Pneumatic Tourniquet
Tourniquet · Tourniquet System · Tourniquet Regulator · Thigh Tourniquet · Arm Tourniquet · ATS Tourniquet
A control unit (regulator) with pressure and time displays, connected by color-coded tubing to a fabric-covered inflatable cuff that wraps around the arm or thigh. Many units have two channels for double cuffs.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Gives a bloodless field for surgery on an arm or leg by blocking blood flow above the operative site. The cuff goes on before the prep, over smooth padding (Webril or stockinette); after prep and draping the limb is drained of blood by elevation or by wrapping it with an Esmarch bandage from the hand or foot upward, and then the cuff is inflated. Double cuffs are also used for IV regional (Bier block) anesthesiaan-us-THEE-zhuhLoss of feeling or sensation, often brought on by drugs so that surgery or a procedure can be done without pain.an- withoutesthesi/o feeling, sensation-ia conditionFull entry .
Lengths and variants
Cuffs come in sizes for the patient and limb, single or double bladder. Most modern units are microprocessor controlled with pressure and time settings and sound and light alarms.
What experienced techs know
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5 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 20 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 677-678
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 5 (Anesthesia), p. 129-130
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 29 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 766-767
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 7 (Environmental Hazards), p. 97
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 17 (Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping), p. 360
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