Esmarch bandage

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 number of innovative measures and devices for battlefield use. The author of a widely used first-aid manual, he instituted training in first aid for civilian and military personnel. In 1869 he introduced the use of the first-aid bandage on the battlefield. Four years later during the Franco-Prussian War he developed the bandage now known as the Esmarch bandage.

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a type of roller bandage applied around a limb from distal to proximal in order to expel blood from it; the limb is often elevated as the elastic pressure is applied. Called also Esmarch 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 — ˈeˌsm]ärk, ˈezˌm] noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: after J. F. A. von Esmarch died 1908 German surgeon : a tight rubber bandage for driving the blood out of a limb …   Useful english dictionary

  • Esmarch bandage (tourniquet) — Es·march bandage (tourniquet) (esґmahrk) [Johann Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon, 1823–1908] see under bandage …   Medical dictionary

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  • Esmarch, Friedrich von — ▪ German surgeon in full  Johannes Friedrich August Von Esmarch   born Jan. 9, 1823, Tönning, Schleswig Holstein [Germany] died Feb. 23, 1908, Kiel, Ger.       German surgeon who is best known for his contributions to military surgery, including… …   Universalium

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  • Friedrich von Esmarch — Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch (January 9, 1823 ndash; February 23, 1908) was a German surgeon. He developed the Esmarch bandage and founded the Deutscher Samariter Verein , the predecessor of the Deutscher Samariter Bund . Life Esmarch… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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