- Esmarch bandage (tourniquet)
- Es·march bandage (tourniquet) (esґmahrk) [Johann Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon, 1823–1908] see under bandage.
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Esmarch bandage (tourniquet)
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Esmarch bandage — (also known as Esmarch s bandage for surgical haemostasis or Esmarch s tourniquet) in its modern form is a narrow hard rubber tourniquet with a chain fastener that is used to control bleeding by applying it around a limb in such a way that blood… … Wikipedia
Esmarch bandage — Es·march bandage es .märk, ez or Es·march s bandage es .märks , ez n a tight rubber bandage for driving the blood out of a limb Esmarch Johannes Friedrich August von (1823 1908) German surgeon. Esmarch was a military surgeon who introduced a… … Medical dictionary
Tourniquet — 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… … Wikipedia
bandage — 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to provide compression, protect from external contamination, prevent drying, absorb drainage, prevent motion, and retain surgical dressings. 2 … Medical dictionary
tourniquet — 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 … Medical dictionary
Esmarch — Johann F.A. von, German surgeon, 1823–1908. See E. tourniquet. * * * es·march (esґmahrk) an Esmarch bandage … Medical dictionary
Esmarch tourniquet — see under bandage … Medical dictionary
Emergency 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… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… … Catholic encyclopedia
