A simple new exsanguination tourniquet developed in Israel could save your life.

Called HemaShock, the tourniquet – which can be applied simply by one caregiver even during transport – squeezes the blood from your arms and legs to your core organs.

Used in emergency cases of dangerously low systolic blood pressure caused by hemorrhagic shock or cardiac arrest, this unique tourniquet brings the patient’s own blood, with all its clotting factors and intact oxygen-carrying capacity, into the core organs. There’s no need to wait for a blood transfusion, and the heart doesn’t have to pump blood all the way to the limbs.

In use throughout the war in Israel, the innovation has already saved many lives and is likely to save many more.