General Information

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

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General Description

Woven cotton strap; chamois (?) covered pad; brass toothed stop fitting.

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Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

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Manufacturer

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Context

Country

North America

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Period

THIS TYPE OF TOURNIQUET POPULAR C. 1800S- EARLY 1900S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO, ON. ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, THIS TOURNIQUET ORIGINALLY USED BY DR. CHARLES ROBINSON.

Function

USED TO COMPRESS ARTERIES ABOVE AMPUTATION SITE, IN ORDER TO RESTRICT BLOOD FLOW.

Technical

SCREW TOURNIQUET (STYLE) INTRODUCED BY JEAN LOUIS PETIT (1674-1750), AND REMAINED THE STANDARD UNTIL EARLY 1900S. AS DID ITS PREDECESSORS, THE PETIT TOURNIQUET ALSO COMPRESSED AREA NERVES, PROVIDING SOME MINOR PAIN RELIEF. (REF. 2) IT'S CHIEF ADVANTAGES WERE THAT IT LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED; PRESSURE COULD BE RELAXED OR RELEASED EASILY AND QUICKLY; AND ONCE APPLIED, WAS SELF-HOLDING (REF. 4).

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