Printed to stop the bleeding

Many remote and underserved clinics in Burma face financial constraints as well as difficulty accessing medical supplies, medications and medical equipment, relying on donations to continue serving their communities. Tourniquets are one such supply, essential for controlling severe bleeding in trauma cases. In response to this situation, the 3D team began working with Inter Pares and Queen’s University in Canada to print and improve upon open-source 3D schematics developed by Glia, a non-governmental organisation in Canada, in 2025. The tourniquets are then distributed to remote clinics and health organisations, with feedback used to further improve the design. Since 2025, we have given out 193 tourniquets to over 12 medical clinics and health organisations along the Thai-Burma border and in Burma.