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tourniquet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compression bandage |
| Type of | bandage, patch |
Examples of tourniquet
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He took off his T-shirt and tied it into a tourniquet, as Ms. Sherba instructed.
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He tried to apply a tourniquet to stop the bleeding but didn't have the strength.
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I mark the route of the nerve down the leg, and put a tourniquet round the thigh.
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Bradley also stressed that it's important to use a real tourniquet if possible.
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Ben tied another tourniquet, working a screwdriver under the rope and twisting.
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Now, the liquidity traps goes to corporation and tourniquet to the hedge fund guy.
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Williams needed another tourniquet and shouted to a soldier on the road below.
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Stavas said she had applied a tourniquet to the man's leg with someone's belt.
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John couldn't remember if the tourniquet should be above his knee or below it.
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- Compression bandage: bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
- A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time. ...
- Tourniquet is a Christian thrash / heavy metal band that was formed in 1989 by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are known for incorporating elements of thrash, neo-classical and progressive metal into their music. ...
- "Tourniquet" is a cover song by alternative metal band Evanescence, featured on their 2003 debut album, Fallen. It is originally by the Christian death metal band Soul Embraced, and was part of their 2000 debut album, For the Incomplete, on which it was titled "My Tourniquet".
- Tourniquet is an album recorded by Larry Norman and released in 2001.
- "Tourniquet" is the second major-label single by the band Marilyn Manson, from the second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The image this song conveys is that of the main character in a world of sorrow and self-pity, prior to his transformation into the Little Horn.
- The Tourniquet is Magnet's third album, first released in Norway on May 30, 2005 where it debuted on the album chart at #2. The album is named after the drink "The Tourniquet," which Even sampled "in a Singapore airport bar, en route back from Los Angeles after recording there. ...
- A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb; Any of several similar methods of clamping components into position; A turnstile
- Any device that is used to compress a blood vessel to stop bleeding or as part of collecting a blood sample. Phlebotomists usually use an elastic band as a tourniquet.
