Reusable Tourniquets for cannulation and phlebotomy

Hi Liz, I'm from the sustainability team at UCLH and we have just initiated a project on this. Did you get anywhere with it? my email is nataliaiwona.block@nhs.net Would be great to hear from you

I am a little sceptical of the environmental savings of using a cleanable tourniquet - where I work I imagine most folk would use a large Clinell wipe impregnated with disinfectant, which I imagine might have a similar or worse environmental impact than a disposable tourniquet. I wonder whether the way to go might be with either fully recyclable or biodegradable tourniquets, or a system where one patient has the same tourniquet throughout their hospital stay?