Best Tourniquets for Trauma Kits: Why We Carry CAT Gen 7 and TacMed SOF

SOF-T Tourniquet - Detail View 8

Not every tourniquet belongs in a serious trauma kit. That statement is not about brand loyalty. It is about failure tolerance. A tourniquet is not a comfort item, a preparedness accessory, or a box-checking product. It is a mechanical hemorrhage-control device used when blood loss from an arm or leg may become fatal before advanced … Read more

Hemostatic Gauze: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Use It

QUIKCLOT COMBAT GAUZE

Today we will discuss hemostatic gauze products in great detail. Why do they cost more? Do they work better? Why were the old powder products replaced? We will cover this topic comprehensively. Uncontrolled bleeding is one of the most important preventable causes of trauma related death. For wounds that cannot be controlled with a limb … Read more