TMT Tourniquet INTRODUCING THE TQ-RAM The TQ-RAM is an TMT accessory designed to address wounds not amenable to tourniquet use and as an adjunct to compressible hemorrhage control at the “point of injury”. The TQ-RAM’s innovative and simple design allows for first responders to have an undeniable advantage to provide compression to control difficult bleeds (including in the inguinal area) when attached to the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT). The TQ-RAM attaches to the TMT tourniquet carriage plate and can be used over a packed wound, applying additional downward pressure to assist in controlling life threatening hemorrhaging. View Product References: BACKGROUND…HOW WE GOT HERE [1] Eastridge BJ., et al., Death on the battlefield (2001-2011): Implications for the future of combat casualty care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Dec;73(6 Suppl 5):S431-7. DESIGN…WIDER & EASIER MAKE FOR A BETTER TOURNIQUET [1]Committee on Combat Casualty Care, TCCC Guidelines for Medical Personnel. 2018 Aug;2 [2]Soldiers Manual of Common Tasks (SMCT)(STP-21-1- SMCT). (2017). Washington, D.C.: Dept. of the Army, Headquarters. [3]Beaven, Alastair and Rob Briard, et al. “Two New Effective Tourniquets for Potential Use in the Military Environment: A Serving Soldier Study.” Military Medicine (July/Aug 2017): e1929 [4] Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, NAMRU-SA REPORT#2015-52 [5]Ochoa J, Danta G, Fowler TJ, Gilliatt RW. Nature of the nerve lesion caused by a pneumatic tourniquet. Nature. 1971 Sept;233:265-6. [6]Piper L. Wall, DVM, PhD et al, Tourniquets and Occlusion: The Pressure of Design, Military Medicine, 178, 5:578, 2013