tourniquet
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- noun
- /ˈtʊrnɪkɪt/
- Specialized
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torniquete
- Reith applied a tourniquet and opened the first-aid kit he had brought with him to Tschai.
- tourniquet cuff
- pneumatic tourniquet
- apply a tourniquet
And so I'm trying to fumble with my tourniquet, but I'm in shock.
- And so I'm trying to fumble with my tourniquet, but I'm in shock.
- But these tourniquets actually fit little kids.
- They taught me how to put on a tourniquet, heal a sucking chest wound.
- And we found him with trying to put his tourniquet on and he couldn't quite get it on.
- And by medical devices I mean like chest seals, hemostatic agents, pressure dressings, tourniquets, you know, other things.
- Well, a tourniquet stops the bleeding, perhaps at the cost of a limb.
- We had folks on with golf carts with, you know, and they all had jump bags, which had, you know, dressings, tourniquets, but, you know, defibrillators and oxygen.
- There was so much blood that the first tourniquet that they put on slipped off, which is that was probably the most painful part of the whole experience.
- It was going to keep going until there was nothing left him tourniquet on like tie it off.
- I think like they're they're like using some sort of restraint tourniquet.
- We keep trying to put band aids on societal issues that require tourniquets.
- First off, I'd probably, I'd probably, I'd probably remove a limb and and apply a tourniquet.
Examples
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He used a tourniquet to control the severe bleeding after the accident.
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Well, a tourniquet stops the bleeding, perhaps at the cost of a limb.
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You got to get a tourniquet on there, man.
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I put the tourniquet on 15 minutes ago.
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Have you released the tourniquet since it was put on?
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Do I need a tourniquet?
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Remember how to tie a tourniquet?
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I need a tourniquet, I'm bleeding out.
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The medics said she had a tourniquet on her arm.
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Put a tourniquet on this man's arm.
Synonyms
A bandage that presses on a wound to stop heavy bleeding
Antonyms
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tourniquet comes from a French word meaning 'little turn', and it is from the same idea as the English word turn ('to turn'). A tourniquet works by being twisted or turned tight around a limb to stop blood, so the name reminds you how it does its job.