Esmarch's tourniquet is a special device that is used to stop arterial bleeding from the vessels of the lower and upper limbs by applying it in a circular manner and squeezing tissues and blood vessels.
The use of Esmarch's tourniquet may also be appropriate when performing surgical interventions on the feet or hands, amputations of limbs, etc. This allows you to bleed the tissue at the time of performing surgical procedures. It is also used for compression syndrome (as a protective tourniquet), pulmonary edema (as a tourniquet tourniquet).
To compress only the venous vessels, a tourniquet is applied during venipuncture and to continue the action of intraosseous regional and intravenous anesthesia.
The imposition of Esmarch's tourniquet is possible only with large arterial bleeding. In the case of a small arterial or venous bleeding, a pressure bandage is applied. The tourniquet should be located centrally from the damaged area.
The tourniquet is made from a mixture of rubber that is approved for use by the health authorities, and the button is made from polyethylene.
Esmarch's Harness description contains information about its parameters.
The width of the bundle is 25 + 2.5 mm, length 1 400 + 50 mm.
With repeated stretching, the fatigue endurance of the bundle is 500 cycles; resistant to repeated disinfection. The tourniquet can be stored for four years, but after this time it can no longer be used.
