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07-12-2009, 03:50
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The SWAT-Tourniquet (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet) is a unique and multipurpose dressing. Its name provides a description for usage Stretch, Wrap, and Tuck, but also the communities for whom it was developed - military and civilian Special Weapons and Tactics teams. These teams operate in an environment that has a high incidence of penetrating trauma, and most (two-thirds) of preventable deaths in the operational environment are from extremity bleeding.
The SWAT-Tourniquet (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet) allows a more rapid means to control extremity bleeding and allows application higher into the groin and axilla than other tourniquets. Its ease of application is one of its greatest benefits; individuals can effectively apply it in seconds with little to no prior training. At a third of the cost and weight of other combat used tourniquets, this tourniquet should find its way forward with every tactical operator.
Weight = 95 grams or 0.21 lbs
...read more! (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet)
The SWAT-Tourniquet (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet) is a unique and multipurpose dressing. Its name provides a description for usage Stretch, Wrap, and Tuck, but also the communities for whom it was developed - military and civilian Special Weapons and Tactics teams. These teams operate in an environment that has a high incidence of penetrating trauma, and most (two-thirds) of preventable deaths in the operational environment are from extremity bleeding.
The SWAT-Tourniquet (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet) allows a more rapid means to control extremity bleeding and allows application higher into the groin and axilla than other tourniquets. Its ease of application is one of its greatest benefits; individuals can effectively apply it in seconds with little to no prior training. At a third of the cost and weight of other combat used tourniquets, this tourniquet should find its way forward with every tactical operator.
Weight = 95 grams or 0.21 lbs
...read more! (http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/4912/cl/SWAT+Tactical+Tourniquet)