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parabelt® Description parabelt® is a daily-wear, non-sterile ratcheting tourniquet belt. It is intended for short term use to be wrapped around a patient’s limb and tightened to reduce circulation and therefore control severe bleeding of the arms and legs. The belt is 1.75 inches. The colors options are black or tan, available in all sizes. parabelt® comes in 5 different sizes from small to XXL.
Indication Place 2-3 inches above the wound site and thread the buckle. Insert thumb into the loop and securely tighten the belt. Lift lever arm repeatedly to tighten the tourniquet until the bleeding stops. Release the tourniquet by placing finger under tab marked “lift to open”. If difficult to release, lift ratchet lever arm while pulling tab.
Product benefits (ref. below) parabelt® compared to Tourni-belt ; Tourniquet Belt ; Battle Buddy: • Bleeding can be stopped, on average, 1,5 times faster with parabelt® use • Maximum percentage of good composite outcome • Ratchet is fastest and most reliable mechanism of mechanical advantage.
Technical features Size
Reference
Waist (EU)
Waist (USA)
Weight
Small Black Small Tan
VRXFIN-0008-01 VRXFIN-0008-011
36-40
26-30
0.54kg
Medium Black Medium Tan
VRXFIN-0008-02 VRXFIN-0008-012
40-45
30-35
0.54kg
Large Black Large Tan
VRXFIN-0008-03 VRXFIN-0008-013
45-50
35-40
0.54kg
XL Black XL Tan
VRXFIN-0008-04 VRXFIN-0008-014
49-54
39-44
0.54kg
XXL Black XXL Tan
VRXFIN-0008-05 VRXFIN-0008-015
54-60
44-50
0.54kg
06/19 - DB URGE18464 E
1. B lake W. Bequette et al. Belts Evaluated as limb tourniquets: BELT study comparing trouser supporters used as medical devices in a manikin model of wound bleeding. Wilderness & Environmental medicine, 28, p8’-93 (2017)
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