North American Rescue
North American Rescue Combat Application Tourniquet Gen 7
The benchmark windlass tourniquet, CoTCCC-recommended, genuinely one-handable, and still the most common standard issue tourniquet in US military and LE use.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $35
- Weight
- 2.7 oz
- Brand
- North American Rescue
- Category
- medical
Features
- •2.7 oz
- •1.5 in band
- •reinforced windlass
- •CoTCCC recommended
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Overview
North American Rescue's CAT Gen 7 remains the reference standard for extremity hemorrhage control. The design uses a 1.5-inch band, internal free-moving band architecture, and reinforced windlass to generate reliable occlusion with fewer steps than improvised solutions. It is one of the most widely fielded tourniquets in military, law-enforcement, EMS, and civilian trauma kits.
Key Features
- Single-routing buckle speeds application and slack removal
- Red Tip staging cue helps with rapid deployment under stress
- Lightweight 2.7 oz package is easy to keep on-body or in a pouch
- Black version matches duty and low-visibility setups
Pros
- +Largest real-world track record of any commercial tourniquet
- +Light and compact enough for true everyday carry
- +Broad training ecosystem makes replacement and retraining easy
Cons
- −Counterfeits are common, so sourcing matters
- −Velcro tail can wear or contaminate if staged carelessly
Detailed Specifications
- weight
- 2.7 oz
- width
- 1.5 in band
- color
- Black
- closure
- Windlass with single-routing buckle
- recommendation
- CoTCCC recommended
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