Spiked elastic tourniquet

A tourniquet comprising:

• an elongated elastomeric body;
• a buckle that is secured to the tourniquet via a looped portion formed by the elongated elastomeric body looping backwards onto itself, wherein:
• the looped portion passes through an opening of the buckle to secure the buckle to the tourniquet, and
• the looped portion is formed by two sections of the elongated elastomeric body being molded together to form a molded section;
• and
• an integrated spike, wherein:
• the integrated spike comprises a base and a shaft,
• a width of the base is wider than a width of the shaft,
• a length of the shaft is greater than three times a thickness of the elongated elastomeric body such that the length of the shaft is sufficient to enable the spike to pass through the elongated elastomeric body at least three times, and
• the base and a portion of the shaft are embedded within the molded section such that the base and the portion of the shaft form an integrated part of the molded section.

A tourniquet comprising:

• an elongated elastomeric body that includes a distal end, a proximal end, a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole, wherein each of the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole is positioned at a respective central region of the elongated elastomeric body relative to a width of the elongated elastomeric body;
• a buckle that is secured to the tourniquet via a looped portion formed by the elongated elastomeric body looping backwards onto itself, wherein:
• the looped portion passes through an opening of the buckle to secure the buckle to the tourniquet, the first hole and the second hole are both positioned along the looped portion of the elongated elastomeric body,
• the first hole is positioned along a relatively longer section of the elongated elastomeric body leading up to the buckle while the second hole is positioned along a relatively shorter passed-through section of the elongated elastomeric body that passed through the buckle, and
• the looped portion is formed by a protruding spike passing through the first hole and the second hole;
• and
• the protruding spike having a length that is greater than three times a thickness of the elastomeric body, such that the protruding spike length is sufficient to enable the protruding spike to simultaneously pass through the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole.