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OMNA Tourniquet Warning on Fake Tourniquets
The OMNA Tourniquet is a ratchet-based tourniquet specif- In the course of data collection, many devices were being sold
ically designed as a surf-board leash attachment. There was online as tourniquets. In the wake of the Stop the Bleed cam-
no study performance data found in medical literature on the paign and shooting incidents across the nation, tourniquet
OMNA Tourniquet. The OMNA Tourniquet meets the basic awareness is increasing among citizenry. While this aware-
specifications required and functions along the same principles ness is a monumental achievement in emergency medicine, it
as the RMT and TX2. The configuration has less of a mili- also allows the emergence of individuals concerned more with
tary application but potentially meets the niche demand of the making money than saving lives. It is highly recommended that
surfing community. Documented shark attacks on surfers have any person or organization purchasing tourniquets conduct a
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marked the importance of tourniquet application and the query of tourniquet performance data before purchasing tour-
OMNA Tourniquet has been suggested as a potential choice. 71 niquets and risking lives. It would be regrettable for someone
with good life-saving intentions to purchase a tourniquet that
FIGURE 19 OMNA tourniquet. is a substandard device or an untested counterfeit copy of a
recommended device.

Recommendations
It is recommended the Committee on TCCC publish a revised
list of “CoTCCC-Recommended Tourniquets” based on the
scoring of reviewed tourniquet devices in Table 89.

It is recommended that the CoTCCC conduct annual review of
all recommended devices for continued efficacy or removal or
inclusion of additional devices.

https://www.omnainc.com/collections/maritime-tourniquets It is recommended that the CoTCCC publish a preferred fea-
tures of military tourniquets document that specifies a refined
and scoped list of preferred features for future development.
STAT Tourniquet
It is recommended that the CoTCCC publish a military tour-
The STAT Tourniquet is a zip-tie like device with finger hole
for pulling tightly to a locking point and has an integrated niquet research requirements document to reference for future
time recorder. There was no study performance data found in studies.
medical literature on the STAT Tourniquet. With a width of
only 1 inch and length or 31.8 inches, the STAT Tourniquet It is recommended that the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
does not meet the basic specifications required for military through the Joint Trauma System (JTS) develop and implement
tourniquet application. a DoD-wide problem reporting network for TCCC-based de-
vices and products.
FIGURE 20 STAT tourniquet. There is not a recommendation for wording changes to the
current Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines (01 AUG
2019).

Disclaimer
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private
views of the authors and are not to be construed as official
or as reflecting the views of the Departments of the Army, Air
Force, Navy or the Department of Defense.

The recommendations of the CoTCCC are recommended clin-
ical practice guidelines for the battlefield based on evidence,
best practices, lessons learned, and subject-matter expertise
https://www.statmeddevices.com/product-page/s-t-a-t-tourniquet consensus but are not considered DoD policy.

Tourniquets Not Evaluated at This Time Financial Disclosure
The authors have no financial disclosure related to the tourni-
Several tourniquets, such as belt tourniquets, that were not quets reviewed.
included in this review were considered to be extreme contin-
gency devices for unique, special, or low-visibility operations Dr Cain is a medical consultant for North American Rescue.
in which a normal JFAK/IFAK might not be carried based on MAJ Fisher is RAPTOR course trainer affiliated with Com-
the mission. Such missions apply to an extremely small per- bat Medical Systems. Dr Goolsby has a patent pending and
centage of military personnel and it was determined that such method of use for a device that was not part of this review.
a review and recommendations be conducted separately.

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