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Well, we tourtured a few of the MATs at our Tac-Med course last week.(FYI: what used to be the H&K sponsored Tactical Medicine course is now the International School of Tactical Medicine...much improved in my opinion)
The MATs were used by all personnel, including people that had never placed a tourniquet. It was matched against the SAT, CAT and a few other assorted less known devices.
The overwhelming partyline was the MAT was most favored for ease of use, fulfilling all criteria recently published by the armed forced university (uniformed services univ.) position paper....ratchet or buckle (mechanical) to tighten, > 1 1/4 inch width, self applied. A few comments were made that I discussed with the ?owner of MAT. Had operator induced failures: broke ratchet key but leatherman tool salvaged it by turning small knob to tighten. None failed while on although they carried someone by using the device as a carry handle....too much torque was my quess.
Overall, it has my endorsement. Take a look at it, I believe it fits everyones need for a reliable tourniquet.
ss
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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