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Meanings of tourniquet in English
Portuguese
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torniquet Usage of tourniquet in English
1
As he knotted the linen into a rough tourniquet the other asked:
2
It wasn't that good a tourniquet but it was all I had.
3
After a while you just try and get a tourniquet on it.
4
By twisting the tourniquet very tight, that flow of blood is stopped.
5
Yes. Mhari assembles the cannula, sample tubes, and tourniquet in silent concentration.
6
A store manager recalled tying an improvised tourniquet on a wounded woman.
7
An officer applied a tourniquet to Peltre's thigh, possibly saving her life.
8
The tourniquet should be left in place until antivenom is given.
9
Those who feel they can dispense with the bandage use the tourniquet alone.
10
The tourniquet was first put on the arm, and screwed tightly.
11
As they ran along beside him Carmena untwisted her revolver from the tourniquet.
12
The Count motioned and Ona applied a tourniquet to Daisy's arm.
13
The man beside him took the tourniquet, as he was bid.
14
However it will usually he necessary to use an improvised tourniquet.
15
Ischaemia was induced using a specially-designed pneumatic tourniquet placed on the rabbit thigh.
16
The policeman with Charlie stood up, leaving his companion to finish the tourniquet.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common