Immobilization & Rescue

Stopping a bleed and immobilising. The department includes CAT tactical tourniquets, including the high-visibility orange version, and Unimatos carrying pouches designed for a one-handed draw. A tourniquet goes on high and tight, and the time of application is written down: that is the information the medical team will use. Immobilisation equipment, splints and extraction aids, completes the department. Like everything in emergency care, this equipment assumes current training. A tourniquet bought and stowed in a bag without ever being applied in practice goes on badly on the day speed matters.