tourniquet
Emergency limb band
A tourniquet is a device wrapped tightly around a limb to compress blood vessels and stop severe bleeding.
Traditionally an improvised band of cloth twisted with a stick, modern tourniquets use straps and windlass mechanisms.
Apply the tourniquet above the wound.
Emergency responders and soldiers carry them for trauma situations where direct pressure won't control hemorrhage.
Forcing into smaller space
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- tighteningMaking less loose
- pressureForce upon contact
binding · cinching · limb · proximal · distal · pulse check · rotation · securing
Blood loss from injury
- blood lossDepletion of vital fluid
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- exsanguinationSevere, fatal blood loss
- clottingBlood solidifying process
coagulation · arterial · venous · wound · trauma · shock · platelets · transfusion
Narrow flexible binding material
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- bandageWound covering strip
- clampDevice for holding tight
- fastenerSecures things together
belt · loop · cinch · cord · velcro · binder · ratchet · windlass
Lasting psychological wound
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- rescueSave from harm
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
triage · casualty · medevac · combat medic · bystander · crisis · stabilization · golden hour
Extracting blood medically
- blood drawExtracting blood for testing
- arm bandStrip worn on limb
- lab workScientific testing and analysis
- blood sampleExtracted bodily fluid for analysis
donation · nursing · clinical · outpatient · elastic band · forearm
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- tighteningMaking less loose
pressure · binding · cinching · limb · proximal · distal · pulse check · rotation · securing · positioning
bleeding
Blood loss from injury
- blood lossDepletion of vital fluid
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- exsanguinationSevere, fatal blood loss
clotting · coagulation · arterial · venous · wound · trauma · shock · platelets · transfusion · vascular
strap
Narrow flexible binding material
fastener · belt · loop · cinch · cord · velcro · binder · ratchet · windlass · closure
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
battlefield · triage · casualty · medevac · combat medic · bystander · crisis · stabilization · golden hour · prehospital
phlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
- blood drawExtracting blood for testing
- arm bandStrip worn on limb
- lab workScientific testing and analysis
blood sample · donation · nursing · clinical · outpatient · elastic band · forearm
- air rescuemedevac, air ambulance, helicopter rescue, airlift, life flight
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
- blood equipmentblood glucose meter, glucometer, blood bag, blood bags, blood vial
- hemostasisdirect pressure, compression bandage
- war surgeryfield surgery, combat medic, field hospital, MASH unit, medevac
tourniquetvasodilator
Agent widening blood vessels
blood thinner · anticoagulant · stent · warming blanket · IV drip