone who wants a tourniquet small enough for a pocket, an ankle rig, a vehicle console or a go bag — as the everyday tourniquet or the backup to a full-size one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWindlass rod, carabiner lock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.4 oz (40 g)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eGen 2 features\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Curve™ · Tri-Grip Windlass™ · Power Ring™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCarry colors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eGray · Orange\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTrainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlue — practice only\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, Class I (GAX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the ETQ Gen 2 Regular\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat the Gen 2 changes do, what one inch of band means, and what the record of real uses shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuilt around being carried\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFolded, the Regular ETQ measures 1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in. and weighs 1.4 oz;\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff puts it at about 65% smaller than a standard windlass tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e For scale, a C-A-T® Gen 7 weighs 2.7 oz.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e The size is the point: it fits a pocket, an ankle rig or a vehicle console, where a full-size tourniquet often does not get carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Curve™ band slot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe slot the band pulls through is curved rather than straight. Snakestaff designed it to spread the load across the band and center the tension; with a straight slot, it says, the band runs tighter at its edges than in its middle.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTri-Grip Windlass™\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eEach side of the windlass has three flat faces instead of a round rod, for more finger purchase when hands and gloves are slick. Snakestaff kept the texture short of the point where it tears nitrile gloves, and molds the rod from a high-strength polymer composite.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Ring™\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA steel ring under the windlass lifts it clear of the carabiner and gives mechanical advantage on the first one or two turns — the hardest turns on any windlass tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA backed band and a bigger lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Gen 2 band is backed with webbing so it stays rigid, will not fold onto itself and is easier to lasso around a limb. The body is longer to keep the band straight, and the inside of the carabiner lock is enlarged so the rod still seats after many turns.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat one inch of band means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eHow pressure spreads across a tourniquet's width is one of the factors that sets how much pressure it takes to stop arterial flow.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e The Regular constricts with a 1 in. band. Snakestaff points out that the C-A-T® also tightens with an internal band inside its 1.5 in. strap — researchers measure that internal strap at 2.5 cm.\u003csup\u003e3,8\u003c\/sup\u003e For a constricting band the full 1.5 in. wide, Snakestaff makes the ETQ Wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePull the band tight before you turn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff traces the only negative first-generation reviews it has seen to users who did not tighten the band first, or did not reset the tourniquet after repeated use.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Slack is the enemy of any windlass: in a 60-cadet manikin study, failed applications carried about three times the slack of successful ones.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eNo chemlight on Gen 2\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe first-generation ETQ carried a chemlight. Snakestaff dropped it because it broke and activated in the mail and in pockets, and used the savings to build Gen 2 from more robust materials at the same price.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlue means trainer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Blue ETQ is Snakestaff's designated trainer, made in both widths, so you practice without cycling the tourniquet you carry.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff's warranty covers manufacturing defects for life and excludes repeated use as a trainer.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne casualty, one tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAn ETQ that has been used on a casualty is single use. Do not clean it and return it to a kit — replace it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA public record of real uses\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff keeps a living record of reported real-world uses: 18 records through 31 August 2026 — 13 with the first-generation ETQ, 5 with Gen 2 — with 17 reported as working as expected, no reported product failures and one unreadable source file.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e These are manufacturer-collected reports with no comparison group, not a clinical study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, listed and made in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems (South Salt Lake, Utah) is an FDA-registered device manufacturer, and the ETQ is listed as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet (product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900) — the 510(k)-exempt class every non-pneumatic limb tourniquet sits in.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e The Gen 2 features are patent pending.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the ETQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSnakestaff's sequence for the ETQ, inside the placement rules taught in TCCC and TECC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight — as high on the limb as possible, over clothing, after emptying the pockets under the band. When it is safe and you can see the wound: bare skin, 2–3 in. above it. Never across or directly over a joint; if that spot lands on the knee or elbow, go above the joint.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoute the band.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wrap the band around the limb, or slide the loop over it, and thread it back through the body with the rod facing you.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull the band tight first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the free end as tight as you physically can and fasten it — you should not be able to slide a finger under it. The windlass finishes the job; it cannot make up for slack.\u003csup\u003e4,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull up, then twist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lift the rod and turn it, in either direction, until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It will hurt. Keep turning until both endpoints are met.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seat the rod in the carabiner lock, and lock the remaining band in the gate the same way.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRecord the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the application time on the band or the casualty's skin — \"TQ 1330\" — and tell the receiving team.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess.\u003c\/strong\u003e If bleeding continues or the distal pulse returns, tighten further or apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Pressure under any strap tourniquet can drop within minutes as muscles relax.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on, or convert if you are trained to.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a civilian, and especially after self-aid, leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. Under TCCC, a tourniquet is converted to a hemostatic or pressure dressing as soon as possible — with every effort to do it within 2 hours — when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you carry it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Open the package, route the band and tighten it on your own thigh, then fold it back the way it came. Do the repetitions on a Blue ETQ trainer, not on the tourniquet you carry.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Hands-on training is what makes a tourniquet work — and a skill learned on one model does not fully carry over to another, so train on the one you carry.\u003csup\u003e12,13\u003c\/sup\u003e A hasty tourniquet goes back on the list at the first safe moment: reassess it, and once the source is found, convert it to a deliberate one — a second tourniquet on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tightened, then the first loosened slowly. If the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eEveryday carry on the body — pocket, ankle or belt — and a staged unit in the vehicle, range bag or go bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA second tourniquet alongside the one already in your kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe neck, armpit or groin crease — those wounds are packed and pressed, not tourniqueted; the chest and abdomen are never packed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePlacement across or directly over a joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eMinor bleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePractice — use the Blue ETQ trainer and keep the carry unit untouched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat has been reported for the ETQ, and the independent studies that frame it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems, real-world use record v3.1, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eClinical · manufacturer case log\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 reported non-training uses of the ETQ platform, 2023–2026 (13 first generation, 5 Gen 2), civilian and law-enforcement appliers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 worked as expected, no reported product failures, one unreadable source; no comparison group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWalters et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care\u003c\/em\u003e 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeven commercial tourniquets self-applied to the thigh (n = 18) and the best four to the arm (n = 12), Doppler endpoint; the ETQ did not exist yet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree were 100% effective on both limbs; others failed from too little mechanical advantage, breakage or intolerable pain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7, SAM® XT and SOFTT-W applied by 60 military-medicine cadets to a HapMed leg trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlack predicted failure: 3.2 mm in successful vs 10.5 mm in failed applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople trained on the C-A-T® then applied five tourniquet types\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e92.2% correct with the C-A-T® they trained on, 68.6% with the SOF®TT, 11.8% with elastic designs — skills did not fully transfer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGoralnick et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · randomized trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e465 laypeople at a stadium, simulated tourniquet scenario, four instruction arms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16% correct with no training vs 88% after a one-hour course; 54.5% still correct 3–9 months later\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human-volunteer studies, then simulation and manikin studies, then manufacturer reports. The four independent studies tested other tourniquets; they are listed for what they show about mechanical advantage, slack and training, which apply to the ETQ as to any windlass tourniquet — and the 2005 volunteer study is the reason independent testing matters at all.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff states it has run human-subject testing with Doppler and ultrasound confirmation of arterial occlusion and is working with universities on independent trials.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe two Snakestaff widths, and the full-size windlass tourniquet most buyers weigh them against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Regular\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Wide\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, Tri-Grip Windlass™ with Power Ring™\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, Tri-Grip Windlass™ with Power Ring™\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod over a free-moving internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. constricting band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass lock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass clip plus a windlass strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.4 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length 37.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTrainer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue ETQ trainer, 1 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue ETQ trainer, 1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue C-A-T® Gen 7 trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eETQ figures from Snakestaff; C-A-T® figures from North American Rescue.\u003csup\u003e3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff notes the current ETQ was developed after the last comprehensive CoTCCC tourniquet review.\u003csup\u003e2,3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe carriers made for the ETQ, the wider ETQ, full-size tourniquets, and the rest of the bleeding-control kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-snakeskin-etq-sleeve\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-snakeskin-etq-sleeve-1931797.webp?v=1780529673\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Snakeskin ETQ Sleeve\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSnakeskin ETQ Sleeve\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eElastic sleeve that keeps the ETQ folded and clean\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-snakeskin-pro\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-snakeskin-pro-9992365.webp?v=1780702109\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Snakeskin PRO\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSnakeskin PRO\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eIWB, OWB or MOLLE carrier for the ETQ\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-edc-tourniquet-gen-2-wide\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-etq-tourniquet-gen-2-wide-7277892.jpg?v=1780703899\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"ETQ Gen 2 Wide\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Wide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe same platform with a 1.5 in. band\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended full-size windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet with auto-locking buckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor the wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure dressing for bleeding below tourniquet level\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePractice limb for tourniquet drills\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eRegular (1 in.) or Wide (1.5 in.)?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSame platform and the same Gen 2 features. The Regular is the smallest at 1.4 oz; the Wide adds a 1.5 in. constricting band at 1.8 oz.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Choose the Wide if you want the wider band; choose the Regular when size decides whether it gets carried at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it work on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff designed the ETQ with small limbs in mind and states it tightens down to a 1 in. diameter, smaller than many tourniquets.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the debate is at the extreme small end. Most bleeding limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and use a tourniquet for truly life-threatening bleeding. For a child 2 years old or younger, firm direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhy put a tourniquet on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause it will bleed. Adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down in the first minutes; when it wears off, they open and the bleeding starts. The TCCC Guidelines call for a tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTighten it further. If the bleeding still has not stopped, apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e A large thigh is the most common place this happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhen does it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — above all when you applied it to yourself — leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. The military direction is different: a trained provider makes every effort to convert a tourniquet within 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched and it is not an amputation; first-aid-level providers do not convert after 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e On a long rural or remote transport, conversion becomes a real consideration — and a decision for someone trained to make it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I practice with the ETQ I carry?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. Snakestaff makes a Blue ETQ trainer for practice and advises against putting repeated tightening cycles on the tourniquet you rely on; its warranty excludes repeated use as a trainer.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the package, handle it once, then fold it the way Snakestaff shows and stage it — in a Snakeskin sleeve or Snakeskin PRO — covered and out of the weather.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone carrying a weapon keep it on their person. Everyone else keeps one as close as possible: on the body, in the gear bag, the go bag and the vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan it be reused after it has been on someone?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. A tourniquet used on a casualty is single use — replace it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat is its FDA status?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems is an FDA-registered manufacturer and lists the ETQ as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX — a 510(k)-exempt device class.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Snakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 tourniquet, Regular (1 in.), supplied assembled — Gray or Orange for carry, Blue for training only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eWebbing-backed 1 in. band, Power Curve™ slot, Tri-Grip Windlass™, Power Ring™ and carabiner lock, all built into the device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003ePrinted instructions with a QR code, written for a bystander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty. Snakeskin sleeve and carrier sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSnakestaff Systems, LLC — South Salt Lake, Utah, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eETQ™ Gen 2 everyday-carry tourniquet, Regular (1 in.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-pneumatic windlass limb tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 in., backed with webbing for rigidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand slot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Curve™ curved slot (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTri-Grip Windlass™, high-strength polymer composite (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeverage aid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Ring™ steel ring under the windlass (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock with enlarged interior\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.4 oz (40 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray · Orange · Blue (trainer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer item numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e162-00014 Gray · 162-00037 Orange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use on a casualty; Blue unit is a trainer, not for casualty care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistered establishment 3024453223; listed as a nonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWarranty (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime, manufacturing defects; excludes repeated use as a trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 13 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. ETQ Gen 2 product description and technical specifications, snakestaffsystems.com, accessed October 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. ETQ Gen 2 instructions (last reviewed 25 August 2026) and How to apply a tourniquet, snakestaffsystems.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. Frequently asked questions — product, testing and warranty, snakestaffsystems.com, accessed October 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. Real-world usage data, version 3.1, updated through 31 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. C-A-T® Gen 7 product specifications: open length 37.5 in., strap width 1.5 in., weight 2.7 oz; Gen 7 trainer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Coughlin O, Rometti MRP, et al. Tourniquet pressures: strap width and tensioning system widths. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2014;14(4):19–29.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the current generation of tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3–4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing: Snakestaff Systems, registration 3024453223, Everyday Carry Tourniquet (ETQ), product code GAX; product classification GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWalters TJ, Wenke JC, Kauvar DS, McManus JG, Holcomb JB, Baer DG. Effectiveness of self-applied tourniquets in human volunteers. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care.\u003c\/em\u003e 2005;9(4):416–422.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic training among laypeople applying different tourniquet types: a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eGoralnick E, Chaudhary MA, McCarty JC, et al. Effectiveness of instructional interventions for hemorrhage control readiness for laypersons in the Public Access and Tourniquet Training Study (PATTS): a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;153(9):791–799.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine Snakestaff Systems\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Snakestaff Systems","offers":[{"title":"Gray","offer_id":42589146841206,"sku":"361-00007","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":42589145596022,"sku":"361-00011","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":42726085361782,"sku":"361-00009","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-edc-tourniquet-vendor-1.gif?v=1780705822"},{"product_id":"tq-ram","title":"TQ-RAM Pressure Point Device","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 28px;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical · Junctional Pressure Adjunct\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5;margin:0 0 12px;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eTQ-RAM Pressure Point Device\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc;max-width:640px;margin:0 0 18px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA 0.62 oz arched-dome pressure device that holds directed compression over a packed wound, freeing the responder's hands. Built as an accessory to the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet: The TMT strap routes over the dome and tightens. Single-patient use, made in the USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e0.62 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTMT accessory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eNot made with natural rubber latex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e7-year shelf life\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d;margin:22px 0 22px;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eHemostatic packing needs sustained pressure, and a single responder rarely has a spare hand to give it — this is a device that holds the pressure while the survey continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212;margin:0 0 4px;\"\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0px 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;margin:0 0 14px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSingle configuration. Tap to see what ships in the package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#f1ead6;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;background:#5e573d;color:#f5f5f5;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003eVIEW ▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat's Included \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— PN 31-150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding:12px 20px 16px 34px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× TQ-RAM Pressure Point Device — arched dome for direct or through-dressing point pressure, attaches via the TMT™ strap system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003ePart number 31-150 · 4.0 in. × 2.5 in. × 1.75 in. · 0.62 oz (17.5 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eSingle-patient use · not made with natural rubber latex · shelf life 7 years from manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eSold standalone. The Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet the device is designed to attach to is a separate purchase and is not included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#5e573d;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eTQ-RAM Pressure Point Device — specifications\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePart number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e31-150\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e0.62 oz (17.5 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e4.0 in. × 2.5 in. × 1.75 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eArched dome for direct or indirect (through-dressing) point pressure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDesigned as a TMT™ accessory; attaches via the TMT strap system\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eLatex\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eNot made with natural rubber latex\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eUse type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSingle-patient use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e7 years from manufacture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eCountry of origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eCoTCCC status\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eAdjunct device — not independently CoTCCC-listed. It complements the CoTCCC-recommended TMT but carries no recommendation of its own.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;\"\u003eTCCC Guidelines call for direct pressure over hemostatic gauze to be maintained for a minimum of three minutes to achieve hemostasis. The manufacturer positions the TQ-RAM as the means of maintaining that pressure without the responder remaining stationary. Junctional hemorrhage context cited by the manufacturer: Research in the Journal of Trauma (2013) identified junctional wounds as responsible for a meaningful share of potentially survivable combat deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWho Carries It\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilitary medics and combat first responders\u003c\/strong\u003e holding point pressure over wound packing while the trauma survey continues · \u003cstrong\u003eTMT users — operators and combat lifesavers\u003c\/strong\u003e, for whom this is the purpose-built accessory · \u003cstrong\u003eLaw enforcement and TEMS\u003c\/strong\u003e managing inguinal and axillary bleeding where a windlass tourniquet cannot be placed · \u003cstrong\u003eEMS and tactical paramedics\u003c\/strong\u003e maintaining dressing pressure through packaging and transport · \u003cstrong\u003eTCCC skills programs\u003c\/strong\u003e teaching junctional hemorrhage control alongside tourniquet application and wound packing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWound packing and junctional hemorrhage control are trained skills performed within scope of practice and local protocol. CoTCCC guidance addresses junctional hemorrhage through dedicated junctional tourniquet devices; this is an adjunct that holds pressure, not a substitute for a junctional tourniquet where one is indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:22px 0 0;padding:18px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/safeguard_medical_logo.webp?v=1714575577\" alt=\"Genuine Safeguard Medical\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:46px;width:auto;flex:0 0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212;margin:0 0 3px;\"\u003eGenuine Safeguard Medical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Safeguard Medical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42074665484406,"sku":"31-150","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tq-ram-pressure-point-device-9435922.jpg?v=1763154234"},{"product_id":"lst-life-saving-tourniquet-the-israeli-tourniquet","title":"LST Life Saving Tourniquet — Junctional and Limb","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eTWM · Tsadik Weiser Medical · Junctional Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eLST Life Saving Tourniquet — Junctional and Limb\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA strap-and-windlass tourniquet with a detachable pressure pin. On an arm or leg it works like a standard windlass tourniquet; for the groin or the shoulder, the pin goes over the artery that feeds the limb and the strap drives it down. The FDA cleared the LST in April 2026 to control difficult bleeds in the inguinal and axilla areas. Manufactured by TWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA-cleared junctional — K254060\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLimb and junctional modes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eDetachable pressure pin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSingle use\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eA limb tourniquet stops where the limb meets the body. The LST puts a pressure point there — and still works as a limb tourniquet below it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA dual-mode tourniquet: a windlass limb tourniquet, plus a detachable pressure pin that turns it into a junctional tourniquet for the groin and the shoulder.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eDifficult bleeding in the groin (inguinal) or armpit (axilla) area — its FDA-cleared indications — and life-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eJunctional: pin over the artery, hands-on pressure, strap closed tight, handle turned for more pressure, and manual pressure kept on through evacuation. Limb: like any windlass tourniquet.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary medics, tactical and EMS providers who carry a junctional capability alongside their limb tourniquets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eJunctional + limb tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA (junctional)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e510(k) K254060 · Class II\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCleared for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eInguinal and axilla bleeding\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLimb mode\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWindlass · registered Class I\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePressure point\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eDetachable silicone-tipped pin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use · nonsterile\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePopulation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eAdults\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIsrael MoH\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eAMAR 37440001\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePatents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIL 303402 · US 12,419,649\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the LST\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat it does at the groin and shoulder, what the FDA cleared, and how thin the evidence still is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne device, two jobs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOn an arm or a leg the LST works like a standard windlass tourniquet. For the shoulder or upper thigh, a dedicated pressure pin presses on the artery that feeds the limb.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e The device is a handle, an inner strap, a buckle, a bridge, the pressure pin and a \"cut here\" section.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhy junctional bleeding needs its own tool\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA limb tourniquet cannot get above a wound in the groin or the armpit. The TCCC Guidelines direct that when a bleeding site is amenable to a junctional tourniquet, one goes on immediately — with hemostatic packing and direct pressure if no junctional tourniquet is available, or while it is being readied.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eFDA-cleared for the groin and the armpit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe FDA cleared the LST on 3 April 2026 under 510(k) K254060 as a Class II vascular clamp (21 CFR 870.4450, product code DXC) — the same classification as the SAM® Junctional Tourniquet, the JETT® and the AAJT-S. The cleared indications: battlefield and trauma situations, to control difficult bleeds in the inguinal area and in the axilla area, in adults.\u003csup\u003e3,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the FDA review rested on\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTWM showed substantial equivalence to the SAM® Junctional Tourniquet with bench testing — usability, pressure retention and effectiveness during evacuation. The submission included no animal or clinical testing.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe volunteer study\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 32 healthy volunteers, the LST at the supraclavicular position stopped flow in 31 by all three measures — palpable pulse, pulse oximetry and Doppler. At the femoral position it did so in 30 of 31; one volunteer declined the groin. Five supraclavicular applications needed the rod for extra pressure.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRead that study with its limits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIts author is the LST's co-founder and chief medical officer. It had no comparison group, used volunteers who were not bleeding, did not measure the pressure applied, and did not test the device during transport — limits the paper states itself.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eGroin: the pin over the femoral artery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eConnect the pressure pin and place the LST over the pelvic bones with the pin over the femoral artery. Press on the device by hand until the bleeding stops, close the strap tightly, then turn the handle until the bleeding stops completely and secure it.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eShoulder: the pin above the collarbone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eConnect the pin and seat it over the subclavian artery, perpendicular to the neck, pressing by hand until the bleeding stops. Pass the strap through the casualty's belt — or a second tourniquet — and through the buckle, close it tightly, and turn the handle for more pressure.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e This is the supraclavicular position the volunteer study tested.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eLimb mode: 6 cm above the wound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOn an arm or leg, TWM places the LST 6 cm (2.5 in.) above the injury, closes the strap firmly, turns the handle until the bleeding stops, and secures the handle and strap.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e That is the deliberate placement; under fire or with no visible source, the hasty high-and-tight placement over clothing still applies.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e TWM's label: never on a joint, never directly on the wound.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eHands stay on through evacuation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn both junctional modes, TWM's instructions call for manual pressure on the device throughout the evacuation.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e A 2019 systematic review found no evaluation of any junctional tourniquet during patient transport,\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e so plan for someone to stay with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use, stored sealed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe LST is nonsterile and single use — do not reuse it — and TWM instructs storing it in its original packaging.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e It is made for the professional user, and TWM states its instructions do not replace training.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBuilt by combat veterans\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical was founded by Yaakov Tsadik, an IDF commando veteran, and Dr. Giora Weiser, a senior pediatric emergency physician at Shaare Zedek Medical Center who serves as an IDF reserve physician.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e The LST carries Israeli Ministry of Health AMAR registration 37440001, Israeli patent 303402\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e and U.S. patent 12,419,649.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the LST\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eTWM's sequence for each mode, inside TCCC's order of operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDecide: limb or junctional.\u003c\/strong\u003e If a limb tourniquet can get above the wound, it is a limb bleed. If the source is in the groin or armpit, it is junctional — and the junctional tourniquet goes on as soon as it is ready.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePack and press while you set it up.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pack the wound with hemostatic gauze and hold direct pressure while the LST is readied.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGroin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pin connected, device over the pelvic bones with the pin over the femoral artery; press by hand until the bleeding stops; close the strap tightly; turn the handle until the bleeding stops completely, then secure it.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eShoulder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pin connected and seated over the subclavian artery, perpendicular to the neck; press by hand until the bleeding stops; route the strap through the casualty's belt or a second tourniquet and the buckle; close it tightly; turn the handle for more pressure.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKeep your hands on it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Maintain manual pressure on the device throughout the evacuation.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb mode.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deliberate: bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound — TWM specifies 6 cm (2.5 in.) — moving above the joint if that spot lands on one. Hasty, under fire or with no visible source: high and tight over the clothing. Never across a joint. Turn the handle until the bleeding stops and the pulse below it is gone; secure the handle and strap.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMark the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use the time and date field on the device, and record it on the casualty card.\u003csup\u003e1,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHand it off.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell the receiving team a junctional device is on, where the pin sits and when it went on, and keep reassessing until they take over.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGet hands-on instruction first.\u003c\/strong\u003e TWM makes the LST for the professional user and states its instructions do not replace training.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The LST is single use: practice on a unit set aside for training, never on the one you stage.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eDifficult bleeding in the groin (inguinal area) — an FDA-cleared indication\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eDifficult bleeding at the shoulder and armpit (axilla area) — an FDA-cleared indication\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, in limb mode\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eUpper-thigh and shoulder wounds and high amputations too close to the body for a limb tourniquet\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eNeck wounds — pack them with care so the airway is not compressed; the lower neck above the collarbone can be packed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe chest or abdomen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross a joint or directly on the wound\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eChildren — the FDA clearance covers adults\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eReuse — it is single use\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eEvery study cited above, what it tested, and how strong the evidence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeiser, \u003cem\u003eChin J Traumatol\u003c\/em\u003e 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLST at supraclavicular and femoral positions, 32 healthy volunteers; author is the device's co-founder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComplete occlusion 31\/32 supraclavicular and 30\/31 femoral by pulse, oximetry and Doppler; no comparison group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA 510(k) K254060, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eBench · regulatory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUsability, pressure retention and effectiveness-during-evacuation testing against the SAM® Junctional Tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSubstantially equivalent; no animal or clinical testing in the submission\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSmith et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSystematic review · meta-analysis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEight volunteer studies of the AAJT, JETT, SAM® Junctional Tourniquet and CRoC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePooled effectiveness 83% JETT, 87% SAM-JT, 95% CRoC; AAJT groin 100% in two studies; transport not evaluated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eAll junctional tourniquet data, the LST's included, come from healthy volunteers. The LST's single study is small, uncontrolled and written by the device's co-founder; field outcomes have not been reported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe junctional devices a buyer weighs against the LST — all cleared by the FDA as Class II vascular clamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eLST\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSAM® Junctional Tourniquet\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eJETT®\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eAAJT-S\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHow it compresses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDetachable pressure pin on a strap, tightened with a windlass handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-pumped pneumatic target compression device\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrapezoidal pressure pads on threaded T-handles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInflatable wedge-shaped bladder on a belt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA 510(k)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eK254060 (2026)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eK123694, K131561 (2013)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eK123194 (2013)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eK221661 (2023)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA-cleared indications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficult bleeds in the inguinal and axilla areas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInguinal and axilla bleeds; pelvic fracture immobilization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficult bleeds in the inguinal area\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBleeding in the pelvis, inguinal area and axilla; pelvic fracture stabilization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb tourniquet mode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — windlass limb mode\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eVolunteer occlusion data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\/32 supraclavicular, 30\/31 femoral (one study, n = 32)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e87% pooled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e83% pooled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGroin 100% in two studies (AAJT)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC list\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNamed 2019; current list names no junctional device\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNamed 2019; current list names no junctional device\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eIndications are each device's FDA-cleared wording.\u003csup\u003e3,9\u003c\/sup\u003e Pooled volunteer figures are from Smith et al.;\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e the LST figure is its own study.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe other junctional devices, the limb tourniquet beside it, and the packing that holds the line while it goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-junctional-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/sam-junctional-tourniquet-1759890.jpg?v=1763155871\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® Junctional Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® Junctional Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePneumatic junctional device — the LST's FDA predicate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/junctional-emergency-treatment-tool-jett\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/junctional-emergency-treatment-tool-jett-9166416.jpg?v=1763155913\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"JETT®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eJETT®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eScrew-driven pads for groin bleeding\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/abdominal-aortic-and-junctional-tourniquet-stabilized-aajt-s\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/abdominal-aortic-and-junctional-tourniquet-stabilized-aajt-s-6704005.jpg?v=1780703980\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"AAJT-S\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eAAJT-S\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eInflatable junctional and pelvic device\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking for the groin and armpit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/xstat-p30-wound-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/xstat-p30-wound-dressing-1590506.png?v=1780702645\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"XSTAT® P30\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eXSTAT® P30\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor deep, narrow junctional wound tracks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/celox-rapid-hemostatic-wound-packing-gauze\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/celox-rapid-hemostatic-wound-packing-gauze-3267922.jpg?v=1780702483\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"CELOX™ Rapid Gauze\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCELOX™ Rapid Gauze\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eChitosan packing gauze\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure dressing over packed wounds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs it FDA-cleared?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes, as a junctional device: 510(k) K254060, cleared 3 April 2026, Class II, for difficult bleeds in the inguinal and axilla areas.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e TWM also registers and lists the LST with the FDA as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet (510(k)-exempt).\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan it replace my limb tourniquet?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt works as a windlass limb tourniquet,\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e but it is not one of the CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquets.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e If your protocol requires a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet, carry one for arms and legs and stage the LST for the groin and shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan it be used on a neck wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo — its FDA-cleared indications are the inguinal and axilla areas.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The shoulder application sits above the collarbone to compress the subclavian artery,\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e which is not the same thing. Neck wounds are packed with care so the airway is not compressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eDoes it hold during transport?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTWM's instructions call for manual pressure on the device throughout evacuation in both junctional modes.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The FDA submission included bench testing of effectiveness during evacuation;\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e the volunteer study did not test transport,\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e and a 2019 systematic review found no evaluation of any junctional tourniquet during patient transport.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e Keep a hand on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse it or train with it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt is single use — TWM's label says do not reuse.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Train on a unit set aside for training and keep the one you stage sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan it be used on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe FDA clearance covers adults.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Most limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and to a tourniquet only for truly life-threatening bleeding. For children 2 and under, direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I store and carry it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTWM's label instructs storing the LST in its original packaging.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Stage that package where it can be reached fast — on the medic's kit, not buried in a bag — and out of the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on in limb mode?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement, leave a limb tourniquet on for the receiving clinicians. Military direction differs: TCCC calls for converting a limb tourniquet as soon as possible when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not controlling an amputation, making every effort to do it in under 2 hours, and not removing one that has been on more than 6 hours without close monitoring and lab capability.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Conversion is buddy aid by someone trained to do it; long transport delays are where it becomes a real question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat are the time-and-date field and the \"cut here\" mark for?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe field on the device is where the application time goes. The \"cut here\" section lets excess strap be cut off at the marked point, and the pressure pin disconnects by pulling it.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one single-use device\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× LST Life Saving Tourniquet — strap, buckle, bridge and windlass handle, assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eDetachable pressure pin (silicone-tipped cone) for junctional use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eTime and date field on the device; \"cut here\" section for excess strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eNonsterile, single use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical Ltd., Israel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLST – Life Saving Tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJunctional tourniquet with a windlass limb mode\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eComponents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle, inner strap, buckle, bridge, detachable pressure pin, \"cut here\" section\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePressure point\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCone with a silicone head on the bridge; disconnects by pulling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA (junctional)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e510(k) K254060, cleared 3 April 2026 — Class II, 21 CFR 870.4450 (vascular clamp), product code DXC; predicate SAM® Junctional Tourniquet (K131561)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA-cleared indications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBattlefield and trauma situations: control difficult bleeds in the inguinal area and in the axilla area\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA (limb)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistered and listed as a nonpneumatic tourniquet — Class I (510(k)-exempt), 21 CFR 878.5900, product code GAX; TWM establishment 3038185753\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePopulation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdults\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSterility \/ use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNonsterile · single use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn its original packaging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb placement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 cm (2.5 in.) above the injury; never on a joint or directly on the wound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eIsrael\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinistry of Health AMAR registration 37440001; ISO 13485-certified manufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePatents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIsrael 303402; U.S. 12,419,649 B2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 11 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. 510(k) K254060, Life Saving Tourniquet, TW Medical (Tsadik-Weiser Medical, Ltd.), cleared 3 April 2026: decision letter, Indications for Use and 510(k) summary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment registration and device listing: TWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical Ltd., registration 3038185753, \"LST – Life Saving Tourniquet\", product codes GAX and DXC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical Ltd. LST product label and instructions for use, version 1.1; LST user manual. t-w-medical.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTWM – Tsadik Weiser Medical Ltd. LST – Life Saving Tourniquet product and company pages. t-w-medical.com\/en.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWeiser G. LST — a novel junctional tourniquet: a study of feasibility and effectiveness. \u003cem\u003eChin J Traumatol.\u003c\/em\u003e 2026;29(2):150–152. doi:10.1016\/j.cjtee.2025.04.004.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSmith S, White J, Wanis KN, Beckett A, McAlister VC, Hilsden R. The effectiveness of junctional tourniquets: a systematic review and meta-analysis. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;86(3):532–539.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. 510(k) K123694 and K131561, SAM Junctional Tourniquet; K123194, Junctional Emergency Treatment Tool; K221661, Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet – Stabilized (AAJT-S).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 6 May 2019 (junctional tourniquets and devices).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTsadik Y (inventor); TWM Tsadik Wieser Medical Ltd. US 12,419,649 B2 (continuation of US 19\/058,548); WO 2024\/246888 A1; priority IL 303402.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine LST — TWM Tsadik Weiser Medical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TWM Tsadik Weiser Medical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42225559273590,"sku":"TWM-LST","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/lst-life-saving-extremity-and-junctional-tourniquet-the-israeli-tourniquet-4105060.jpg?v=1780700336"},{"product_id":"the-advantage-r-pressure-bar-set","title":"The Advantage® Pressure Bar Set","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 28px;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions · Directed-Pressure Device\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5;margin:0 0 12px;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe Advantage® Pressure Bar Set\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc;max-width:640px;margin:0 0 18px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe full configuration of 6:8 Medical Solutions' patented Popp Point Pressure™ system: The pressure bar plus three differently sized pressure heads, stored on a MOLLE- and pocket-compatible card. Three heads means the application surface can be matched to the wound rather than the other way round. Six ounces, FDA listed and CE marked as a Class I non-sterile device, with an 8-year shelf life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eBar + 3 sized heads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMOLLE\/pocket storage card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e6 oz · 8-year shelf life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA listed · CE marked · latex-free\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d;margin:22px 0 22px;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eHands-free pressure is only useful if the pressure lands where the bleeding is. Three head sizes is what turns one device into a device that fits the wound in front of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212;margin:0 0 4px;\"\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0px 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;margin:0 0 14px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOne complete set per package, in a single configuration — no size or color options. The standalone pressure bar without the extra heads is a separate product with its own part number. Tap to see what ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#f1ead6;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;background:#5e573d;color:#f5f5f5;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003eVIEW ▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Ships \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— bar, three heads, storage card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding:12px 20px 16px 34px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× Advantage® Pressure Bar, patented Popp Point Pressure™ (P3D) mechanism \u003cspan style=\"color:#5e573d;\"\u003e· Set SKU TADV-01\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e3× Sized pressure-head attachments — small through large application surfaces for different wound sizes and body sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× MOLLE- and pocket-compatible storage card holding the heads organized and attachable to a pouch or plate carrier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003ePackaged at 5 in. × 3.75 in. × 1.5 in., 6 oz total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eClass I non-sterile device — no sterile barrier packaging, no dressing, gauze or tourniquet included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#5e573d;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Advantage® Pressure Bar Set — specifications\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSKU\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTADV-01\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eContents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e1 × pressure bar + 3 × sized pressure heads + MOLLE\/pocket storage card\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTechnology\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePatented P3D — Popp Point Pressure Device\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e6 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePackaged size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e5 in. × 3.75 in. × 1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eRegulatory status\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eFDA listed · CE marked · Class I, non-sterile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e8 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eLatex content\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eLatex-free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eMOLLE compatible via the storage card; also pocket carry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eRelated part number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTADV-02 — standalone Advantage® Pressure Bar without the additional heads (separate product)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;\"\u003eNon-sterile means what it says: This device is not supplied sterile and is not a wound-contact dressing. It applies pressure over a dressing or wound pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWho Carries It\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTactical and law enforcement medics\u003c\/strong\u003e who need directed pressure held while both hands move to the next task · \u003cstrong\u003eEMS and fire\u003c\/strong\u003e managing sustained pressure through packaging and transport · \u003cstrong\u003eKit builders and unit medical officers\u003c\/strong\u003e equipping across a range of casualty sizes and wound patterns, where the three-head coverage is the reason to take the Set over the standalone bar · \u003cstrong\u003eRemote and prolonged field care\u003c\/strong\u003e where pressure has to hold for longer than an operator can hold it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected pressure over a wound is an adjunct to hemorrhage control, applied within your scope of practice and local protocol alongside — not instead of — tourniquet use, wound packing and pressure dressings where those are indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:22px 0 0;padding:18px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/fudge-68-medical-logo-cropped.png?v=1780018758\" alt=\"Genuine 6:8 Medical Solutions\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:46px;width:auto;flex:0 0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212;margin:0 0 3px;\"\u003eGenuine 6:8 Medical Solutions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"6:8 Medical Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42226428543094,"sku":"TADV-01","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/the-advantage-pressure-bar-set-6152492.jpg?v=1780528702"},{"product_id":"x8t-tactical-tourniquet-rapid-hemorrhage-control-with-one-handed-operatio","title":"RCR Medical X8T™ Tourniquet — Tactical, Emergency \u0026 Practice","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eRCR Medical · Rotary-Dial Limb Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eX8T™ Tourniquet — Tactical, Emergency \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA 1.5 in. limb tourniquet that replaces the windlass rod with RCR Medical's patented Maximum Efficiency Dial (MED™) — a ratcheting dial that locks itself with every click, ten clicks to a half-turn, so there is no rod to catch, clip or strap down. A self-securing double-redirect strap, a quick-release buckle for a trapped limb and, on current Gen 3 production, an integrated conversion key for a slow, controlled release. Made in the USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eSelf-securing dial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1.5 in. strap · 500 lb tensile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLimbs 5–37.5 in. around\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eBlack · Orange · Blue practice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA-registered, Class I\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eThe X8T's case is security: a dial that holds every click on its own and a strap that cannot come unthreaded — so there is no rod to secure and no hook-and-loop to press down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA non-elastic 1.5 in. limb tourniquet tightened by a self-locking rotary dial, one per package.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg, and any traumatic amputation, on limbs RCR rates from 5 in. to 37.5 in. around.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePosition, cinch, rotate: place it high and tight over clothing under threat, or on bare skin 2–3 in. above a wound you can see; pull the strap tight; turn the dial until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone — then one or two clicks more. The dial holds every click.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eAgencies, EMS and civilians who prefer a self-securing tightening system: Black for tactical carry, Orange for public-access and emergency kits. Blue is the practice unit and never goes in a kit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRatcheting dial, 10 clicks = 180°\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap width\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.5 in. (3.8 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eLimb range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5–37.5 in. around (Gen 3)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eStrap strength\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e500 lb tensile\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e≈4.2 oz (120 g), measured\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRelease\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eQuick-release buckle · conversion key (Gen 3)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlack X8T-T · Orange X8T-E · Blue X8T-P practice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, Class I (GAX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the X8T\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eHow the dial works, what an independent lab found, and the handful of things that trip people up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA dial instead of a rod\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRCR's Maximum Efficiency Dial sits on a toothed base; the interlocking teeth let it turn one way only, and each turn twists a strap anchored at both redirects, shortening the whole width of the strap around the limb.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e It self-secures and allows incremental tightening and release.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTen clicks make a half-turn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTen tooth advances equal 180° of dial rotation — the same as one half-turn of a windlass rod — so pressure goes up in much finer steps.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e In the lab, adding a click after the first completion took a median of 2 seconds, against medians of 10 to 18 seconds for windlass-rod tourniquets.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eIt occluded every time in a 40-person lab study\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eDrake University researchers applied the X8T to the arms and thighs of 40 volunteers: all 80 applications reached arterial occlusion, and median occlusion pressures were 298 mmHg on the arm and 359 mmHg on the thigh. Holding occlusion for 100 seconds took one or more extra clicks in 5 of 40 arm and 28 of 40 thigh applications.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e The devices were donated by RCR; the study had no outside funding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eLower completion pressure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause the strap shortens across its full width and in fine increments, X8T completion pressures were lower than those of four windlass-rod tourniquets tested on largely the same volunteers.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e The authors point out that completion pressure is what matters for pressure injury to the tissue underneath, especially on a long transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eNothing to secure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn a 64-person study of eight tourniquet designs, self-securing tightening systems such as the X8T's had no securing struggles and no tightening-system security failures; windlass-rod designs had 58 securing struggles, and 103 of the 109 applications left incorrectly secured involved hook-and-loop or rod-securing steps. One X8T application was left unsecured through a strap-routing mistake.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eKeep turning past the point it stops\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe most common reason for failure in that study was stopping too soon, and it happened most often with the X8T, the TMT™ and the SOF®TT-W Gen 3 — with the X8T, appliers tended to keep hand pressure on the dial between clicks.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The researchers recommend at least one click past occlusion, and suggest aiming for two clicks past the point the visible bleeding stops before checking for a distal pulse.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eKnow where to pull\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn the same study, 28.1% of appliers had some difficulty working out where to pull on the X8T, a problem seen with no other design.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e The free end carries a red pull tab that keeps the strap from unthreading, and the Gen 3 label carries a printed PULL arrow.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Practice removes the guesswork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA clip for a trapped limb\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe quick-release side buckle opens the loop so the strap can go around a limb that cannot be lifted, then clips shut.\u003csup\u003e3,5\u003c\/sup\u003e Gen 3 updates and shortens the buckle and adds an integrated curve for small limbs.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eReleasing it takes strength — Gen 3 adds a conversion key\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe lab team found releasing the Gen 2 dial sometimes very difficult, needing more hand strength than most bracket-secured windlass tourniquets, with the first release hard to limit to one click.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e RCR's Gen 3 integrates a conversion key into the D-ring for a slow, controlled release when converting to a secondary dressing.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSmall limbs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRCR rates the X8T for limbs from adult size down to a pediatric 2T — 37.5 in. to 5 in. around — with Gen 3's curved buckle fitting the smaller end.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The lab team notes that the length of the dial base does not allow pressure around cylinders quite as small as some windlass tourniquets can reach.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree colors, three jobs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBlack X8T-T is the Tactical model and Orange X8T-E the high-visibility Emergency model — the same device in two colors.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Blue X8T-P is the Practice unit, royal blue so it is never mistaken for a live tourniquet, and built to be used hundreds of times.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e It is a training device: never stage it in a kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, labeled and made in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRCR Medical Products (McKinney, Texas) is an FDA-registered manufacturer, and the X8T is listed as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet (product code GAX) — the 510(k)-exempt class every non-pneumatic limb tourniquet sits in; its device record marks it single use.\u003csup\u003e6,7\u003c\/sup\u003e The strap label carries a Time Applied field.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the X8T\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eRCR's position–cinch–rotate sequence, inside the placement rules taught in TCCC and TECC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight — as high on the limb as possible, over clothing. When it is safe and you can see the wound: bare skin, 2–3 in. above it. Never across or directly over a joint; if that spot lands on the knee or elbow, go above the joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePosition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slide the loop over the limb, or unclip the quick-release buckle, pass the strap around a trapped limb and clip it shut.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCinch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the free end by the red tab as tight as you can before you touch the dial — the dial finishes the job; a loose strap costs clicks.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRotate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Turn the dial. It clicks and holds each click on its own. Keep turning until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It will hurt.\u003csup\u003e1,3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eHands off, then check.\u003c\/strong\u003e Take your hand off the dial, look and feel again, and add clicks if bleeding or a pulse returns — then one or two more.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRecord the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the application time in the Time Applied field on the strap label and tell the receiving team.\u003csup\u003e1,3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess.\u003c\/strong\u003e If bleeding continues, keep tightening or apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on, or convert if you are trained to.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a civilian, and especially after self-aid, leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. Under TCCC, a tourniquet is converted to a hemostatic or pressure dressing as soon as possible — with every effort to do it within 2 hours — when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e On Gen 3, the conversion key controls the release.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePractice on the Blue X8T-P, not on the unit you carry.\u003c\/strong\u003e A dial is applied differently from a windlass, and a skill learned on one tourniquet does not fully carry over to another — train on the design you carry.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e A hasty tourniquet goes back on the list at the first safe moment: reassess it, and once the source is found, convert it to a deliberate one — a second tourniquet on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tightened, then the first loosened slowly. If the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA trapped limb you cannot lift — unclip, wrap, clip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePublic-access and emergency kits (Orange) and tactical carry (Black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe neck, armpit or groin crease — those wounds are packed and pressed, not tourniqueted; the chest and abdomen are never packed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePlacement across or directly over a joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eMinor bleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eCasualty care with the Blue X8T-P — it is a practice unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThree independent studies tested the X8T itself. Here is what each found, including the problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eX8T-T2G applied to mid-arm and mid-thigh of 40 volunteers (80 applications), held 100 s, compared with four 1.5 in. windlass-rod tourniquets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll occluded; median occlusion 298 mmHg arm, 359 mmHg thigh, lower than windlass rods; extra clicks took 2 s; release sometimes very difficult\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023 (processes)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · 64 appliers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEight tourniquets, including the X8T, each applied by 64 appliers to live thighs with Doppler monitoring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelf-securing systems had no securing struggles; stopping too soon most frequent with X8T, TMT™ and SOF®TT-W Gen 3; 28.1% unsure where to pull on the X8T\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWall et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2023 (times)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · 64 appliers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTimes for each step of the same 512 applications, from video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTouching the tightening system to last occlusion: X8T 7.6 s vs C-A-T® Gen 7 4.2 s; from a tight strap to secure and done: X8T 9.8 s vs C-A-T® Gen 7 14.5 s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople trained on the C-A-T® then applied five tourniquet types; the X8T was not tested\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e92.2% correct with the trained design vs 11.8–68.6% with others — skills did not fully transfer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eAll three X8T studies come from one laboratory, used uninjured volunteers in good light with few distractions, and substituted a Doppler signal for bleeding — strong for comparing designs, short of field data. RCR advertises application and securing in 8 seconds; earlier work from the same laboratory measured a median of 37.4 seconds from picking the X8T up to completing the application.\u003csup\u003e3–5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe X8T against the windlass tourniquet most buyers know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eX8T™\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatcheting rotary dial — 10 clicks per half-turn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, half-turns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSecuring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelf-securing: dial locks every click; strap cannot unthread\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass clip, windlass strap and hook-and-loop strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb range \/ length\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5–37.5 in. around (RCR Gen 3)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length 37.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eQuick-release clip for a trapped limb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — side-release buckle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — the strap is threaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e≈4.2 oz (120 g), measured\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTrainer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue X8T-P practice unit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue C-A-T® Gen 7 trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eX8T figures from RCR Medical and the Wall laboratory; C-A-T® figures from North American Rescue and the same laboratory.\u003csup\u003e3–5,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended tourniquets to weigh it against, the dressings that work alongside it, and trainers to practice on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, auto-locking buckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended, clip and bracket design\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor the wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/celox-rapid-hemostatic-wound-packing-gauze\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/celox-rapid-hemostatic-wound-packing-gauze-3267922.jpg?v=1780702483\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"CELOX™ Rapid\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCELOX™ Rapid\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eChitosan packing gauze, 60-second labeled hold\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/emergency-trauma-dressing-etd-flat-packed-3559696.jpg?v=1780703361\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Trauma Dressing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Trauma Dressing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure dressing for conversion and lesser bleeding\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/trueclot-tourniquet-application-trainer-tat-9733339.jpg?v=1791857365\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TrueClot TAT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTrueClot TAT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eWearable tourniquet application trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePractice limb for tourniquet drills\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs the blue X8T a trainer?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The Blue X8T-P is RCR's Practice unit — royal blue to mark it as a practice tourniquet, built to be used hundreds of times.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e It is not for live casualty care and must never be staged in a duty kit, vehicle kit or public-access cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eBlack or Orange?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe same device. Black X8T-T is the Tactical model for low-visibility carry; Orange X8T-E is the high-visibility Emergency model for public-access and emergency kits.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow tight is tight enough?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUntil the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone — then one or two clicks more, because occlusion can be lost as soon as you take your hand off.\u003csup\u003e1,4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e It will hurt; that is expected. Reassess often: in the lab, most thigh applications needed at least one extra click to hold occlusion for 100 seconds.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eKeep turning the dial. If the bleeding still has not stopped, apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhy put a tourniquet on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause it will bleed. Adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down in the first minutes; when it wears off, they open and the bleeding starts. The TCCC Guidelines call for a tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it fit a child's limb?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRCR rates it down to a pediatric 2T limb, 5 in. around.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the debate is at the extreme small end. Most bleeding limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and use a tourniquet for truly life-threatening bleeding. For a child 2 years old or younger, firm direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhen does it come off, and how?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — above all after self-aid — leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. The military direction is to make every effort to convert within 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched and it is not an amputation; first-aid-level providers do not convert after 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Long rural or remote transports make conversion a real consideration. Gen 3's conversion key lets a trained provider release the dial slowly.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I reuse an X8T that has been on a casualty?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. The X8T's device record marks it single use — replace it.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e Practice on the Blue X8T-P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOut of the factory packaging, in a pouch or case, covered and out of the weather — especially on body armor. RCR makes an X8T soft case and a rigid case that fit the X8T-T, X8T-E and X8T-P.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone carrying a weapon keep it on their person; everyone else keeps it as close as possible — gear bag, go bag, vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat changed in Gen 3?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eRCR kept the Gen 2 dial and self-securing strap, updated and shortened the quick-release buckle with an integrated curve for small limbs, and added an integrated conversion key for slow, controlled release.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Gen 3 part numbers are X8T-T3G, X8T-E3G and X8T-P3G; Gen 2 were X8T-T2G, X8T-E2G and X8T-P2G.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× RCR Medical X8T™ tourniquet in the color selected — Black X8T-T (Tactical), Orange X8T-E (Emergency) or Blue X8T-P (Practice, training only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1.5 in. military-grade nylon strap with self-securing double redirect, red pull tab, quick-release buckle and Maximum Efficiency Dial (MED™)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eStrap label with Time Applied field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty. Case sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRCR Medical Products, LLC — McKinney, Texas, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eX8T™ tourniquet — Tactical (X8T-T), Emergency (X8T-E), Practice (X8T-P)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGen 3: X8T-T3G · X8T-E3G · X8T-P3G — Gen 2: X8T-T2G · X8T-E2G · X8T-P2G\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-pneumatic, non-elastic limb tourniquet with a ratcheting rotary dial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening system\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Efficiency Dial (MED™), patented; self-securing; 10 clicks = 180° of rotation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. (3.8 cm) military-grade nylon; 500 lb tensile strength; self-securing double redirect\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStrap length (measured)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e156 cm (61 in.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5–37.5 in. circumference, adult to pediatric 2T (Gen 3)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight (measured)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 g (4.2 oz)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eQuick release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSide-release buckle for trapped limbs; Gen 3 buckle shortened, with integrated curve for small limbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eConversion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGen 3: conversion key integrated into the D-ring for slow, controlled release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use on a casualty (device record); X8T-P is a practice unit, not for casualty care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistered establishment 3015793802; listed as a nonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 9 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eRCR Medical Products. X8T-T3G Tactical, X8T-E3G Emergency and X8T-P3G Practice tourniquet product information; X8T Gen II vs Gen III and Gen III product sheets; X8T soft and rigid case listings. rcrmedic.com, accessed October 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, Jonas M. Lab evaluation of X8T-T2G tourniquet. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2026;26(1):34–40. doi:10.55460\/J.Spec.Oper.Med.2026.EB59-1U75.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Buising CM, Jensen J, White A, Davis J, Renner CH. Effects of tourniquet features on application processes. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(4):11–30; and Effects of tourniquet features on application processes times. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2023;23(4):31–42.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing: RCR Medical Products, LLC, registration 3015793802, X8T, X8T-T, X8T-E, product code GAX; product classification GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNational Library of Medicine. AccessGUDID device records 00860003403440 (X8T Tactical Tourniquet, Gen 3) and 00860003403433 (X8T Emergency Tourniquet, Gen 3), RCR Medical Products LLC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic training among laypeople applying different tourniquet types: a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. C-A-T® Gen 7 product specifications: open length 37.5 in., strap width 1.5 in., weight 2.7 oz; Gen 7 trainer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine RCR Medical Products\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RCR Medical","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":42247117602934,"sku":"X8T-T2G","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue (Practice)","offer_id":42247117635702,"sku":"X8T-P2G","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":42247117668470,"sku":"X8T-E2G","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/EM1119_BLK_1.avif?v=1780529413"},{"product_id":"snakestaff-edc-tourniquet-gen-2-wide","title":"Snakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 Tourniquet — Wide (1.5 in.)","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems · Everyday-Carry Windlass Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eSnakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 Tourniquet — Wide (1.5 in.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe everyday-carry ETQ with a 1.5 in. constricting band: 1.8 oz and 2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in. folded, small enough for a pocket or an ankle rig. It carries the same three patent-pending Gen 2 changes as the Regular — a curved Power Curve™ band slot, a Tri-Grip Windlass™ and a steel Power Ring™ — with a webbing-backed band and an enlarged carabiner lock. Made in the USA by Snakestaff Systems.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1.5 in. band · 1.8 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eWindlass + carabiner lock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eGray · Orange · Blue trainer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA-registered, Class I\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eThe Wide answers the one question every compact tourniquet gets asked — is the band wide enough — without giving up the size that gets it carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA compact windlass limb tourniquet with a 1.5 in. constricting band, supplied assembled, one per package.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg, and any traumatic amputation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003ePlace it high and tight over clothing under threat, or on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound when you can see the source. Pull the band as tight as you can, turn the windlass until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone, lock the rod in the carabiner, and record the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eOfficers on and off duty, armed citizens, EMS clinicians and anyone who wants a wide-band tourniquet small enough to carry every day — on the body, in a vehicle or in a go bag.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMechanism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWindlass rod, carabiner lock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.5 in. constricting band\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e1.8 oz (51 g)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eGen 2 features\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Curve™ · Tri-Grip Windlass™ · Power Ring™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCarry colors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eGray · Orange\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTrainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlue — practice only\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, Class I (GAX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the ETQ Gen 2 Wide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhy the wider band exists, what the Gen 2 changes do, and what the record of real uses shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe full 1.5 in. does the constricting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff built the Wide with a 1.5 in. constricting band for applications where a wider tourniquet is wanted.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e How pressure spreads across a tourniquet's width is one of the factors that sets how much pressure it takes to stop arterial flow.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e On the C-A-T®, a free-moving internal band inside the 1.5 in. strap does the tightening — researchers measure it at 2.5 cm.\u003csup\u003e7,8\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eStill pocket-sized\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFolded, the Wide measures 2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in. and weighs 1.8 oz\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e — two-thirds the weight of a C-A-T® Gen 7 at 2.7 oz.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff puts the ETQ at about 65% smaller than a standard windlass tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Curve™ band slot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe slot the band pulls through is curved rather than straight, to spread the load across the band and center the tension; with a straight slot, Snakestaff says, the band runs tighter at its edges than in its middle.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTri-Grip Windlass™\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThree flat faces per side instead of a round rod, for finger purchase when hands and gloves are slick — textured short of the point where it tears nitrile gloves, in a high-strength polymer composite.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePower Ring™\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA steel ring under the windlass lifts it clear of the carabiner and gives mechanical advantage on the first one or two turns, the hardest turns on any windlass tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA backed band and a bigger lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Gen 2 band is backed with webbing so it stays rigid, will not fold onto itself and is easier to lasso around a limb — which matters more on a 1.5 in. band. The longer body keeps the band straight, and the enlarged carabiner seats the rod after many turns.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003ePull the band tight before you turn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff traces the only negative first-generation reviews it has seen to users who did not tighten the band first, or did not reset the tourniquet after repeated use.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e In a 60-cadet manikin study, failed applications carried about three times the slack of successful ones.\u003csup\u003e9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eNo chemlight on Gen 2\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe first-generation ETQ Wide carried a chemlight. Snakestaff dropped it because it broke and activated in the mail and in pockets, and put the savings into more robust materials at the same price.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlue means trainer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe Blue ETQ Wide is Snakestaff's designated 1.5 in. trainer, so you practice without cycling the tourniquet you carry.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e The lifetime warranty covers manufacturing defects and excludes repeated use as a trainer.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eOne casualty, one tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAn ETQ that has been used on a casualty is single use. Do not clean it and return it to a kit — replace it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe Wide in the real-world record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff's living record lists 18 reported real-world uses of the ETQ platform through 31 August 2026, with no reported product failures; the Wide appears in five — among them a pocket-carried Wide applied above a tourniquet already in place and held through a riverbank extraction, and a Wide carried in a holster and applied to a deputy shot during an arrest.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e These are manufacturer-collected reports, not a clinical study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRegistered, listed and made in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems (South Salt Lake, Utah) is an FDA-registered device manufacturer, and the ETQ is listed as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet (product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900) — the 510(k)-exempt class every non-pneumatic limb tourniquet sits in.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e The Gen 2 features are patent pending.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to apply the ETQ Wide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSnakestaff's sequence for the ETQ, inside the placement rules taught in TCCC and TECC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot find the source: high and tight — as high on the limb as possible, over clothing, after emptying the pockets under the band. When it is safe and you can see the wound: bare skin, 2–3 in. above it. Never across or directly over a joint; if that spot lands on the knee or elbow, go above the joint.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRoute the band.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wrap the band around the limb, or slide the loop over it, and thread it back through the body with the rod facing you.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull the band tight first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the free end as tight as you physically can and fasten it — you should not be able to slide a finger under it. The windlass finishes the job; it cannot make up for slack.\u003csup\u003e4,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePull up, then twist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lift the rod and turn it, in either direction, until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone. It will hurt. Keep turning until both endpoints are met.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seat the rod in the carabiner lock, and lock the remaining band in the gate the same way.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eRecord the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Write the application time on the band or the casualty's skin — \"TQ 1330\" — and tell the receiving team.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess.\u003c\/strong\u003e If bleeding continues or the distal pulse returns, tighten further or apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Pressure under any strap tourniquet can drop within minutes as muscles relax.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeave it on, or convert if you are trained to.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a civilian, and especially after self-aid, leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. Under TCCC, a tourniquet is converted to a hemostatic or pressure dressing as soon as possible — with every effort to do it within 2 hours — when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched closely and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrain before you carry it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Open the package, route the band and tighten it on your own thigh, then fold it back the way it came. Do the repetitions on a Blue ETQ Wide trainer, not on the tourniquet you carry.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Hands-on training is what makes a tourniquet work — and a skill learned on one model does not fully carry over to another, so train on the one you carry.\u003csup\u003e12,13\u003c\/sup\u003e A hasty tourniquet goes back on the list at the first safe moment: reassess it, and once the source is found, convert it to a deliberate one — a second tourniquet on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, tightened, then the first loosened slowly. If the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAny traumatic amputation, even one that is barely bleeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eEveryday carry on the body — pocket, ankle, belt or plate carrier — and a staged unit in the vehicle, range bag or go bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eA second tourniquet alongside the one already in your kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eThe neck, armpit or groin crease — those wounds are packed and pressed, not tourniqueted; the chest and abdomen are never packed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePlacement across or directly over a joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eMinor bleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePractice — use the Blue ETQ Wide trainer and keep the carry unit untouched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat has been reported for the ETQ, and the independent studies that frame it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems, real-world use record v3.1, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eClinical · manufacturer case log\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 reported non-training uses of the ETQ platform, 2023–2026, five involving the ETQ Wide; civilian, law-enforcement and EMS appliers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 worked as expected, no reported product failures, one unreadable source; no comparison group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWalters et al., \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care\u003c\/em\u003e 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeven commercial tourniquets self-applied to the thigh (n = 18) and the best four to the arm (n = 12), Doppler endpoint; the ETQ did not exist yet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree were 100% effective on both limbs; others failed from too little mechanical advantage, breakage or intolerable pain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson et al., \u003cem\u003eMil Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7, SAM® XT and SOFTT-W applied by 60 military-medicine cadets to a HapMed leg trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlack predicted failure: 3.2 mm in successful vs 10.5 mm in failed applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMcCarty et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 laypeople trained on the C-A-T® then applied five tourniquet types\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e92.2% correct with the C-A-T® they trained on, 68.6% with the SOF®TT, 11.8% with elastic designs — skills did not fully transfer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGoralnick et al., \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSimulation · randomized trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e465 laypeople at a stadium, simulated tourniquet scenario, four instruction arms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16% correct with no training vs 88% after a one-hour course; 54.5% still correct 3–9 months later\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human-volunteer studies, then simulation and manikin studies, then manufacturer reports. The four independent studies tested other tourniquets; they are listed for what they show about mechanical advantage, slack and training, which apply to the ETQ Wide as to any windlass tourniquet — and the 2005 volunteer study is the reason independent testing matters at all.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff states it has run human-subject testing of the ETQ and ETQ Wide with Doppler and ultrasound confirmation of arterial occlusion and is working with universities on independent trials.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe two Snakestaff widths, and the full-size windlass tourniquet most buyers weigh them against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Wide\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Regular\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTightening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, Tri-Grip Windlass™ with Power Ring™\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod, Tri-Grip Windlass™ with Power Ring™\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass rod over a free-moving internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. constricting band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass lock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindlass clip plus a windlass strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.4 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length 37.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTrainer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue ETQ trainer, 1.5 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue ETQ trainer, 1 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue C-A-T® Gen 7 trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — NSN 6515-01-521-7976\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eETQ figures from Snakestaff; C-A-T® figures from North American Rescue.\u003csup\u003e3,7\u003c\/sup\u003e Snakestaff notes the current ETQ Wide was developed after the last comprehensive CoTCCC tourniquet review.\u003csup\u003e2,3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe carriers made for the ETQ, a ready-built kit around it, full-size tourniquets, and the rest of the bleeding-control kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-snakeskin-etq-sleeve\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-snakeskin-etq-sleeve-1931797.webp?v=1780529673\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Snakeskin ETQ Sleeve\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSnakeskin ETQ Sleeve\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eElastic sleeve that keeps the ETQ folded and clean\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-snakeskin-pro\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-snakeskin-pro-9992365.webp?v=1780702109\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Snakeskin PRO\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSnakeskin PRO\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eIWB, OWB or MOLLE carrier for the ETQ\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/ifak-hip-pouch-w-etq\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/ifak-hip-pouch-wsnakestaff-etq-wide-2570953.jpg?v=1780526441\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"IFAK Hip Pouch w\/ ETQ Wide\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIFAK Hip Pouch w\/ ETQ Wide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eA hip IFAK built around the ETQ Wide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/snakestaff-edc-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-edc-tourniquet-vendor-1.gif?v=1780705822\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"ETQ Gen 2 Regular\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eETQ Gen 2 Regular\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe same platform, 1 in. band, 1.4 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended full-size windlass tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/sam-xt-extremity-tourniquet-7437118.png?v=1780705306\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"SAM® XT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eSAM® XT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquet with auto-locking buckle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eFor the wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePractice limb for tourniquet drills\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWide (1.5 in.) or Regular (1 in.)?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSame platform and the same Gen 2 features. The Wide adds a 1.5 in. constricting band at 1.8 oz; the Regular is the smallest at 1.4 oz.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e Choose the Wide when you want the wider band; choose the Regular when size decides whether it gets carried at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWill it work on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff designed the ETQ platform with small limbs in mind and states it tightens down to a 1 in. diameter.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e Most commercial tourniquets work on most children; the debate is at the extreme small end. Most bleeding limb injuries in children do not need a tourniquet: escalate from direct pressure to a pressure dressing, and use a tourniquet for truly life-threatening bleeding. For a child 2 years old or younger, firm direct pressure or a pressure wrap is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhy put a tourniquet on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBecause it will bleed. Adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down in the first minutes; when it wears off, they open and the bleeding starts. The TCCC Guidelines call for a tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat if one tourniquet does not stop the bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTighten it further. If the bleeding still has not stopped, apply a second tourniquet side-by-side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e A large thigh is the most common place this happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhen does it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement — above all when you applied it to yourself — leaving it on for the receiving clinicians is good practice. The military direction is different: a trained provider makes every effort to convert a tourniquet within 2 hours when the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched and it is not an amputation; first-aid-level providers do not convert after 2 hours without direction from advanced medical personnel.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e On a long rural or remote transport, conversion becomes a real consideration — and a decision for someone trained to make it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I practice with the ETQ Wide I carry?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. Snakestaff makes a Blue ETQ Wide trainer for practice and advises against putting repeated tightening cycles on the tourniquet you rely on; its warranty excludes repeated use as a trainer.\u003csup\u003e4,5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow should I carry and store it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eTake it out of the package, handle it once, then fold it the way Snakestaff shows and stage it — in a Snakeskin sleeve or Snakeskin PRO in the ETQ Wide size — covered and out of the weather.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Military, law enforcement and anyone carrying a weapon keep it on their person. Everyone else keeps one as close as possible: on the body, in the gear bag, the go bag and the vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan it be reused after it has been on someone?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eNo. A tourniquet used on a casualty is single use — replace it.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat is its FDA status?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems is an FDA-registered manufacturer and lists the ETQ as a Class I nonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX — a 510(k)-exempt device class.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one tourniquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Snakestaff ETQ™ Gen 2 tourniquet, Wide (1.5 in.), supplied assembled — Gray or Orange for carry, Blue for training only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eWebbing-backed 1.5 in. band, Power Curve™ slot, Tri-Grip Windlass™, Power Ring™ and carabiner lock, all built into the device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003ePrinted instructions with a QR code, written for a bystander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eSingle use on a casualty. Snakeskin sleeve and carrier sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSnakestaff Systems, LLC — South Salt Lake, Utah, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eETQ™ Gen 2 everyday-carry tourniquet, Wide (1.5 in.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-pneumatic windlass limb tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 in. constricting band, backed with webbing for rigidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBand slot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Curve™ curved slot (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWindlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTri-Grip Windlass™, high-strength polymer composite (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLeverage aid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Ring™ steel ring under the windlass (patent pending)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarabiner lock with enlarged interior\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFolded size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 × 4.7 × 1.2 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 oz (51 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray · Orange · Blue (trainer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eManufacturer item numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e162-00015 Gray · 162-00038 Orange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle use on a casualty; Blue unit is a trainer, not for casualty care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistered establishment 3024453223; listed as a nonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eWarranty (manufacturer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime, manufacturing defects; excludes repeated use as a trainer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 13 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. ETQ Gen 2 product description and technical specifications, snakestaffsystems.com, accessed October 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. ETQ Gen 2 instructions (last reviewed 25 August 2026) and How to apply a tourniquet, snakestaffsystems.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. Frequently asked questions — product, testing and warranty, snakestaffsystems.com, accessed October 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSnakestaff Systems. Real-world usage data, version 3.1, updated through 31 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNorth American Rescue. C-A-T® Gen 7 product specifications: open length 37.5 in., strap width 1.5 in., weight 2.7 oz, free-moving internal band; Gen 7 trainer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWall PL, Coughlin O, Rometti MRP, et al. Tourniquet pressures: strap width and tensioning system widths. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2014;14(4):19–29.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKatsnelson S, Oppenheimer J, Gerrasi R, et al. Assessing the current generation of tourniquets. \u003cem\u003eMil Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2020;185(3–4):e377–e382.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing: Snakestaff Systems, registration 3024453223, Everyday Carry Tourniquet (ETQ), product code GAX; product classification GAX, 21 CFR 878.5900.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eWalters TJ, Wenke JC, Kauvar DS, McManus JG, Holcomb JB, Baer DG. Effectiveness of self-applied tourniquets in human volunteers. \u003cem\u003ePrehosp Emerg Care.\u003c\/em\u003e 2005;9(4):416–422.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMcCarty JC, Hashmi ZG, Herrera-Escobar JP, et al. Effectiveness of the American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic training among laypeople applying different tourniquet types: a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;154(10):923–929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eGoralnick E, Chaudhary MA, McCarty JC, et al. Effectiveness of instructional interventions for hemorrhage control readiness for laypersons in the Public Access and Tourniquet Training Study (PATTS): a randomized clinical trial. \u003cem\u003eJAMA Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;153(9):791–799.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine Snakestaff Systems\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Snakestaff Systems","offers":[{"title":"Grey","offer_id":42726092800118,"sku":"361-00008","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":42726092832886,"sku":"361-00010","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":43118055456886,"sku":"361-00012","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/snakestaff-etq-tourniquet-gen-2-wide-7277892.jpg?v=1780703899"},{"product_id":"the-advantage-hemorrhage-control-bundle","title":"The ADVANTAGE Hemorrhage Control Bundle","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 28px;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions · Hemorrhage-Control Bundle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5;margin:0 0 12px;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe ADVANTAGE Hemorrhage Control Bundle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc;max-width:640px;margin:0 0 18px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA pressure bar and a targeted pressure bandage in one Rapid Access pouch, built for the compressible wound sites a tourniquet cannot reach — axilla, groin, neck, and amputation stumps. The Advantage® bar locks directed point pressure over the bleed and frees the provider's hands for the next task.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003ePopp Point Pressure™ (P3D)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eHands-free directed pressure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMOLLE \/ belt mount\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e1 lb · 4 colors\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d;margin:22px 0 22px;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eTourniquets own the limb and pressure dressings own the circumference. The junctions in between are where most hands-on pressure fails, and that is the gap this bundle is built for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212;margin:0 0 4px;\"\u003eKit Contents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0px 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;margin:0 0 14px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eContents are the same in every colorway — only the pouch color changes. Colors: Black · Coyote Tan · Olive Drab · Multicam. Tap a section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#f1ead6;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;background:#5e573d;color:#f5f5f5;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003eVIEW ▾\u003c\/span\u003eKit Contents \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— identical across all four pouch colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding:12px 20px 16px 34px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× Advantage® Pressure Bar with three sized pressure heads (TADV-01 set)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× HEMGUARD® Targeted Pressure Bandage, 4 in. or 6 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e1× Rapid Access MOLLE \/ belt-mount pouch, in the selected color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#f1ead6;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;background:#5e573d;color:#f5f5f5;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003eVIEW ▾\u003c\/span\u003eColors \u0026amp; Sizes \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one bundle, four pouch colorways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding:12px 20px 16px 34px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eCoyote Tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eOlive Drab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eMulticam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eBundle weight is 1 lb in every colorway; the pouch mounts to MOLLE\/PALS webbing or a belt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#5e573d;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe ADVANTAGE Hemorrhage Control Bundle — specifications\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTechnology\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePopp Point Pressure Device (P3D) — patented directed-pressure system\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePressure heads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eThree sizes included, for different wound diameters and anatomical sites\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e1 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eBlack · Coyote Tan · Olive Drab · Multicam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eMOLLE-compatible; belt-mount capable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eRegulatory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eFDA listed · CE marked · Class I, non-sterile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eShelf life — Pressure Bar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e8 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eShelf life — HEMGUARD®\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e5 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;\"\u003eDesigned by Command Sergeant Major and SOF medic Uriah Popp. The Advantage® bar is compatible with CoTCCC-recommended tourniquets, wraps, and non-pressure bandages and is intended to integrate with an existing hemorrhage-control protocol rather than replace one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWho Carries It\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTactical teams and military medics\u003c\/strong\u003e working junctional and non-extremity bleeds where circumferential pressure has no purchase · \u003cstrong\u003eEMS and fire first responders\u003c\/strong\u003e who need pressure held while they move to airway or packaging · \u003cstrong\u003ePre-positioned vehicle and facility kits\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the eight-year pressure-bar shelf life suits a cache that is stocked and left alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected pressure over the neck, axilla, or groin is a provider skill, not a bystander one. 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Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"6:8 Medical Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":42468351967350,"sku":"68-ADVHCB-BL","price":57.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coyote Tan","offer_id":42468352000118,"sku":"68-ADVHCB-CT","price":57.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Olive Drab","offer_id":42468352032886,"sku":"68-ADVHCB-OD","price":57.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam","offer_id":42468376739958,"sku":"68-ADVHCB-MC","price":57.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/the-advantage-hemorrhage-control-bundle-6398052.jpg?v=1780701710"},{"product_id":"the-advantage-r-pressure-bar","title":"The Advantage® Pressure Bar","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 28px;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions · Directed-Pressure Device\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5;margin:0 0 12px;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe Advantage® Pressure Bar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc;max-width:640px;margin:0 0 18px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA three-ounce directed-pressure bar that threads through or sits inside any wrap, bandage or tourniquet to hold point pressure over a wound after the provider's hands come off. This is the large-head version, part number TADV-02, which 6:8 Medical Solutions positions for proximal sites and larger wound cavities. FDA-listed, CE-marked, Class I non-sterile, latex-free, eight-year shelf life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003ePopp Point Pressure (P3D)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e3 oz · large head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eLatex-free · 8-year shelf life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16);border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFDA listed · CE marked\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d;margin:22px 0 22px;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eHolding pressure costs a provider. On a lone-responder scene or a multi-casualty one, that is the scarcest resource on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212;margin:0 0 4px;\"\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61;margin:0px 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;margin:0 0 14px;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eOne pressure bar per package. Offered in one configuration — TADV-02 is the large-head variant, and other head sizes in the 6:8 line are separate part numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#f1ead6;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;background:#5e573d;color:#f5f5f5;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003eVIEW ▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Ships \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— one single-patient-use pressure bar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding:12px 20px 16px 34px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e1× The Advantage® Pressure Bar, large pressure head, 3 oz \u003cspan style=\"color:#5e573d;\"\u003e· SKU TADV-02\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003ePatented Popp Point Pressure Device (P3D) mechanism — integral to the bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eClass I, non-sterile, latex-free, single-patient use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003eBar only — no wrap, bandage, tourniquet or hemostatic agent is included. The bar is designed to be threaded through or secured within a wrap you already carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#5e573d;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Advantage® Pressure Bar — specifications\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#121212;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSKU\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTADV-02 — large pressure head\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDevice type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDirected-pressure hemorrhage-control adjunct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eTechnology\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003ePopp Point Pressure Device (P3D) — patented\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e3 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eRegulatory status\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eFDA listed · CE marked · Class I\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSterility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eNon-sterile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eLatex content\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eLatex-free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eShelf life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003e8 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eReuse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eSingle-patient use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ddcf;font-size:13.5px;color:#3a3a36;\"\u003eDesigned to work with tourniquets, elastic wraps and non-pressure bandages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 16px;background:#faf7ef;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWho Carries It\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 18px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLone-provider and remote response\u003c\/strong\u003e, where nobody is spare to hold pressure while the rest of the assessment happens · \u003cstrong\u003eMulti-casualty and mass-casualty operations\u003c\/strong\u003e, for the same reason multiplied · \u003cstrong\u003eEMS and tactical medics\u003c\/strong\u003e managing the transition from tourniquet to dressing, where maintaining wound pressure is what keeps a re-bleed from starting · \u003cstrong\u003ePre-positioned vehicle kits, fixed-facility emergency stocks and long-duration loadouts\u003c\/strong\u003e, where an eight-year shelf life is the deciding specification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScope of practice.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is an adjunct to a hemorrhage-control protocol you are already trained in. It does not replace direct pressure, wound packing or a tourniquet, and it does not decide when any of those is indicated. Application sits within your training, your protocol and your medical direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:22px 0 0;padding:18px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/fudge-68-medical-logo-cropped.png?v=1780018758\" alt=\"Genuine 6:8 Medical Solutions\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:46px;width:auto;flex:0 0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch','Barlow',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212;margin:0 0 3px;\"\u003eGenuine 6:8 Medical Solutions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. Ships from MED-TAC International, South Florida, US of A — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"6:8 Medical Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42538355032182,"sku":"TADV-02","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/the-advantage-pressure-bar-2683816.jpg?v=1780703787"},{"product_id":"tourniquet-rap-carrier-kit-tmt-rap-carrier-tmt-tq-ram","title":"Tourniquet RAP Carrier Kit — TMT™ and TQ-RAM™","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,#121212 0%,#1c1a15 60%,#23201a 100%);padding:32px 26px!important;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:4px;width:60px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 18px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8bd97!important;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px!important;\"\u003eMED-TAC International · Tourniquet Carrier Kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f5f5!important;margin:0 0 14px!important;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eTourniquet RAP Carrier Kit — TMT™ and TQ-RAM™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:#d9d6cc!important;max-width:680px;margin:0 0 18px!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThree parts staged as one: a Rapid Access (RAP) carrier with a quick-pull front and MOLLE weave backing, a Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet from Safeguard Medical, and the TQ-RAM™ point-pressure device that attaches to it. The tourniquet is the CoTCCC-recommended part; the carrier is how you reach it with gloves or cold-weather mittens on.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTMT is CoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eTQ-RAM point-pressure device included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eQuick-pull for gloves and mittens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eMOLLE weave backing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:rgba(156,143,97,.16)!important;border:1px solid #9c8f61;color:#e5dfce!important;font-size:12px;padding:6px 11px!important;border-radius:3px;\"\u003eFour pouch colors\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#5e573d!important;margin:22px 0 0!important;line-height:1.35;\"\u003eThe tourniquet stops the limb bleed; the carrier decides whether your hand finds it in time. Mount it where either hand reaches it without looking, and drill the draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;background:#faf7ef!important;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px 8px!important;margin:24px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5e573d!important;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe short answer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA kit of three items: one RAP tourniquet carrier, one Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™) and one TQ-RAM™ point-pressure device — the same three parts in every pouch color.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eStaging a limb tourniquet where you can reach it fast on PALS webbing, with a point-pressure device beside it for compressible bleeding a limb tourniquet cannot control.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eHow it's used\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eDraw the TMT. Hasty — under threat, or when you cannot see the source — place it high and tight over clothing. Deliberate — once the wound is exposed — place it on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, never across a joint. Ratchet, twist until the bleeding stops, lock, record the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px 14px;padding:9px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e9e3d3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 150px;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#121212!important;padding-top:2px;\"\u003eWho carries it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMilitary, law enforcement and anyone armed carry it on the body; everyone else keeps it as close as the PALS webbing on a pack, bag or vehicle kit allows.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eIn the kit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eRAP carrier · TMT · TQ-RAM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eCarrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eQuick-pull front, MOLLE weave backing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003ePouch colors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eBlack · Olive Drab · Coyote Tan · Multicam\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTMT™, catalog 31-115\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet NSN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT limb range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT strap\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e2 in., no internal band\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eCatalog 31-150 · 0.62 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM packaged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e4 × 2.5 × 1.75 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 190px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;padding:11px 13px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f8c83!important;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eMED-TAC item\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eMT-TQRAP-BK · -OD · -CT · -MC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003e12 things to know about the Tourniquet RAP Carrier Kit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWhat is in the kit, what each part does, and what the data on the tourniquet inside it show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThree parts, three jobs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe kit is a Rapid Access tourniquet carrier, a TMT and a TQ-RAM.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e The carrier gets the tourniquet to your hand, the tourniquet stops a limb bleed, and the TQ-RAM holds point pressure where a limb tourniquet cannot go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe status belongs to the tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts list names the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet, NSN 6515-01-656-6191, added in the CoTCCC's 2019 update.\u003csup\u003e2,9\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe TMT is Safeguard's catalog 31-115\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThat is the Berry-compliant TMT, NSN 6515-01-656-6191, with a 10-year shelf life from manufacture.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e It is an FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt) nonpneumatic tourniquet.\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA 2 in. strap and no internal band\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eSafeguard states the 2 in. strap achieves occlusion at lower pressures, and that the absence of an internal band eases slack removal and allows rapid resetting.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e It accommodates limbs from 5.75 to 38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm) in circumference.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTwo locks and a click\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA double-routed speed buckle and a hook-and-loop-backed strap resist slippage, and the torsion bar gives an audible click when it seats in its retainer.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The quick-disconnect buckle prevents misrouting and lets you apply it around a trapped limb.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the TQ-RAM is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eA TMT accessory built to give targeted, hands-free point pressure, directly or indirectly, to control bleeding.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e It is registered as a device for compressible hemorrhage in areas not amenable to limb tourniquets, and for hands-free compression on top of a packed wound when attached to the TMT.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e It weighs 0.62 oz (17.5 g), packages at 4 × 2.5 × 1.75 in. and is made in the USA.\u003csup\u003e5\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eThe TQ-RAM works on top of good packing, not instead of it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eHemostatic gauze goes in first, and the TCCC Guidelines call for at least 3 minutes of direct pressure on it before anything else takes over.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e The dome then holds that pressure while your hands do the next job. Never pack the chest or the abdomen, and pack the neck with care so the airway stays open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e08\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eA pull built for bad hands\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe carrier has a quick-pull design intended to work with extreme-cold mittens or other gloves, and a MOLLE weave backing that attaches to PALS webbing.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e Where you mount it is your decision: pick the spot either hand can reach without looking, on the body if you are armed, and keep it clear of anything that blocks the draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e09\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eStaged ready — the way the manufacturer stores it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe TMT is stored in its one-handed configuration, and its polymers carry a UV-protective additive so it can be kept outside its packaging.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e Whether to carry it unpackaged is something to decide after you have drilled the draw with this exact carrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eTwo placements, one decision\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eUnder threat, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from, the TCCC Guidelines place the tourniquet high and tight over clothing. When the source is found and time allows, it goes on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound, and never across a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the data show on the tourniquet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIn 24 British military volunteers self-applying at mid-thigh, the TMT succeeded in 71% and the C-A-T in 92% — not a significant difference.\u003csup\u003e10\u003c\/sup\u003e In a three-way crossover, arm failure was 19.4% for the TMT, 5.6% for the C-A-T Gen 7 and 58.3% for the SOFTT-W.\u003csup\u003e11\u003c\/sup\u003e On a manikin thigh the TMT and C-A-T controlled bleeding equally often, the C-A-T at higher pressure.\u003csup\u003e12\u003c\/sup\u003e The combat data are for tourniquets as a class.\u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;line-height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center;\"\u003e12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;margin:2px 0 6px!important;line-height:1.3;\"\u003eWhat the kit leaves out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFour jobs decide a severe bleed: a tourniquet, packing gauze, a pressure dressing and a chest seal. This kit covers the tourniquet and adds the TQ-RAM. It carries no hemostatic gauze, no pressure dressing and no chest seal, so add those from the system below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow to mount, draw and apply it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eMount and stage first, then the manufacturer's TMT sequence with the placement decision made up front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMount it within reach of either hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e Attach the carrier's MOLLE weave backing to PALS webbing — plate carrier, chest rig, belt panel or bag — where either hand can reach it and nothing blocks the pull.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eStage the TMT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Folded in the one-handed configuration, as Safeguard directs for storage.\u003csup\u003e3,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eChoose the placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under threat, or when you cannot see where the blood is coming from: hasty — high and tight, over clothing. When the source is found and time and safety allow: deliberate — on bare skin, 2–3 in. above the wound. If that point lands on a joint, move above the joint. Never place it across or directly over a joint.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDraw and open.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the carrier's quick-pull, take the TMT, hold the strap end by the white time-label tab and let it fall open with \"PULL\" facing away from you. For a trapped limb, separate the buckle, route the strap around the limb without twisting it, and reconnect.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eFree the strap and ratchet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the time tab until the hook-and-loop separates, grip the tail close to the buckle, pull up and away, then down in a quick ratcheting motion until snug.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTwist, lock, record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twist until the bleeding stops and the distal pulse is gone — it hurts, and that is expected. Lock the torsion bar into the retainer, secure the excess strap, and write the time on the tourniquet and the casualty card. If bleeding continues, add a second tourniquet side by side with the first.\u003csup\u003e1,4\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse the TQ-RAM where a limb tourniquet cannot go.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a packed wound, attach the TQ-RAM to the TMT so the dome sits over the packing and holds pressure hands-free; for a site a limb tourniquet cannot reach, it supplies proximal pressure.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0!important;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:11px 0!important;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 28px;width:28px;height:28px;line-height:28px;border-radius:3px;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eReassess a hasty tourniquet.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the scene allows, expose the wound. If a tourniquet is needed, place a second one on bare skin 2–3 in. above the bleeding site, tighten it, then slowly release the first. If the source still cannot be found, the first stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:12px 0 0!important;padding:12px 14px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-radius:4px;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrill the draw.\u003c\/strong\u003e Carrying a tourniquet is not training. Practice drawing from this exact carrier with either hand, gloved and in the dark, on a tourniquet trainer. The TMT is single use:\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e a tourniquet ratcheted and twisted in practice is a training unit — mark it and stage a new one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #5e573d;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eUse it for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eStaging a CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet on PALS webbing\u003csup\u003e2,8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLife-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg, and any traumatic amputation\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003ePutting a point-pressure device beside the tourniquet, for packed wounds and compressible bleeding a limb tourniquet cannot control\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eLimbs from 5.75 to 38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm) around\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 270px;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-top:4px solid #8f8c83;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px 8px!important;background:#fff!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;\"\u003eNot for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 18px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eCarrying a different tourniquet — the carrier is documented for the TMT and the TQ-RAM\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eStanding in for hemostatic gauze, a pressure dressing or a chest seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eAcross or directly over a joint — move above it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px!important;\"\u003eBleeding that direct pressure or a pressure dressing controls — most children's limb injuries are in this group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe evidence is for the tourniquet in the carrier — what each study tested and how strong it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eStudy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eEvidence type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat was studied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eWhat it found\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKragh et al., \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman · combat clinical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquets as a class: 232 casualties with 428 tourniquets, Baghdad, 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurvival 90% when tourniquets were applied before shock vs 10% after; no limb lost because of a tourniquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eBeaven et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · randomized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 British military volunteers self-applying the C-A-T and the TMT at mid-thigh, ultrasound of popliteal flow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuccess C-A-T 92% vs TMT 71% (not significant); median time to occlusion 37.5 s vs 35 s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTreager et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg\u003c\/em\u003e 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#5e573d!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eHuman volunteer · randomized crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-A-T Gen 7 vs TMT vs SOFTT-W on arm and leg, Doppler pulse, then retested after crawling and dragging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm failure 5.6% vs 19.4% vs 58.3%; leg failure 27.8% vs 44.4% vs 61.1%; no difference after movement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eGibson et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#8f8c83!important;color:#ffffff!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eManikin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTMT and RATS vs C-A-T on a manikin thigh, two users, 30 tests each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEffectiveness and pulse cessation did not differ by model; the C-A-T applied more pressure than the TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMontgomery et al., \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med\u003c\/em\u003e 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block!important;padding:2px 8px!important;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;background:#121212!important;color:#c8bd97!important;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eExpert review · CoTCCC update\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReview of limb tourniquets for the CoTCCC's 2019 update, which added the TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoTCCC voted to update its list in April 2019; the authors note the lack of unbiased data and official test criteria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eStrongest to weakest: human clinical data, then human-volunteer tests, then manikin studies, then expert review. Every study here tested the tourniquet; none tested the carrier or the TQ-RAM, and the TMT scored numerically below the C-A-T Gen 7 in both volunteer trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe ways a TMT is staged for carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:680px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eThis kit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT + Rigid Holster Set\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eMOJO® TMT Holster Kit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eTMT alone\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eIn the box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRAP carrier, TMT, TQ-RAM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack TMT, rigid holster with Malice Clip® attachments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTMT in a 500D nylon pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMounts to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMOLLE weave backing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMOLLE\/PALS webbing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMOLLE, or a standard 2 in. belt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYour own pouch or holster\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eDraw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuick-pull front, built for gloves and mittens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle pull from a hard shell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed pull strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePoint-pressure device\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM sold separately\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM sold separately\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM sold separately\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe TMT inside — yes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe TMT inside — yes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe TMT inside — yes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — TMT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0!important;font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CoTCCC list names the TMT, never the holster, pouch or kit.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e TMT holster and MOJO® kit details from Safeguard Medical's catalog and device records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eBuild the system\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px!important;font-size:15px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe parts on their own, the other tourniquets, the dressings that cover the other three jobs, and a trainer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tactical-mechanical-tourniquet-tmt-wrigid-holster-set-7932895.jpg?v=1780529818\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TMT™ Tourniquet\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTMT™ Tourniquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eThe tourniquet on its own\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tq-ram\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/tq-ram-pressure-point-device-9435922.jpg?v=1763154234\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"TQ-RAM™\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM™\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eExtra point-pressure devices for the TMT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/combat-application-tourniquet-cat-tq-gen-7\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t-gen-7-genuine-north-american-rescue-4974369.jpg?v=1787855586\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"C-A-T® Gen 7\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eC-A-T® Gen 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCoTCCC-recommended alternative, with a blue trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/quickclot-combat-gauze-hemostatic-dressing-2265441.jpg?v=1780703123\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"QuikClot® Combat Gauze®\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eQuikClot® Combat Gauze®\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePacking gauze for wounds a tourniquet cannot reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/israeli-bandage-4\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/4-israeli-emergency-bandage-from-safeguard-medical-3717198.webp?v=1780701004\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Emergency Bandage® 4 in.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eEmergency Bandage® 4 in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePressure bandage to hold the packing in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/hyfin-vent-chest-seal-twin-pack\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/hyfin-vent-chest-seal-twin-pack-3790168.jpg?v=1763155895\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"HyFin® Vent Chest Seal\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eHyFin® Vent Chest Seal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eVented seal for an open chest wound\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/rapid-access-pouch-bleeding-control-kit-tmt\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/files\/rapid-access-pouch-stop-the-bleed-kit-w-tmt-3182448.jpg?v=1780526531\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"RAP Bleeding Control Kit w\/ TMT\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eRAP Bleeding Control Kit w\/ TMT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003eCarrier, TMT and a pressure bandage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer\" style=\"flex:1 1 160px;display:block!important;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f5f5f5!important;padding:10px!important;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/6909\/4262\/products\/tourniquet-arm-trainer-2400513.jpg?v=1780705572\u0026amp;width=320\" alt=\"Tourniquet Arm Trainer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:118px;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 12px 12px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#121212!important;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 4px!important;\"\u003eTourniquet Arm Trainer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.45;\"\u003ePractice the draw and the application\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#121212!important;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px!important;margin:30px 0 0!important;display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#c8bd97!important;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eFree from MED-TAC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003eThe Trauma Brief\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color:#d9d6cc!important;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eMED-TAC's free trauma field guide, written by a physician and medical educator — what to do in the first minutes of a severe bleed, step by step.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/pages\/brief\" style=\"flex:0 0 auto;background:#9c8f61!important;color:#121212!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px!important;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet the Brief ›\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIs this kit CoTCCC-recommended?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe tourniquet in it is: the CoTCCC list names the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet, NSN 6515-01-656-6191.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e The list covers tourniquets, not carriers or kits, so the recommendation belongs to the TMT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhich tourniquets fit the carrier?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe carrier is documented to hold a Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet, with a TQ-RAM.\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e No other tourniquet model is documented, so the kit is built around the TMT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat does the TQ-RAM do, and does it replace gauze?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eIt gives hands-free point pressure over a packed wound, or proximal pressure where a limb tourniquet cannot be placed.\u003csup\u003e5,6\u003c\/sup\u003e It does not replace packing: hemostatic gauze goes into the wound first, with direct pressure of at least 3 minutes,\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e and the dome then holds it. Never pack the chest or abdomen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhere should I mount it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eAnywhere the MOLLE weave backing fits PALS webbing\u003csup\u003e8\u003c\/sup\u003e — and within reach of either hand without looking. If you are armed, carry it on your body, not in a bag. Practice the draw there, gloved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHigh and tight, or 2–3 inches above the wound?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eBoth are correct; the situation decides. Under threat, or when you cannot find the source, place it high and tight over clothing. When the source is found and time allows, place it on bare skin 2–3 in. above the wound — and if that lands on a joint, go above the joint. Reassess a hasty tourniquet once the scene allows and convert it to a deliberate one; if the source still cannot be found, it stays high and tight.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eCan I use a tourniquet on a child?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eMost pediatric limb injuries do not need a tourniquet: start with firm direct pressure, then a pressure dressing, and reserve a tourniquet for bleeding that is truly life-threatening. When one is needed, the TMT is labeled for limbs 5.75 in. (14.6 cm) around and larger.\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e The carrier only matters if a tourniquet is actually carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eHow long can it stay on — and should it come off?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFor civilians and most law enforcement, especially when you applied it to yourself, leaving it on for the hospital team is good practice. The military direction: every effort is made to convert within 2 hours if the casualty is not in shock, the wound can be watched, and it is not an amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eShould a tourniquet go on an amputation that is barely bleeding?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eYes. The TCCC Guidelines call for a limb tourniquet on any traumatic amputation.\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e Early on, adrenaline clamps the torn arteries down; when it wears off they open again and the bleeding starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat happens after the TMT is used?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eThe TMT is labeled single use.\u003csup\u003e4\u003c\/sup\u003e Once it has been applied — on a casualty or in practice — retire it and stage a new one. The TQ-RAM is also single use.\u003csup\u003e6\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eWhat colors does it come in?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0!important;font-size:15px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;-webkit-hyphens:auto;\"\u003eFour pouch colors: Black, Olive Drab, Coyote Tan and Multicam. The TMT and TQ-RAM are the same in every color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#121212!important;margin:36px 0 4px!important;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.2;\"\u003ePackage \u0026amp; specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:3px;width:46px;background:#9c8f61!important;margin:0 0 12px!important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#f1ead6!important;border-left:4px solid #5e573d;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eIn the package \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— three items, identical in every pouch color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 20px!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Rapid Access (RAP) tourniquet carrier in the color selected — quick-pull front, MOLLE weave backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™) by Safeguard Medical, catalog 31-115 — 2 in. strap, limbs 5.75–38 in., NSN 6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 6px!important;\"\u003e1× TQ-RAM™ point-pressure device by Safeguard Medical, catalog 31-150\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0!important;\"\u003eNo hemostatic gauze, pressure dressing, chest seal or marker. The TMT and TQ-RAM are single use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eFull specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px;background:#fff!important;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3a36!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#121212!important;color:#f5f5f5!important;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;\"\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"color:#f5f5f5!important;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eKit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTourniquet RAP Carrier Kit — RAP carrier, TMT, TQ-RAM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eMED-TAC item numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMT-TQRAP-BK Black · MT-TQRAP-OD Olive Drab · MT-TQRAP-CT Coyote Tan · MT-TQRAP-MC Multicam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCarrier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRapid Access (RAP) tourniquet carrier; quick-pull front for extreme-cold mittens and gloves; MOLLE weave backing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eCarrier fit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTactical Mechanical Tourniquet and TQ-RAM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT™), Safeguard Medical catalog 31-115 (Berry-compliant) — developed by Combat Medical, now part of Safeguard Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet NSN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6515-01-656-6191\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet strap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 in. wide; no internal band\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet lock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTorsion bar locks into a retaining clip with an audible click; double-routed quick-disconnect speed buckle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eLimb circumference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.75–38 in. (14.6–96.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet packaged size \/ weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 × 2.5 × 2 in. (11.4 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm) · 3.5 oz (99.2 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet shelf life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 years from manufacture (31-115)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTourniquet FDA status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNonpneumatic tourniquet, product code GAX — FDA-registered, Class I (510(k)-exempt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003ePoint-pressure device\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTQ-RAM™, Safeguard Medical catalog 31-150 — TMT accessory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM size \/ weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 × 2.5 × 1.75 in. (10.2 × 6.4 × 4.5 cm) packaged · 0.62 oz (17.5 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM shelf life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 years from manufacture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM device identifier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHIBCC UDI M68931150030 (AccessGUDID) — product code MHW, exempt from premarket submission, single use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTQ-RAM origin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA (manufacturer)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTMT and TQ-RAM are single use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#121212!important;\"\u003eTCCC status\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTMT: CoTCCC-recommended limb tourniquet.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e3ddcf;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 10px!important;background:#fff!important;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none!important;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px!important;background:#faf7ef!important;border-left:4px solid #9c8f61;font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#121212!important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float:right;color:#5e573d!important;font-weight:700;\"\u003e▾\u003c\/span\u003eReferences \u003cspan style=\"color:#7a756a!important;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:'Barlow',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;\"\u003e— 13 sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 18px 16px!important;font-size:14.5px;color:#3a3a36!important;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0 0 0 22px!important;font-size:12.5px;color:#7a756a!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines, 1 May 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCommittee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. CoTCCC Recommended Devices \u0026amp; Adjuncts, 15 December 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TMT™ Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet one-page overview, DTF054_06-23-02 (PN 31-115 Berry Compliant, NSN 6515-01-656-6191; PDF185 \/ PDF187 civilian and international versions).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eCombat Medical \/ Alphapointe. Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet Instructions for Use, REF 31-115, CMS-PUB-TMT-04-003 (V3).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eSafeguard Medical. TQ-RAM™ Point Pressure Device one-page overview, PN 31-150, SGM-MKT-TQRAM-01 Rev.1; product page, safeguardmedical.com.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eNLM AccessGUDID. TQ™ RAM, catalog 31-150, version 3, HIBCC DI M68931150030 — Safeguard US Operating, LLC; device description, FDA product code MHW.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Product classification GAX (Tourniquet, Nonpneumatic), 21 CFR 878.5900, Class I, 510(k)-exempt; Establishment Registration \u0026amp; Device Listing, Safeguard Medical Technologies Ltd (TMT).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003e6:8 Medical Solutions. Tourniquet RAP Carrier Kit (TMT RAP Carrier \/ TMT \/ TQ RAM) — product listing; Rapid Access Pouch (RAP) product descriptions, 68medical.com (October 2026).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eMontgomery HR, Hammesfahr R, Fisher AD, et al. 2019 recommended limb tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2019;19(4):27–50.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eBeaven A, Ballard M, Sellon E, Briard R, Parker PJ. The Combat Application Tourniquet versus the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2018;18(3):75–78.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eTreager C, Lopachin T, Mandichak S, et al. A comparison of efficacy, efficiency, and durability in novel tourniquet designs. \u003cem\u003eJ Trauma Acute Care Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2021;91(2S Suppl 2):S139–S145.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eGibson R, Housler GJ, Rush SC, Aden JK 3rd, Kragh JF Jr, Dubick MA. Preliminary comparison of new and established tactical tourniquets in a manikin hemorrhage model. \u003cem\u003eJ Spec Oper Med.\u003c\/em\u003e 2016;16(1):29–35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px!important;\"\u003eKragh JF Jr, Walters TJ, Baer DG, et al. Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. \u003cem\u003eAnn Surg.\u003c\/em\u003e 2009;249(1):1–7.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #e3ddcf;margin:28px 0 0!important;padding:18px 0 0!important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width:220px;flex:1 1 240px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Chakra Petch',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#121212!important;margin:0 0 3px!important;\"\u003eGenuine MED-TAC International\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:13px;color:#8f8c83!important;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eSourced direct from the manufacturer or an authorized master distributor. 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