The Hema-T  is a tourniquet intended to be used in cases of bleeding from an open wound of an arm or a leg.

It is used to prevent life-threatening blood loss. 

The Hema-T  can be self-applied or applied by a caregiver. The application is effortless, takes less than a minute, and does not require previous knowledge.

If the limb is unstable (fractured), two caregivers are needed; one to apply axial traction and the other to apply the tourniquet. Each product package has one yellow sticker to write the time of application and put on the patient's exposed areas. 

The Hema-T  can stay on a limb for up to two hours. If longer evacuation time is needed, the Hema-T  can be rolled down while applying direct manual pressure on the bleeding injury. After 10 minutes the Hema-T can be re-rolled up over the injury site. Note that the shoe must come off for placing the Hema-T on a leg, but there is no need to remove pants or pull up the shirt sleeve when placing it on the upper limb. 

So far 1100 Hema-T units have been sold to an NGO making personal first aid kits for civilians in Israel.