Combat Medical Succeeds in Reversing DoD's Improper Tourniquet Ban U.S. Military now able to access life-saving TMT tourniquets and first aid kits News provided by Share this article Share this article CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Combat Medical, a division of Safeguard Medical, and a global provider of mission critical devices that simplify tactical medicine and dramatically empower medical operators to save lives, has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will once again allow the U.S. military full access to its life-saving tourniquets and Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs). The historic agreement, which resulted from a lawsuit against the federal government for violations of federal procurement law, eliminates an alleged de facto ban on Combat Medical's Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT), and is accompanied by a memo from the Command Surgeon of the U.S Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) stating that the TMT, and the IFAKs and Combat Lifesaver Bags they are included in, are available for Army use effective immediately.