General Care Tourniquet

The official tourniquet of the United States Army

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

The single routing buckle is a new innovation that enables faster application, reduced blood loss, effective slack removal, fewer windlass turns, and simplified training with a single protocol application standard.

Contains a writeable windlass security strap, windlass clip, stabilization plate, and reinforced windlass.

Featuring NAR’s unique Red Tip Technology® elliptical tab, which provides additional visual cues during application.The most effective, safest, and fastest prehospital tourniquet available!Exceeds the new ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 Standard for tourniquets!Noted as the most effective prehospital tourniquet in the February 2008 supplement of The Journal of Trauma The U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research has certified the patented C-A-T® as a 100% effective one-handed tourniquet. The CAT completely obstructed the blood flow of an extremity in the event of a traumatic wound with significant hemorrhage, as demonstrated by the tests.The Gen 7 CAT employs a patented free-moving internal band that provides true circumferential pressure to the extremity, in conjunction with a durable windlass system. The bleeding will cease and the windlass will be securely fastened once it has been sufficiently tightened. The windlass is subsequently secured with a hook and loop windlass retention strap to ensure that pressure is maintained during casualty evacuation. The Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army since 2005 is the patented Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®), which boasts a proprietary red tip design and the mechanical advantage of a band within a band.