Me: watches video
Also me: fixes tourniquet immediately after finishing video

I'm a cop and I used his second technique to set up my tourniquet. It ended up saving a victim's life a few days ago (as his foot had been cut off from his leg and I had to place it on his thigh). Very good video and I highly recommend the second way to fold the tourniquet.

"Being prepared buys you time and time buys you options" - john Carrara from active self protection

Thank you PrepMedic, from an old Viet Nam vet.  I still train often with friends and always bring a Blowout Kit.  Two training weekends were with Kris Paronto  (Tanto) and Dave Benton (Boon), the real guys of “13 Hours in Benghazi” book and movie.  One drill was to sprint 100 meters carrying a cinder block, apply a Tourniquet to one of your own arms, then shoot the target.
 I periodically review stop the bleed procedures to remind myself what to do.  Thank you and all the U.S. Army Medics and Dust Off helicopter pilots, as well as those before and after Viet Nam.  They have saved countless of our Brothers and Sisters.
Your video is awesome, thank you again.

You've missed an important point, its important that the strap is a little bit offset so you can open the strap easily with gloves on.

Thanks for this. I staged my tourniquet like this and there it lived in my vehicle IFAK for three years.
That was until last Monday when it got whipped out to go on a massive femoral bleed at a traffic accident I witnessed.
My new one has just arrived and now I am back to make sure it is set correctly again. You just never know folks, you really dont.

Always ran the first method, really like the second method....over 20 years as a professional fire fighter and can always learn something.Thats why its such a great job.

I’m making a trauma first aid kit and just got my CAT tourniquet today. Your videos have been very helpful to me teaching me how to use it. Thank you for your videos.

I just had to self rescue and apply a tourniquet to my dominant arm to prevent massive blood loss due to a very deep laceration. The Windlass Strap being in place already (it was a new trauma kit I hadnt prepped  prior) was a MAJOR issue in one handed operation and made the attempt take several times longer than necessary. My off hand was covered in blood from compressing the injury and it was incredibly difficult to remove the Windlass Strap in order to access the windlass rod. The adrenaline and the fact I had started going into shock a bit  only made it worse.

Pay extra attention to the small details when preparing - it could save your life.

This channel actually saves lives. Absolutely one of the greatest channels on the platform, hands down.

This was a great video and I am so lucky I jumped on it.  Currently my national guard unit is getting certified in CLS (Combat Life Saver) and our new IFAKs come with two tourniquets.  Being able for us to set these up correctly is a must.  Also within this month on my 21st birthday I am finally going to be gaining experience on the civillian side in EMS as a driver and working my way up to EMT and eventually Paramedic.  Proud and long term follower here :)

Thanks dude. I have been using the first folding method, but I left the time tab over the windless.

I will change that pronto.

After watching this video I really liked the “new” way of staging tourniquets. The only thing I changed is the time stamp tab...I have one corner not attached to the Velcro so it is easier to grab with bloody gloves or in a high stress situation where fine motor skills are decreased.

where i serve we learned to do it different, you are right about the time strip and the windlass. also before putting the strap thru the buckle,pull it so there is no slack on the windlass. We fold the strap around 1/3th but don't fold the 2 sticky parts to each other and fold the red end so you can easly grab it with combat gloves. the important part about our folding method is that you can use the TQ one handed on yourself and that the strap doesn't stick to each other but just falls open and you can use it without struggling.

Thank you for doing this!  We just received our tourniquets and only received basic instructions on how to use it. Forwarding this to the rest of my guys.

Thank god I decided to watch this, I had my tourniquet staged exactly like the mistakes you mentioned. The velcro on the time strap kept rubbing my arm so i just wrapped it around so that it'd be easier to pull out from my vest, and I had the loop pulled small and narrow, not knowing any better.

Currently carrying a cheap 10$ tourniquet, after seeing a bunch of people talk about CAT tourniquets, I decided to go buy a handful asap. This $10 one will work great for training purposes though. Need to get myself skilled at applying a tourniquet.

Thanks for this. May is Stop the Bleed month and I took a class at a library in Lincoln, Nebraska that used the NAR training kit. (I was LEO pre-tourniquet carry)   I just received my CAT 7 so good timing on finding your video. In the class they told us of a local radio personality who was hit on his motorcycle. An unknown person (possibly LEO) applied a tourniquet before EMS arrived and saved his life. Lost his leg but he lived and is very active.     New subscriber.

OUTSTANDING. Thank you for your time and effort bringing us this video. Tourniquets are now becoming a "THINK" here in the UK, your insight is very much appreciated.

Random search and your video popped up.
Thank God!
I unpacked my "EDC" tourniquet and immediately noticed one of your two most common errors!!

I tried both methods and eventually went with #01
It was more natural for me to fold and then open.

Thanks to you I now have a "deployable"tourniquet!!
🎓💪🏼🇺🇸

In Swiss Military i was told to fold the cat tourniquet the first way you showed in this video. it was actually the first thing we had to do. Remove it from the poaching plastic and fold it correctly