Single routing buckle decreases blood loss, providing effective slack removal, meaning fewer windlass turns

Since its combat introduction by the U.S. Army in 2005, the Combat Application Tourniquet® – a true one-handed tourniquet – has decreased the mortality rate due to extreme exsanguination by 85%. The U.S. Army Institute of Research deemed it to be 100% effective.

Now, CAT Resources has developed the all-new CAT® GEN7. Following extensive field reviews, the CAT® GEN7 has been completely re-designed, making it the most effective Combat Application Tourniquet® to date.

• Easier use ensures ssimplified training with single protocol application standards
• Windlass rod with increased diameter, enhanced strength and ribbing to the surface improves grip
• Windlass clip for bilateral beveled entry with rapid windlass lock for added strength
• Reinforced stabilisation plate with beveled contact bar, improvees patient and user comfort
• Free-moving internal band provides truly even distribution of circumferential pressure
• The C.A.T® must NOT be applied over solid objects within the clothing
• As soon as the situation permits, the injured limb should be evaluated and the C.A.T® re-positioned 2”-3” above the injury directly to the skin
• The Health and Safety Executive state, following a risk assessment: “First aid provision must be 'adequate and appropriate in the circumstances'. This means that you must provide sufficient first aid equipment (first aid kit), facilities and personnel at all times”

Workplaces, premises, facilities or sites with any hazards such as machinery, equipment, sharp or moving objects which could cause critical injuries such as major bleeding must have first aid provision to treat them. The simple and small investment of adding bleed control products to existing first aid provisions helps bridge the ‘care gap’ and could save lives.