tourniquet
noun
tour·ni·quet
ˈtu̇r-ni-kət 
ˈtər-
ˈtər-
: a device (such as a band of rubber) that checks bleeding or blood flow by compressing blood vessels
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Arriving officers placed a tourniquet on the man’s leg before paramedics took him to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Martin added.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
The video showed Good Samaritans and first responders pulling the woman from the water and wrapping a tourniquet around her leg to slow the bleeding.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 July 2024
Dmytro Melnyk demonstrating his primitive training setup, which involves bungee cords for resistance and a tourniquet to harness a volleyball.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The most efficient and quickest way to do that: turn bystanders into immediate responders by teaching them to pack a wound and use a tourniquet.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 25 June 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
The video showed Good Samaritans and first responders pulling the woman from the water and wrapping a tourniquet around her leg to slow the bleeding.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 July 2024
Dmytro Melnyk demonstrating his primitive training setup, which involves bungee cords for resistance and a tourniquet to harness a volleyball.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The most efficient and quickest way to do that: turn bystanders into immediate responders by teaching them to pack a wound and use a tourniquet.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for tourniquet
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“Tourniquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourniquet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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tourniquet
noun
tour·ni·quet
ˈtu̇r-ni-kət
ˈtər-
ˈtər-
: a device (as a band of rubber) used to stop or slow bleeding or blood flow by compressing blood vessels
Medical Definition
tourniquet
noun
tour·ni·quet
ˈtu̇r-ni-kət
ˈtər-
ˈtər-
: a device (as a bandage twisted tight with a stick) to check bleeding or blood flow
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