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Application of tourniquet to arm and thigh, c. 1806
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Application of tourniquet to arm and thigh, c. 1806
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Etching showing the application of a tourniquet to the arm and thigh with a view of the large arteries, over which the pressure of the cushion should be made. The text says that 'the tourniquet here is of the simplest kind, and what can be readily applied by any bye-stander.'

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Keywords: Naval and Military; Tourniquets; Surgery; Tourniquet; Georgian
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