tourniquet
noun
any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting.
tourniquets
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pluralof tourniquet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“The general recommendation is to avoid the use of tourniquets, to avoid trying to extract the venom, to communicate with anyone nearby and know that responders are on the way,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
A witness said a local bystander helped the woman, who had dragged herself to safety onto a nearby wharf, by applying tourniquets to stem the bleeding until paramedics arrived.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
This, he said, included a range of issues -- better tourniquets, digitalisation and better communication.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2023
The therapies these healers provide—sucking venom from the wound, applying tourniquets and offering charred animal bones called “black stones”—not only delay access to care but also can lead to additional medical complications.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2023
Around her, doctors, nurses, and medics sprang into gear, hanging IV bottles on poles and throwing extra tourniquets around their shoulders.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
