Name: Slishman Tourniquet Trainer
SKU: 7360TMS
Price: 150.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Slishman Tourniquet Trainer

£150.00 + VAT

The Slishman Tourniquet Trainer is a realistic educational model designed to demonstrate how tourniquets work, why placement matters and how pressure interacts with the anatomy of the human thigh. Ideal for first aid, military, ambulance and clinical training, it provides a hands-on understanding of effective haemorrhage control.

Key Features

Developed by medical device inventor Sam Slishman
Demonstrates the mechanics of windlass and ratcheting tourniquets
Shows how tourniquet placement affects vascular occlusion
Realistic representation of human thigh anatomy
Explains arterial and venous occlusion principles
Ideal for first aid, pre-hospital, military and emergency services training
Enhances understanding of haemorrhage control through visual, hands-on learning

Product Code

7360TMS

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Description

The Slishman Tourniquet Trainer is an innovative educational training aid designed by Sam Slishman, founder of Slishman Solutions and a respected medical device inventor. Created to provide a realistic understanding of tourniquet application, this unique trainer helps students, clinicians and instructors visualise how tourniquets interact with human anatomy and why correct placement is essential for effective haemorrhage control.

Unlike traditional training aids, the Slishman Tourniquet Trainer demonstrates the relationship between tourniquet position, pressure distribution and vascular occlusion within the human thigh. It offers an engaging, hands-on way to explore the anatomy beneath the skin, making it an invaluable resource for first aid training, pre-hospital education, military medicine, emergency services and clinical teaching.

By accurately representing the structures of the thigh, learners can better understand why some tourniquet applications are more effective than others and how different tourniquet designs apply pressure to achieve arterial occlusion.

Key Learning Outcomes

Demonstrates how windlass and ratcheting tourniquets apply asymmetric pressure.
Illustrates the location of major blood vessels in relation to the femur.
Shows how muscle tissue has a higher density than surrounding soft tissue, with vessels positioned between these structures.
Explains why deeper blood vessels require significantly greater pressure to achieve occlusion.
Highlights that the femur is not positioned centrally within the thigh.
Demonstrates how targeted direct pressure can provide deeper focal compression while minimising pressure on neighbouring tissues.
Shows that veins typically occlude before arteries, helping explain the principles behind effective tourniquet application.

Whether you’re teaching haemorrhage control or looking to deepen your understanding of tourniquet mechanics, the Slishman Tourniquet Trainer provides a clear, practical demonstration of the principles that underpin successful tourniquet use.