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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A week before his death, Pelletier helped save a motorcyclist’s life by applying tourniquets to the person’s arms after an accident, Loughman said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 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
They were just eight weeks into the academy, and the recruits — training to be deputies and police officers — found themselves applying tourniquets and packing wounds with their white T-shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 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
