This is the 1st place entry for Officers in the Cove Comp '23, which asked entrants to ‘Describe how your role will evolve to contribute to Combined Arms operations in the Army of 2045.’

This is the first of five in a series of articles from Solomon Birch on the merits of both the EF88 and M4.

This article describes the conceptual framework and conduct of limited tourniquet conversion in the management of catastrophic limb haemorrhage where extended duration tourniquet application time is necessary in prolonged field care.