When you’re in a life and death senerio it’s paramount that you trust your gear. Trust R.A. Fineprint 7. T.S Tourniquet in the hardest of times and see why it’s such a great. RATS Tourniquet: Rapid Application Tourniquet System Updated January 6th, 2018 by Peter Oldani A tourniquet that has been gaining quite a.

The RATS tourniquet has a metal cleat at one end and a long, elastic band made of vulcanized rubber attached to it. • Start by holding the metal cleat in one hand. • At the end with the cleat, the rubber band should be threaded through to form what they refer to as a three finger loop. • Your limb does NOT go through the three finger loop.

• Place the cleat on the limb requiring a tourniquet and wrap the long length of rubber around the limb. • Thread the long end of the rubber band through the three finger loop and pull until snug. • Wrap the long length of rubber back on itself and continue wrapping the limb until the elastic is used up or the blood flow has stopped. • With every wrap you should be stretching the rubber so that the band pulls tight and cuts off blood flow. • Do not pull the band as tight as it can go because it can cause permanent neurovascular damage if tightened too much. • Hook the end of the rubber band into the cleat to secure the tourniquet in place. RATS Tourniquet vs SOFT T Wide and CAT Tourniquets Elastic tourniquets are already standard in hospitals as surgeons use them to cut off arterial blood flow during surgery.