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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.

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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

Compatibility Tags

medical: tourniquetcotccc-approved

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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