
Tourniquet R.A.T.S
Rocky Mountain Readiness is pleased to add the R.A.T.S – Rapid Application Tourniquet to our inventory. There are many choices you can make, but we've found the R.A.T.S Tourniquet to be easy to apply when it counts; under stress. It is what we have in our own personal emergency kits. "R.A.T.S – Rapid Application Tourniquet – A solid vulcanized rubber core with a nylon sheath combined with a unique locking mechanism make this a simple and incredibly fast tourniquet to apply to self or others. The RATS hallmark is use under stress." From Surefire Combat Tactics Magazine Fall 2013, page 10: “The carnage and trauma that resulted from the Boston Marathon bombings showed that a tourniquet doesn’t just save lives and limbs on the battlefield. RATS is a fast, simple, inexpensive, lifesaving tool that any first-responder (remember, you are your own first responder) should have at his or her disposal to halt the loss of blood. Its simple design, which utilizes successive wraps to ach