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Actions	Petit's tourniquet Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.I.14.1 TitlePetit's tourniquet DescriptionPetit's tourniquet, c.1775, steel screw with kid skin horse-hair filled pads and cotton canvas straps. Used in combination with a long surgical knife and bone saw, the tourniquet was an essential piece of equipment for carrying out amputations. It was applied above the point of an amputation in order to limit the blood supply and therefore prevent the patient losing too much blood. Production date c. 1718 - 1775 Production periodEighteenth century, late Object nameTourniquet, Petit's c.1775 Object categoryINSTRUMENT MaterialSteel, Leather, Canvas Dimensions Height: 8 cm Width: 20 cm Length: 20 cm

Object numberHC.I.14.1

TitlePetit's tourniquet

DescriptionPetit's tourniquet, c.1775, steel screw with kid skin horse-hair filled pads and cotton canvas straps. Used in combination with a long surgical knife and bone saw, the tourniquet was an essential piece of equipment for carrying out amputations. It was applied above the point of an amputation in order to limit the blood supply and therefore prevent the patient losing too much blood.

Production date c. 1718 - 1775

Production periodEighteenth century, late

Object nameTourniquet, Petit's c.1775

Object categoryINSTRUMENT

MaterialSteel, Leather, Canvas

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