Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T)

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. Armys 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 The fastest, safest, most effective prehospital tourniquet! Exceeds the new ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 Standard for tourniquets!Noted as the best prehospital tourniquet in the February 2008 supplement of The Journal of Trauma. The CAT uses a windlass system with free-moving internal band to provide true circumferential pressure in the event of a traumatic wound with significant hemorrhage.