Tourniquet with lever tensioning mechanism

A tourniquet, comprising:

• a baseplate with first and second ends;
• a strap having first and second ends, the strap having a first portion adjacent its first end, and a second portion adjacent its second end;
• a lever with proximate and distal ends, wherein the proximate end is pivotally connected to the baseplate, and the distal end is free;
• wherein the first end of the strap is pivotally connected to the lever intermediate to the proximate and distal ends;
• a connector assembly operable to selectively connect the second portion of the strap to the baseplate, so as to form a closed loop, the connector assembly operable to permit a length of the closed loop to be adjusted;
• and
• wherein the baseplate includes an integral lever anchor disposed between the first and second ends of the baseplate, the lever anchor receiving the proximate end of the lever, wherein the integral lever anchor comprises a resilient flange shaped so as to define an open-sided transverse channel which captures a first pivot element of the lever.