SWAT-T Tourniquet Black, Emergency First Aid Equipment for Massive Hemorrhage Control, Made in The USA

It’s well-made and well documented, but as I said in the title, I hope I never need them.

First priority is to stop major bleeding in less than one minute. Someone can bleed to death in two minutes. This very simple to use tourniquet is the right tool for a critical job. It can be self applied with one hand. Can also be used for compression bandages or splint wrap. Trauma first aid instructor said to wrap it tight until it hurts, then make it a little tighter. Very long rubber strip gets tighter with each wrap. Tuck loose end to secure. It is safe to apply and leave a tourniquet on for 6 hours (according to the EMT instructor and an ER doc attending the class). I bought two for the "just in case" first aid kit. After attending the trauma first aid class, I'm buying more for pocket/purse carry, first aid kit and 72 hour bags. Simple, easy and it works. Hope to never need it.

Great Design!This is approved to stop traumatic bleeding & is a great alternative to the CAT due to its smaller/compact size.This is an original manufacturer product.Great quality, my last one is still being carried daily 4 years later. It is the size of a smaller trifold wallet. You can carry in any pocket without knowing its there. I have one in every bag I use for duty. It can also be used for other reasons than a tourniquet, so you can reduce your items in a medical bag setup.Buy one today!

Really important to have one, plus this one works for more than bleeding control.

These do work well and are much easier to do correctly for an untrained person. I prefer a CAT but having this as an alternative option is great.

As a Stop the Bleed instructor and local AEMT I have had to use one of these on a child who lost a limb. People are generally taught to use CAT tourniquets which I also carry but I always have a few of these swat T around as well. This can fit any size limb even K9 officers which can’t be achieved by the CAT tourniquet. These are simple to use and have instructions right on it. These are also cost effective if you can’t afford a CAT tourniquet a few of these would be good.

Good product

Except for the possibility of self administering to a high arm injury, this is about as simple as it gets - take one wrap around and over to capture the starting end, then pull, wrap, pull, wrap, pull, wrap . As I understand it, you need two things to arrest blood loss on a limb - constriction, and width of application. This does both. As an additional benefit - there is no minimum effective size of the area to be treated, big, broad thigh or narrow wrist, no difference - which is not always the case with mechanical tourniquets. It can be used on man, woman or child. It can be used on a dog. It can serve as a wrap to hold a bandage in place. It can be used to wrap a limb securely in a splint. Don't get me wrong, my trauma kits also include a CAT-style TQ for the "worst case", but each kit also has a Swat-T.