2018 Product Announcement- Forget The Screwdriver & Wooden Spoon As Tourni-Key Has Arrived
- citizenAID Marketing Team
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min read
The citizenAID team along with representatives from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office demonstrated to Victoria Derbyshire on the BBC news show how easy it is to apply a Tourniquet to a persons leg with household items.
No need for expensive medical kits and just a few everyday items would do the job.
This simulation made reference to the winding device or "windlass" being replaced by improvised household tools such as a wooden spoon, scissors, or a screwdriver.
But as Victoria asked in this video, "What if you do not have a spoon?"
citizenAID now have an answer to that and its called Tourni-Key.
Used along with a scarf or tie as demonstrated in the video this key is strong enough to act as the "windlass" and will stop the bleed.
It has also been designed to have a hook to lock the Tourniquet down maintaining the pressure whilst allowing you to look at other patients if required.
