SWAT-T Tourniquet = Lifesaver and 1/2 way to an Awesome Slingshot

The SWAT-T Tourniquet is a simple and effective take on the tourniquet that uses a non-latex elastic band that stretches around an extremity and tucks into itself for hours of effective pressure above a wound. The shapes of graphics on the band indicate proper tourniquet pressure.

It can also act as an occlusive bandage, a pressure dressing, and as an elastic bandage. If you didn’t catch it, the name comes from the acronym stretch, wrap and tuck. The band has been applied 5000 times and used in the sub-zero temps of Antarctica and boiled in water with no strength degradation. Google it and buy a few for $8.50 a piece, that’s a lot less than a mechanical tourniquet.