Definitions for "Tourniquet"
Keywords:  bandage, bleeding, limb, band, stop
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.
an instrument used to prevent the flow of blood to or from a distal area by its application around a limb. It could be as simple as a wide elasticized band used to slow systemic absorption of toxin following insect sting to an extremity.
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
Keywords:  resort, last
a last resort
Keywords:  tied, across, vessel, cloth, rope
a piece of rope or cloth which is tied across a blood vessel