tourniquet

Speech parts

1. tourniquet - Noun

2. tourniquet - Verb

Meaning

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.

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Examples

You look like a perfect fit For a girl in need of a tourniquet. Aimee Mann

All the time you spend tryin to get back what's been took from you there's more goin out the door. After a while you just try and get a tourniquet on it. Cormac McCarthy

He had the kind of handshake that ought never to be used except as a tourniquet. Denis Norden

Each pack contains gauze to reduce severe haemorrhaging, a chest seal dressing which allows air to escape the pleural cavity, a tourniquet, gloves and scissors. Source: Internet

In one video footage, some protesters were seen tying a tourniquet to the badly bloodied leg of a victim with a belt. Source: Internet

Coleman, a Army veteran, told the newspaper that his military training kicked in and he helped by making a tourniquet with Deneault’s belt. Source: Internet

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