- A
tourniquet is a
device that is used to
apply pressure to a limb or
extremity in
order to
create ischemia or
stopping the flow of blood. It may be used...
-
Tourniquet was an
American Christian metal band that
formed in Los
Angeles in 1990. It was
founded by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter, and Gary Lenaire. Tourniquet...
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tourniquet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tourniquet may
refer to:
Tourniquet, a
medical device used to
control blood flow to an extremity:...
-
Emergency tourniquets are cuff-like
devices designed to stop
severe traumatic bleeding before or
during transport to a care facility. They are wrapped...
- Hair
tourniquet is a
condition where hair or
thread becomes tightly wrapped around most
commonly a toe, and
occasionally a finger, genitals, or
other body...
- A
tourniquet test (also
known as a Rumpel-Leede capillary-fragility test or
simply a
capillary fragility test)
determines capillary fragility. It is a...
- (also
known as Esmarch's
bandage for
surgical haemostasis or Esmarch's
tourniquet) in its
modern form is a
narrow (5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) wide) soft...
- in 1977. It was
allegedly intended to be a three-sided
record titled Tourniquet of Roses, but due to
financial difficulties in
fulfilling such a project...
- ride very fast, a team of some
skilled cyclists may form the "Belgian
tourniquet". Successively, each
cyclist leads the group.
Drafting can be cooperative:...
- legs may be
partially controlled with
direct pressure using a
tourniquet.
After tourniquet placement, the
patient may need
immediate surgery to find the...
