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
Examples of tourniquet in a Sentence
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Later, first-aid protocol evolved into simply tying on a tourniquet and rushing the bite victim to a hospital.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Responding officers put a tourniquet on Tavion’s arm.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Gunfire at Miami-area bar kills security guard, injures officer and six others, police say
One of the officers was struck in the upper thigh and applied a tourniquet on himself, Lopez told reporters Saturday outside the crime scene.
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The officer, who has four years of service, applied a tourniquet on himself immediately after being struck, Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said during a news conference Sunday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said the police officer was a member of the force for four years and applied his tourniquet immediately after being struck.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Why buy cheap Chinese tourniquets over good quality U.S. ones?
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
Do not apply a tourniquet or other constricting device.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
The officers’ tourniquet and bandage would soon fail.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Responding officers put a tourniquet on Tavion’s arm.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Gunfire at Miami-area bar kills security guard, injures officer and six others, police say
One of the officers was struck in the upper thigh and applied a tourniquet on himself, Lopez told reporters Saturday outside the crime scene.
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The officer, who has four years of service, applied a tourniquet on himself immediately after being struck, Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said during a news conference Sunday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said the police officer was a member of the force for four years and applied his tourniquet immediately after being struck.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Why buy cheap Chinese tourniquets over good quality U.S. ones?
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
Do not apply a tourniquet or other constricting device.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
The officers’ tourniquet and bandage would soon fail.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Tourniquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourniquet. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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