The Rescue Essentials Bleeding Control Instructor's Kit w/Tourniquet Trainer is the most comprehensive TrueClot® training package — combining wound packing instruction capability with limb tourniquet application training in a single integrated kit. Includes the TrueClot® Task Trainer (simulated GSW wound), a simulated large-caliber wound tourniquet arm/limb trainer, complete wet/dry bleeding simulation consumables, and all materials for running multi-skill bleeding control courses covering both wound packing and tourniquet application. Developed under OSD SBIR contract W81XWH-11-C-0062.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | TrueClot® / Rescue Essentials |
| Trainers Included | TrueClot® Task Trainer (wound packing) + Tourniquet Trainer (limb tourniquet application) |
| Wound Simulation | Simulated large-caliber GSW wound with TrueClot® bleeding simulation |
| Skills Trained | Wound packing (hemostatic gauze) + Tourniquet application (extremity) |
| Training Modes | Wet (active bleeding) and Dry (technique-only) |
| Applicable Programs | TCCC, TECC, TEMS, Stop the Bleed®, PHTLS, law enforcement first responder |
| Development | OSD SBIR contract W81XWH-11-C-0062 |
| Collection | Manikins & Trauma Task Trainers |
Product Overview
In real-world trauma events, the medic or first responder rarely encounters a situation requiring only wound packing or only tourniquet application — they encounter casualties with multiple injuries requiring both. TCCC's "Care Under Fire" and "Tactical Field Care" phases sequence these interventions, with tourniquet application for life-threatening extremity hemorrhage followed by wound packing for non-tourniquetable junctional and truncal wounds. Training both skills in the same session, with the same student, on the same day, builds the integrated decision-making capability that saves lives.
The Tourniquet Trainer component provides a realistic limb model for practicing the full application sequence of windlass-based tourniquets (C-A-T® Gen 7, SAM XT) and other extremity tourniquet devices. The large-caliber simulated wound with active TrueClot® blood simulant provides the visual urgency context — an actively bleeding wound — that motivates correct tourniquet application speed and proper tightness. Trainees learn to work decisively on a tourniquet application while the TrueClot® bleeding simulation provides time-pressure feedback.
For programs that want a single instructor kit covering the two most critical non-surgical hemorrhage control interventions — wound packing and tourniquet application — the Tourniquet Trainer Instructor Kit is the most comprehensive single-purchase option in the TrueClot® product line. It eliminates the need to source a separate tourniquet training arm while maintaining the full wound packing training capability of the other TrueClot® instructor kits.
Integrated Training Curriculum
A recommended two-station training flow for a class of 6–12 students:
- Station 1 — Tourniquet: Each student applies a C-A-T® Gen 7 or SAM XT tourniquet to the Tourniquet Trainer arm with active TrueClot® bleeding. Time from recognition to hemorrhage control is measured. Target: <30 seconds, one-handed.
- Station 2 — Wound Packing: Each student packs the TrueClot® Task Trainer GSW wound with simulated hemostatic gauze in wet mode. Simulated clot formation confirms correct technique. Target: complete wound packing with maintained digital pressure within 90 seconds.
- Integration Scenario: Combine both trainers for a single multi-injury casualty scenario requiring wound assessment, tourniquet decision-making, and packing intervention in correct TCCC sequence.
See also: Manikins & Trauma Task Trainers | Tourniquets & Pouches | Training Kits & Supplies
All products sourced from the actual brand manufacturer or authorized master distributors. CoTCCC recommendation status verified where applicable. Ships from MED-TAC International, Pembroke Pines, FL — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.
