noun
- a device used to stop bleeding by applying pressure to compress blood vessels, typically consisting of a band that is tightened around a limb
Usage: medical
Examples
- The paramedic applied a tourniquet to stop the severe bleeding from the patient’s arm.
- Soldiers are trained to use a tourniquet in case of battlefield injuries.
- The doctor quickly placed a tourniquet above the wound to control blood loss.
- Emergency medical kits should include a tourniquet for serious injuries.
- She tightened the tourniquet until the bleeding stopped completely.
- The nurse removed the tourniquet after the bleeding was under control.