Emergency Preparedness: The Combat Application Tourniquet
Emergency Preparedness: The Combat Application Tourniquet The motto of the boy scouts is 'be prepared.' It definitely applies to the combat application tourniquet. Soldiers and SWAT team personnel in particular, definitely need one when they prepare for battle. The layman can also take a leaf from the boy scouts’ book and keep one at all times. When Should a Tourniquet Be Used? Tourniquets should only be used when it is clear that you cannot stop the bleeding of an injured limb by using direct pressure alone. Heavy and uncontrollable bleeding can easily cause death within minutes of an injury. This is why it is absolutely essential to act as quickly as possible whenever a life-threatening traumatic wound is concerned. The tourniquet you use can literally mean the difference between life and death. Here, the North American Cat (combat application tourniquet) is just the thing for such emergencies. It has been proven to be extremely effective (up to a hundred p...