application of tourniquet
1Tourniquet — A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time. Pressure is applied circumferentially upon the skin and underlying tissues of a limb; this pressure is… …
2tourniquet — An instrument for temporarily arresting the flow of blood to or from a distal part by pressure applied with an encircling device. [Fr. fr. tourner, to turn] Dupuytren t. an instrument for compression on the …
3application — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diligence, assiduity; suitability, relevancy; form, blank. See request, relation, attention, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, utilization, use, purpose; see use 1 , 2 . 2. [Close… …
4application — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, absorbed attention, absorption, accounting for, active use, address, adhesive tape, administration, answerability, appeal, appliance, applicability, applying, appositeness, ardor, arrogation,… …
5tourniquet — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing, elastic bandage, epithem, four tailed bandage, gauze, lint …
6Emergency tourniquet — An emergency tourniquet is a tightly tied band applied around a body part (an arm or a leg) sometimes used in an attempt to stop severe traumatic bleeding.cite web|url=http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000701… …
7automatic rotating tourniquet — a system consisting of a motor, air compressor, and four blood pressure cuffs for application to the extremities; the cuffs are inflated and deflated in series and in sequence for treatment of acute pulmonary edema …
8Les Verts (France) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Les Verts. Les Verts Présentation Secr …
9phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… …
10Élections municipales de 1989 à Paris — Les élections municipales de 1989 ont vu la réélection de Jacques Chirac, qui a réussi pour la 2ème fois le « Grand Chelem » où ses listes ont gagné dans les 20 arrondissements. C est à l occasion de ces élections, que les Parisiens… …
