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  2. Tourniquet - Wikipedia

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    Tourniquet being applied to an arm on a training dummy A combat tourniquet commonly used by combat medics (military environment) and EMS (civilian environment).. A tourniquet is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to create ischemia or stopping the flow of blood.

  3. List of art techniques - Wikipedia

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    Types of art techniques There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art.

  4. French drop - Wikipedia

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    The French drop, also known as "Le Tourniquet", is a sleight of hand method used by magicians to vanish a small object such as a coin or ball. It is one of the oldest methods of vanishing, however it is still effective when properly executed. [1]

  5. Lining of paintings - Wikipedia

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    Modern changes to interventive policies in the 1970's and onwards have spurred conservation specialists to maintain works of art and their original materials when possible. [8] In his work detailing the changes in lining techniques, Paul Ackroyd notes that "lining is no longer considered as an inevitable occurrence and is a less favored option ...

  6. Elements of art - Wikipedia

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    Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate. [1] The seven most common elements include line, shape ...

  7. Emergency tourniquet - Wikipedia

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    Emergency tourniquets are cuff-like devices designed to stop severe traumatic bleeding before or during transport to a care facility. They are wrapped around the limb, proximal to the site of trauma , and tightened until all blood vessels underneath are occluded.

  8. Pointillism - Wikipedia

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    Detail from Seurat's Parade de cirque, 1889, showing the contrasting dots of paint which define Pointillism. Pointillism (/ ˈ p w æ̃ t ɪ l ɪ z əm /, also US: / ˈ p w ɑː n-ˌ ˈ p ɔɪ n-/) [1] is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.

  9. Triptych - Wikipedia

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    A triptych (/ ˈ t r ɪ p t ɪ k / TRIP-tik) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works. The middle panel is typically the largest and it is ...