Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) Instructions

[@versoarmamentcompany]

I like how Batman narrates this video

[@Cebuano_Edc]

Batman beyond

[@zenadventurer69]

I think it’s an automated voice

[@davidddd9980]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@johndaltrocanto]

Free tip for everyone, CATs ARE VERY PAINFUL, people may try to fight you while you are trying to apply one

[@therealandrewcano]

Good to know. .. Next month I'm going to a *Stop The Bleed* class

[@yurikalashnikov5815]

Thank you!

[@TheBart1998]

can confirm, I got slapped in the face while doing a CAT training in the army.

[@bentonhousand4187]

Why are they painful?

[@yurikalashnikov5815]

@@bentonhousand4187 you gotta make it super tight to cut off blood flow. It ain’t pleasant.

[@OMEGAPREPARATION]

I just wanna say how fortunate these victims are to be getting injured at the NAR office building.

[@chrispainter827]

Yeah, but how did they do it?! Man alone in an office and 'oops, I've cut my femoral artery!'

[@mrjakobt]

@@chrispainter827You won’t believe the shit people come up with in office environments to hurt themselves in the dumbest ways.

[@manteltwinkelwink2271]

Great video! Well thought through and helpful. Couple thoughts, if applying to a male patient on their leg, be very careful if applying it close to the groin. There’s important parts up there that WILL get crushed if they get caught in the TQ. Second, as others have said, it hurts like nothing else and you just gotta go for it. I have scars still where someone got carried away applying one during a training session. Just gotta go for it.

[@julians.2597]

2:25 that tourniquet was configured correctly, something that is VERY important folks!

[@H2OSakanaIsMyOshi]

great video! recently got an IFAK and wanted to know how to use the included CAT tourniquet

[@blakeryan9155]

Even though he did it in the video they didn't mention that with single handed application you want to pull inwards towards yourself. Don't have the tab rotating away from body. Kinda like setting the toilet paper right

[@simonsignolet5632]

Oh no, don't say that! I used to have rows with my housemates who do things the stupid way like hanging toilet paper reels the wrong way...

[@tornad8063]

Somewhere i've been told that you habe more strenght when pulling away from body and did it that way. Will habe to experiment

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@tornad8063you have more strength in pulling towards yourself.

[@Uberslug]

Liked for the cordial thank you from the bleeding patient.

[@jbolduc1500]

that's the moment I knew everything would be okay

[@TheSimba86]

just hope you don't have to watch 6 youtube ads when you need to watch this while someone is bleeding out LOL

[@yurikalashnikov5815]

Thank y’all for this. It WILL save lives.

[@tacticaljackson]

I’ve always heard “high and tight” and not 2-3 inches above the wound?

[@markanthonypar-wise1499]

Same that was what I was taught

[@simonsignolet5632]

This video explains this issue well.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Depends where the wound is. Remember, you're restricting circulation to the entire limb distal to the application site. Leaving as much viable tissue as possible will give the surgeons more options when it comes to amputation and prosthetics later (if needed).

[@simonsundy518]

High and tight application is a technique used when you don't have time to actually locate the wound. By applying it as high as possible you ensure that you don't place the tourniquet below the wound. If you can strip the patients pants or shirt off and positively identify the location of the wound, 2-3 inches above is perfectly fine to control bleeding. This will also leave enough room to apply a second tourniquet if needed.

[@dianebrown4449]

I have a serious question if anyone is looking. What kind of pulse is being referenced? And what is that?

[@Narescue01]

Hi Diane. The pulse that the video references is the “distal pulse”. This simply means that it is distant from the torso and would include locations such as the wrist and ankle. The science is that by confirming that there is no pulse felt at these locations, you can be sure that any bleeding will be occluded beyond the location where the tourniquet was placed. Hope that helps!

[@Corvid]

Pulse is pretty easy to stop, bleeding can take crazy tension to stop, I've put two on one arm before, but from what I understand going into shock tends to really shut down all but the biggest arteries, the body is remarkable at prolonging survival when pushed to the limit.

[@augustopinochet2495]

Just bought a couple of these for my truck's first-aid kit, Glad I looked up how to use them because I thought they worked in a completely different way! whoops

[@tornad8063]

Curious. What you thought?

[@augustopinochet2495]

@@tornad8063 I thought they need to just be pulled, didn't know you have to twist.

[@tornad8063]

@@augustopinochet2495 ok thx

[@cameronbrown1214]

Very good idea to have a practice tourniquet to train with regularly. When in a stressful situation it won't be easy

[@limodrivermike]

does one have to loosen the rod once in a while or keep it tight for howl ong ever it takes until one is in the ER?

[@microsplice]

It should be uncomfortably tight until it's removed by a medical professional, preferably at a hospital. If you loosen the band, the bleeding will cascade. It's meant to stop the bleeding, so it's not comfortable

[@김구글-x5s]

○Tourniquet should be applied horizontal ○Must remove all the slack from the TQ prior to tensioning the windlass

[@glencordero455]

Very good and informative! Wtf though- Looks like there’s 12 dislikes (12 people must have not stopped the bleeding. 🤦🏽‍♂️)

[@davidddd9980]

😂😂😂😂

[@simonsignolet5632]

A REALLY good instructional video - THANKS! You're probably saving lives somewhere in the world without even knowing it! 1.9k likes, 20 dislikes. What's wrong with the people who DON'T like this? I bet it's the type who don't pay full attention in class and think you ALWAYS have to apply a tourniquet at the top of the limb...

[@simonsignolet5632]

APOLOGIES!!! After watching a few other sober and well-informed medic videos, I've realised WHO you are! You ARE saving lives beyond your direct reach right across the world!!! Respect. 👍

[@chrispainter827]

@@simonsignolet5632 As to the now 27 numpties, I'm not sure what it's like in other countries, but for a while at least here in the UK first aid training discouraged the use of tourniquets for fear of misuse and doing more harm than good. The basic premise was that if you don't need a tourniquet, but put one on, you're potentially killing a limb when it wasn't absolutely necessary. And, if you put one on wrong, it won't do any good and you've wasted time, effort and blood doing something that is ineffective. And there's real danger in taking one off. That should always be done by a professional. Thankfully, the prevailing wisdom is better now and people are taught firstly when the right situation is and secondly how to use them, however the old preconceptions still linger. But, as my instructor said, 'sod the limb, save the life'. Get them to the operating table alive and you've done your job. You're FIRST aid, not PERFECT aid.

[@matthewbunn2017]

well now there are no dislikes, so.... i guess your problem is solved?

[@CHAOSMOVEMENT]

You took one for the team there, that's really tight. I had my girlfriend try it out on my arm and it hurts lol.

[@trininite]

What's the purpose of recording the time

[@FallingUpStupidity]

avoid blood poisoning

[@jimwilson3710]

To know how long it has been on once you get to a hospital.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

You're basically giving the patient a crush injury to stop them bleeding out. The doctors will need to give infusions of certain drugs when the tourniquet is removed to avoid destroying the kidneys with toxins from dead cells.

[@1978garfield]

To let the surgeons at the hospital know if they should prep for amputation. Hopefully you never have to use one of these. However if they are left on too long they will kill the limb. Better to be shopping for prosthetics than bleed to death.

[@Spockfucious]

Excellent explanation

[@bdcochran01]

Thank you. Very clear!

[@crea7ure613]

Something I learned from another, always turn it 2 more times. Just when you think you’re good. 2 more turns.

[@CrysisDigital]

You must commit to applying the tourniquet. Cause Its going to hurt like hell. Stay safe everyone. I hope you never have to use a tourniquet.

[@floridahuntsman7915]

Really good system .

[@eternalchocolate53]

That C.A.T. instructor is ripped!

[@centeroftacticalmedicine-h3368]

1 dislike .... nice try RATS TQ ..... Nice Try :D :D :D

[@thomasnguyen5639]

Doesn’t rats tq cause damage

[@seankennedy9662]

Thomas Nguyen it also doesn’t stop bleeding. RATS belongs in the trash...

[@emcg5112]

@@seankennedy9662 If you actually think that you don't know how to use the RATS, and/or you are just spouting off shit you've seen on internet forums. RATS has and will continue to be used with good results. There is a time and place and reason for all TQs and from the sounds of it, you only carry one type and probably suck with it too. People have survived because of makeshift TQs, but a legit one isn't gonna work at all? Give me a break.

[@irfanahmed9112]

Informative

[@sarahkupka540]

A smooth gravel road called, it wants its voice back. :D Good video, very clear.

[@vanessabeatty2312]

Sounds like the NOAA radio voice.

[@DijBeast]

Is it true your nuts could explode if a C.A.T. is placed in the wrong spot on a leg? heard this somewhere...

[@wayne246]

All kinds of explosions.

[@emcg5112]

If you catch the nuts inside the TQ, yes you can destroy them and yes it has happened.

[@simonsignolet5632]

Not true. The casualty's might, though. 😉 And if it's a woman casualty - no chance of that.

[@DaDaDo661]

thanks for asking this

[@1kenshow]

May I use part or all of this video you created for the education of those involved in emergency medicine? Of course, it is not a profit-oriented enemy, and it is used under extremely limited circumstances.

[@klyesam4006]

Can I wear it like a belt?

[@XxTheLostChaosxX]

Sounds silly at first but I like where this is going. How to get more people to actually carry a TQ.

[@karlmadsen3179]

Looks like OUCH. Preferred over bleeding out, but OUCH.

[@serdiuk19801]

Is it a certification product or you certificated your production?

[@Seedavis397]

Is it possible to over tighten?

[@XxTheLostChaosxX]

Yes. Priority is to stop the blood flow. Secondary damage will occur if applied correctly. Over tightening will increase this damage.

[@hebrewhooligan5462]

Who? I say WHO? Is giving these videos a thumbs down 👎 😳 😡 who literally in this case dosen't like life savings equipment?

[@kevinnapier1014]

#Awesome!!!!!

[@Phlfwlr]

Windless*

[@nebulousJames12345]

he got a deep paper cut

[@kd5nrh]

Terrible application. Just get an alcohol swab from the first aid kit and wipe the Sharpie wound off, then be more careful with your markers in the future.

[@aqualust5016]

He's like "thanks I could've fucking done that myself"

[@rtholman83]

here

[@howwerunit8070]

He get a paper cut in the office??🤔

[@bat1sta980]

I was expecting a no-handed application 😩🤦‍♂️😅😁

[@նեյրոարտ]

Don't apply it to skin. There shoulb be something soft in-between skin and the tourniquet. Besides, don't overdue it. Otherwise you may destroy everything below the application place.

[@ZSmith-yy4lv]

My leg is bleeding profusely and I will die in less than a minute. Hold on, lemme put some gloves on!

[@michellepope7658]

you only need gloves if applying it on someone else. If you look at the guy who applied it to his arm by himself, he did not have gloves on.

[@MC-dn3hs]

Two minutes of fucking ads

[@Sirmellowman]

I feel so much safer knowing I have a kit full of North American Rescue medical supplies on my plate carrier and with me at all times