How to Use tourniquet in a Sentence

tourniquet

noun
  • The brother put a tourniquet on the girl's leg to slow blood loss.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 July 2022
  • That’s why tourniquets and blood pressure cuffs can be painful.
    — Calli McMurray, STAT, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Collins rushed over and slid a tourniquet up her leg to try to stop the bleeding.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Mo Brooks gives his belt as a tourniquet to help the wounded.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 25 July 2017
  • Dunn put her in handcuffs and then applied a tourniquet on her leg.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Apply a tourniquet or what can act as a tourniquet.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The medics kneeled on either side of him to apply a tourniquet on each thigh.
    — Martin Kuz, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Scissors are a tool for defense; new socks are used as tourniquets.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 18 Sep. 2019
  • To reduce blood loss, the team applies a tourniquet to her right thigh.
    — Sukee Bennett, The Mercury News, 31 May 2017
  • His wife, a registered nurse, found a belt and tied a tourniquet.
    — Tricia L. Nadolny, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Do not use a tourniquet, attempt to suck out venom, or cut the bite site.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • If that doesn’t slow the bleeding, a tourniquet should be applied.
    — Andrew Michaels, Columbia Flier, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The nurse took the leash off his board and made a basic tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
    — Outdoor Life, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The kits include gauze pads, burn gel, tourniquets, tweezers and more.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Deputies found a man with a stab wound to his arm and applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Williams affixed a thin blue tourniquet to Figueroa’s arm and asked her to make a fist.
    — Joseph Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Hanlon tied a tourniquet from the first aid kit around the man’s arm, and the bleeding slowed.
    — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • But a Navy medic was nearby and quickly put a tourniquet on each leg.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2021
  • The officer used a tourniquet to stop the bleeding on the child's leg.
    — The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Davis also told the station that surfers applied a tourniquet to the wound.
    — NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Smith applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and the man survived.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2023
  • Tina untied the tourniquet on Lilian’s arm and left with the tray of tubes.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Tiffany rushed to Scola’s aide, using her belt as a tourniquet.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The paramedic applied a tourniquet to the top of her leg, which was severed above the knee.
    — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The deputies helped the victim stop bleeding by using a tourniquet.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Perechinsky was able to apply tourniquets to them to slow the bleeding.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Deputies applied tourniquets to his legs, and paramedics took him to a hospital.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • At first Schreier used her sweatshirt as a tourniquet and then a strap from the saddle.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Chizanskos fashioned a tourniquet from a scarf to slow the bleeding.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
  • Brooks stripped his belt off and the men used it as a tourniquet on Barth's leg, Williams said.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 June 2017

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