A New and Improved Tourniquet

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Type

Letter Signed

Description

Enclosed is a tourniquet which answers the purpose of preventing the flow of blood until the patient is under the care of a surgeon. It can also be used after the operation as it sets light and easy on the limb.

Date

04/16/1800

Recipient

Sent from

New York

Document number

1800041680001

Page start

1

Note

Includes a diagram of the tourniquet.

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon
Walter W. Buchanan

Notable locations

Philadelphia
New York