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Tourniquets

Low cost and easy to add to first aid kits, tourniquets save lives and control severe bleeding from limb injuries. Given the low cost and effectiveness at saving lives, it is hard to justify not including these in first aid provisions, either in public places or workplaces where there are hazards present. ProtectUK recommend that all first aid provisions support the treatment of life-threatening bleeding – tourniquets are often the first item that first responders look for to do this.

In previous terror attacks in the UK, due to a lack of appropriate supplies readily available, many casualties were treated with makeshift tourniquets such as ties, belts and scarves due to poor preparedness.

Tourniquets

Used to restrict blood flow to injured areas and reduce blood loss.

A staple in all bleed control and trauma kits and often the first item that should first responders should look to apply to control blood loss, particularly on severe injuries to limbs. For major bleeds where trauma dressings or haemostatic dressings would not sufficiently control blood loss, tourniquets are applied to stop the flow of blood to an area of the body using pressure.

We offer a range of windlass style tourniquets up to military grade, which provide the highest levels of pressure without the need for a high level of strength, and are suitable for treating the most severe of traumatic bleed injuries. We also supply zip-tie style tourniquets for extreme ease of rapid application in an emergency.

In previous terror attacks in the UK, due to a lack of appropriate supplies readily available, many casualties were treated with makeshift tourniquets such as ties, belts and scarves.

It is important to note the time tourniquets are applied so when emergency services arrive, they know how long blood flow has been restricted to an area of the body. This is why pens are included in many of the kits with tourniquets.