Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT), 2013 (c)

Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) manufactured by Composite Resources, South Carolina, USA, with Fenton Pharmaceuticals packaging, from an Army Medic Trauma Pack.

The Combat Application Tourniquet can be wound up one-handed around an injured limb, preventing blood loss and allowing soldiers to save their own lives immediately following injury. It was used by British forces during Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan (2002-2014).