Large tourniquet for compressionof the aorta

Large tourniquet for compressionof the aorta, Civiale's type

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Large tourniquet for compressionof the aorta, Civiale's type
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Large tourniquet for compressionof the aorta, Civiale's type, padded, curved lumbar harness attached to steel rods with garot-type abdominal pressure pad on screw thread, c. 1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600705
Materials:
lumbar harness, steel, lumbar harness, leather, rods, steel, pad, steel, pad, wood, pad, leather and strap, linen webbing
Measurements:
diameter 350 mm
width 285 mm
height 170 mm
type:
tourniquets