Tourniquet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-specific/Esmarch's
- DATE
- 1939–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0917.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- naval tourniquet
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Dark grey/black rubber strap has silver metal suspension chain with toggle end.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 10.5 cm
- Height
- 2.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Presumably made and used c. 1939-1945.
- Canada
-
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. - Function
-
Used to compress arteries, in order to restrict blood flow. - Technical
-
Esmarch pattern tourniquets featured metal hook and chain closure facilitating rapid and secure placement, and application of continuous, even pressure. Because of it's broad rubber band, this example probably used to secure leg or thigh. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "978.26.4" printed by hand in white ink on strap.
- Missing
- Unknown- appears complete. Strap is broken: now in 2 pieces.
- Finish
- Dark grey/black rubber strap has silver metal suspension chain with toggle end.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Tourniquet, circa 1939–1945, Artifact no. 2002.0917, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0917.001/
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