Compression Bandage (Noun)
Meaning
Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The nurse quickly wrapped a compression bandage around the patient's wound to stop the severe bleeding.
- A compression bandage was applied to his arm after the accident to constrict the severed artery and slow the blood flow.
- When the doctor removed the compression bandage, the bleeding started again, and she had to reapply it immediately.
- To control bleeding from an arterial injury, a compression bandage is often the most effective first aid treatment available.
- A soldier used his shirt to create a makeshift compression bandage to save his comrade's life in the battlefield by limiting the blood loss.