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Also known as TQ, tourniquets

thumb|Tourniquet being applied to an arm on a Mannequin#Medical education|training dummy alt=|thumb|A Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) of the 7th generation, commonly used by combat medics (military environment) and EMS (civilian environment)

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Contents
  • History
  • Risks
  • Types
  • Surgical tourniquets
  • Surgical pneumatic tourniquets
  • Surgical pneumatic tourniquet instrument
  • Surgical pneumatic tourniquet cuff
  • Surgical limb protection sleeve
  • Surgical non-pneumatic tourniquet
  • Emergency tourniquets
  • Pneumatic emergency tourniquet
  • Emergency military tourniquet
  • Non-pneumatic emergency tourniquet
  • Silicone ring auto-transfusion tourniquet
  • Combat application tourniquet
  • Rehabilitation tourniquets
  • Personalized blood flow restriction
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Tourniquet being applied to an arm on a Mannequin#Medical education|training dummy alt=|thumb|A Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) of the 7th generation, commonly used by combat medics (military environment) and EMS (civilian environment)

A tourniquet is a medical device used to stop the flow of blood to a limb or extremity via the application of localized pressure. It may be used in emergencies, in surgery, or in post-operative rehabilitation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tourniquet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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