Tourniquet
['tʊənɪkeɪ;'tɔː-] or ['tɝnəkət]
Definition
(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.
Edited by Josie
Definition
n. an instrument for compressing the main artery of the thigh or arm either for the purpose of preventing too great a loss of blood in amputation or to check dangerous h鎚orrhage from accidental wounds or to stop the circulation through an aneurism.
Typed by Dominic
Examples
- I tried to get closer to Passini to try to put a tourniquet on the legs but I could not move. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I unwound the puttee and while I was doing it I saw there was no need to try and make a tourniquet because he was dead already. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Checked by Kathy