A tourniquet article comprising: a base; a strap having one free end and one end attached to said base; a buckle attached to said base; characterized in that the tourniquet article further comprises: a cap disposed on said base and acting in conjunction with the base as a sandwich in which strap passes through; a handle positioned between the cap and the buckle, with an aperture accommodating a portion of said strap, wherein, from the point of attachment to the base, the free end of the strap is routed through the aperture in the handle and fixed back onto itself forming a small loop that holds the handle in position with the strap; a ring attached to said base in a manner so as to allow one end of said handle to be inserted into the ring after tension has been applied to the tourniquet article; wherein said tourniquet article can be positioned around a limb with said free end of said strap being pulled through the buckle, to thereby initially tighten said article around the limb; and wherein said handle can be turned to thereby apply pressure to the limb and can be inserted with the one end thereof into said ring to secure the tightened tourniquet in place. a base; a strap having one free end and one end attached to said base; a buckle attached to said base; characterized in that the tourniquet article further comprises: a cap disposed on said base and acting in conjunction with the base as a sandwich in which strap passes through; a handle positioned between the cap and the buckle, with an aperture accommodating a portion of said strap, wherein, from the point of attachment to the base, the free end of the strap is routed through the aperture in the handle and fixed back onto itself forming a small loop that holds the handle in position with the strap; a ring attached to said base in a manner so as to allow one end of said handle to be inserted into the ring after tension has been applied to the tourniquet article; wherein said tourniquet article can be positioned around a limb with said free end of said strap being pulled through the buckle, to thereby initially tighten said article around the limb; and wherein said handle can be turned to thereby apply pressure to the limb and can be inserted with the one end thereof into said ring to secure the tightened tourniquet in place. a cap disposed on said base and acting in conjunction with the base as a sandwich in which strap passes through; a handle positioned between the cap and the buckle, with an aperture accommodating a portion of said strap, wherein, from the point of attachment to the base, the free end of the strap is routed through the aperture in the handle and fixed back onto itself forming a small loop that holds the handle in position with the strap; a ring attached to said base in a manner so as to allow one end of said handle to be inserted into the ring after tension has been applied to the tourniquet article; wherein said tourniquet article can be positioned around a limb with said free end of said strap being pulled through the buckle, to thereby initially tighten said article around the limb; and wherein said handle can be turned to thereby apply pressure to the limb and can be inserted with the one end thereof into said ring to secure the tightened tourniquet in place.