Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT), 2013 (c)
tourniquet, CAT, tourniquet
Accession Number

NAM.2013-12-3-8

Description

Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT), 2013 (c). Item in Team Medic Trauma Pack. Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT), manufactured by Composite Resources, South Carolina, USA, with Fenton Pharmaceuticals packaging, from an Army Medic Trauma Pack. The C-A-T 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. Associated with Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan (2002-2014) 2004- .

Events

HERRICK, Operation, 2002-14 (Afghanistan 2001-2021)

Associated collection