Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) - Rescue Orange

Item: 30-0023

NSN: 6515-01-612-7129

The Fastest, Safest, Most Effective Prehospital Field Tourniquet

• Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army

• Proven to be 100% effective in occluding blood flow in both upper & lower extremities by the U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research

• Single Routing Buckle for faster application, decreased blood loss, effective slack removal, fewer windlass turns, and simplified training with single protocol application standards

• Includes reinforced windlass, stabilization plate, windlass clip and writeable windlass security strap

• Featuring NAR's signature Red Tip Technology^® elliptical tab providing added visual clues during application

This fully functioning Gen 7 C-A-T^® tourniquet is colored blue to identify it as a training device enabling instructors and trainees hands-on training & tourniquet application practice with a distinct visual means to distinguish training devices from personal/operational life-saving devices.

The CAT utilizes a durable windlass system with a patented free-moving internal band providing true circumferential pressure to the extremity. Once adequately tightened, bleeding will cease and the windlass is locked into place. A hook and loop windlass retention strap is then applied, securing the windlass to maintain pressure during casualty evacuation.

The patented Combat Application Tourniquet^® (C-A-T^®) featuring the proprietary red tip design and the mechanical advantage of a band within a band has been the Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army since 2005. The innovations in the CAT are protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 7,842,067 and 7,892,253.