The benefits of surfing with a tourniquet:

1. Saves time saves lives: stop the bleeding immediately while you are still in the water. No time lost = higher survival rate.

2. Taking a set on the head. Once you get the velcro to grip and you start to ratches, the tourniquet is unlikely to come off, even if you get worked by whitewater. Thanks to the ratchet, you can keep applying pressure in between beatings. Other tourniquets or leashes slip and come off.

3. Includes a bite strap for more straightforward one-handed use. (You might have lost some fingers or even a whole hand from some dude in grey chomping on your limbs.)

4. It’s a Class 1 medical device. It’s more effective than a regular tourniquet because it’s built specifically for ocean use.

5. Easy to operate, anyone can use it. (Taking a tourniquet training is highly recommended.)

6. Gradually increase/decrease pressure by releasing/tightening the ratchet. This is huge for medical personnel who need to control the blood flow. Controlling the amount of pressure is nearly impossible with an improvised leash tourniquet.

7. Designed by surfers (owner is a former U.S. Recon Marine)

8. 100% Marine-grade = no rust or corrosion from salt water or sand.

9. Hands-free exit. Once applied, the pressure is constant, so you can use both hands to swim back to shore.

10. Karma point: you’ll bring safety into the line-up for everyone around you.

How to use the OMNA Marine Tourniquet:

The use is very simple and straightforward:

(Note: It is highly recommended to take tourniquet training so you know how to apply a tourniquet properly. Check this page on the OMNA website to find a tourniquet training.

1. Pull out the strap by the red tab

2. Wrap it around the injured limb

3. Click the ratchet to tighten the tourniquet

4. Get help. Time to swim to shore, boat, jetski, helicopter.

   For more information on correctly applying the OMNA Tourniquet read their instruction guide here: How to use the OMNA tourniquet properly.

Why using your leash as a tourniquet sucks:

Surfers often think that they can use their leg rope, a rashguard, or even a tow-rope as a tourniquet. Improvised tourniquets have certainly saved lives, but the failure rate is high.

Have you ever tried making an improvised leash?

How easy was that really?

Did you try it while taking a set on the head?

How fast could you put it on and stop the bleeding?

Did it allow you to paddle back to shore using both your hands?

What if the leash is for someone else in the line-up? Let’s say… your friend?

Nobody wants to be haunted by the guilt when an improvised tourniquet fails and people die because of that…

Why would you rely on improvisation if there is a tourniquet available that is specifically designed for surfers to use in the line-up?

(Even if you don’t bring a marine tourniquet, do us, yourself, and everyone around you a favor and sign up for tourniquet training so you know what you are doing. You can find that here. Or just take a free online course to sharpen your first aid tourniquet chops in full-blown couch potato style; )

Technical Specifications: 

• Length: 19" Stored (38" Extended)

• Width: 2"- 2.5"

• Rugged, Lightweight, & Compact

• 100% Marine-Grade 

• 3 Internal Fail-Safes

• Bite-Strap to Aid 1-Handed Applications

• Non-Slip Hydrophobic Webbing

• Instructions For Use (IFU) on Exterior

• Write down Record TQ Application Time on tourniquet so medical personnel knows how long it has been applied.

• Powder Coated ALL Stainless Steel Ratchet 

• Ratchet Max Load 550 lbs (250 Kgs)

• Designed for Repetitive Saltwater Exposure & Training Use. 

  Applicable in water sports such as:

• Surfing

• Freediving

• Stand up Paddle Boarding

• Jetski drivers

• PWC operators

• Prone paddling

• Diving

• Snorkeling

• Fishing

• Spearfishing

• Marine rescue and support teams

• Boating

• Sailing

• Offshore activities

• Amphibious operations  

Shipping

OMNA tourniquet products are shipped all over the globe, including:

• United States of America

• European Union

• Australia

• Caribbean

• Canada

• Chilé

Why not in other countries (yet)?

OMNA Amphibious Tourniquets and Tourniquet Leashes are Class 1 medical devices. This means OMNA is required to have medical device representation in all countries they sell products. Therefore, they need sufficient demand to sell in new markets. Help them, help others, by expanding. Shoot an email to surfers@bigwavesurfing.com if you’re country is not listed.

Company info:

OMNA = Bad-ass built.

The inventor of the tourniquet leash and owner of the OMNA company is a former U.S. Recon Marine. Hard-core military-style guys who know the ocean and how important it is to have products that can withstand the power and corrosion of saltwater and pounding waves.

OMNA is a Marine Recon acronym that stands for:

One Man National Asset.

The premise is that the company offers products that make users self-sufficient so they can save lives.

OMNA Company Mission:

“To provide life-saving solutions for maritime professions and recreational water sports.”

OMNA Company Vision:

“To empower people with water-specific first aid solutions and products.”

OMNA is a vet operated and owned business that builds its top-quality Marine-grade product in the United States.