A person can bleed to death in as little as 3 minutes (180 seconds).
The average adult has roughly 4.5 - 5.5 liters of blood.
Hypovolemic Shock is a life-threatening condition...
FIRST CARE PROVIDER Guidelines. DHS recognized Stop The Bleed Curriculum
Efficacy - OMNA Tourniquet vs. Makeshift Surfboard Leash
Improvised Tourniquets have a >75% Failure Rate
Ballas et al, 2017, Conducted the First Clinical Study of Shark Attacks...
MIL STD 810 Salt Spray Testing Results
OMNA Marine Tourniquet study Journal of Special Operations Medicine (JSOM) Fall 2020
Limb Position Change Affects Tourniquet Pressure Study Journal of Special Operations Medicine (JSOM) Spring 2021
“The leash cord didn’t stop the bleeding.” (Shark attack survivor April 2017, San Onofre State Beach, CA, USA).
— Leeanne Ericson
"If Ben or someone around him had been surfing with an OMNA Tourniquet Leg Rope he’d be alive today.” (Brother of Ben Gerring who died from blood loss June 2016, Perth, WA, Australia).
— Rick Gerring
"OMNA Tourniquets are an innovative solution for use in, around and on the way to and from marine environments where accidents may occur to control bleeding and potentially save a life."
— Blake Chapman - Marine Biologist, Shark Researcher