1) Ambulance bandage 2) American musical trio 3) Bandage 4) Compression bandage 5) First aid compress 6) Flow stopper, of a sort 7) French word used in English 8) Hemorrhage-stopping device 9) Medical equipment 10) Patch
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1) Stopper
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A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device, specifically a bandage, used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time. Pressure is applied circumferentially upon the skin and underlying tissues of a limb; this pressure is transferred to the walls of vessels, causing them to become temporarily occluded. ...
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[Marilyn Manson song] Marilyn Manson | Director = Floria Sigismondi | Last single = `The Beautiful People` (1996) | This single = `Tourniquet` (1997) | Next single = `Antichrist Superstar` (1997) | Misc = {Extra music sample |filename=Marilyn Manson - Tourniquet.ogg |format=Ogg |title=`Tourniquet`|Type=single} }} `Tourniquet` is the second ...
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• (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
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A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time. A tourniquet may be used when drawing blood or to stop bleeding after an injury.
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<equipment> An apparatus designed for the compression of the vessels of the limb. A loosely applied tourniquet can impede venous blood flow out of the extremity. A tightly applied tourniquet can also impede arterial blood flow into the extremity. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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(toor´nĭ-kәt) a device for compression of an artery or vein; uses include stopping of the excessive bleeding of a hemorrhage, maintenance of a nearly bloodless operative field, prevention of spread of snake venom after a snakebite, and aiding in obtaining blood samples or giving intravenous injections.
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Tour'ni·quet noun [ French, from
tourner to turn.]
(Surg.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tūr′ni-ket Definitions: 1. An instrument for temporarily arresting the flow of blood to or from a distal part by pressure applied with an encircling device.
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A tourniquet is a bandage or piece of rubber tubing used for stopping the flow of blood through a part of the body, generally a limb. Owing to the fact that the main arteries for the limbs are for the most part surrounded by muscle, any attempt to compress them with a tourniquet must involve: (a) A very tight constricting force. (b) Simultaneous co...
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a device placed tightly around an arm or leg in order to stop blood flow; can be used to locate veins in order to take a blood sample or to control blood flow during some operations
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a bandage that stops the flow of blood by applying pressure
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