Tourniquets
A tourniquet is used to control life-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg when direct pressure is insufficient or cannot be maintained.
Tourniquets from CAT, SAM Medical, Safeguard Medical and TacMed Solutions. Choose a windlass tourniquet for an arm or leg, the elastic SWAT-T, or T-RING Flex for fingers and toes.
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Vanliga frågor om tourniquets
Which tourniquet should I choose – CAT, SAM XT, SWAT-T or SOF?
CAT Gen 7 and SAM XT are CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets; SAM XT has a buckle that reduces slack before winding. SOF Gen 5 has an aluminium windlass and an opening buckle. SWAT-T is an elastic multi-purpose band with a different application method. Choose a model on which your organisation trains and practises.
What is the difference between CAT Tourniquet Gen 7 and SAM XT?
Both are windlass tourniquets for arms and legs, and both are recommended by the CoTCCC. CAT Gen 7 uses a free-moving internal band and single-routing buckle. SAM XT uses the TRUFORCE buckle, which locks at a predetermined circumferential force to reduce slack before the windlass is turned. Practise with the model selected.
Is SWAT-T the same type of tourniquet as CAT and SAM XT?
No. SWAT-T is a broad elastic polyisoprene band that is stretched, wrapped and tucked without a windlass. It can also serve as a pressure dressing or securing wrap. CAT, SAM XT and SOF use a strap, buckle and windlass. Their different construction calls for different application techniques and training.
Can a tourniquet be used on fingers or toes?
A standard extremity tourniquet is designed for arms and legs, not individual fingers or toes. T-RING Flex is a separate digit tourniquet intended to create a bloodless field when treating finger and toe injuries. It has a different purpose and is not a substitute for a tourniquet in life-threatening extremity bleeding.
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