Tourniquet CAT G7

In medicine, a tourniquet is a device that allows to stop the blood flow quickly and effectively for some time. Modern tourniquets are produced in industrial volumes and are actively used to provide first aid in combat conditions and in situations where there is a risk of mass casualties.

Important: there are many different modifications available today, not all of which are of high quality. At the same time, tourniquets are much more expensive when compared to arterial tourniquets. In addition, it is important to be able to apply a tourniquet correctly.  Despite this, the undoubted advantages of this type of tourniquet are high resistance to harmful and destructive environmental factors, the ability to apply over clothing, controlled compression and release, and one-handed use.

Tourniquets are available in several colors: black (and its darker shades), dirty green (olive), sand (coyote) for the military, blue, orange and less commonly grey and yellow for peacetime.

There are several requirements for a tourniquet.

The main ones are:

• Effectiveness (e.g., stability of hemorrhage management during long-term use of the tourniquet, absence of critical traumatic effects).
• Durability. A high-quality tourniquet must perform its task under any circumstances and remain effective despite changes in environmental conditions (cold, heat, rain, pollution).
• Convenience and speed of use. A tourniquet should be designed in a way so that its end can be easily gripped with gloves, used with only one hand, and, if necessary, placed over clothing. The average time to achieve the hemostatic effect is also important.

Additional:

• The degree of pain when the hemorrhage is stopped
• Size and weight.
• Cost.
• Color.

A bleeding control tourniquet is an important medical device that can help provide emergency medical care and save the lives of the victims. That is why we recommend the CAT (Combat-Application-Tourniquet) Generation 7, which has passed many tactical and medical tests and proven itself in combat conditions.

Other known counterparts include the SICH (Ukraine), SAM Tourniquet manufactured by TacMedSolution (USA), and Dnipro (Ukraine).