Patent ID: 8465514

Claim:
A tourniquet system, consisting of: at least one circumferential enclosed channel formed in a garment; a tourniquet band positioned in said at least one circumferential enclosed channel; a tightening and securing mechanism associated with said tourniquet band, wherein said tightening and securing mechanism consists of an elongate portion of material having at least two apertures formed therethrough, and wherein at least a portion of said tourniquet band passes through at least one of said at least two apertures of said tightening and securing mechanism, such that when said tightening and securing mechanism is turned, a diameter of said tourniquet band is decreased and a tourniquet force is applied to an inside wall of said circumferential enclosed channel; and at least one portal in said garment, proximate said circumferential enclosed channel, to provide access to said tightening and securing mechanism.