tourniquet
tourniquet
Definition
tour·ni·quet (to̵or′ni kit, tʉr′-)
noun
any device for compressing a blood vessel to stop bleeding or control the circulation of blood to some part, as a bandage twisted about a limb and released at intervals or a pad pressed down by a screw
Etymology: Fr, altered in sense and form (infl. by tourner, to turn) < MFr turniquet, earlier turniquel, coat of mail, upper garment < OFr tunicle < L tunicula, dim. of tunica, tunic
tourniquet
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- apply: The aim of applying a tourniquet is to block the flow of blood in the veins going back to the heart.
- use: Don't use a tourniquet or cut the bite open.
- release: If blood enters the chamber you know you are in a vein and in that case - release the tourniquet.
- tie: He ripped the sleeves from the shirt and tied a tourniquet around each leg.
- place: She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek.
Modifies a noun
- pain: In knee replacement surgery, as the duration of the operation increases, tourniquet pain can become a problem.
- effect: Initially 10 nurses produced a tourniquet effect, five produced insufficient ankle pressure and two produced excessive ankle pressure.
- deflation: Generalized muscle perfusion remains above normal for up to 15 minutes after tourniquet deflation.
- inflation: Cardiovascular Increases in systemic blood pressure, central venous pressure and heart rate have been reported immediately after tourniquet inflation.
- time: Prolonged tourniquet times have been related to respiratory failure requiring postoperative ventilation, especially in trauma.
- application: Patients undergoing surgery under regional anesthesia initially experience a dull ache in the exsanguinated limb after about 30 minutes of tourniquet application.
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