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Surgeons' Hall Museums

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Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world.

Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.

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Tourniquet's have been in use since 4th century BC. The Petit tourniquet was designed by Jean Louis Petit in 1718, who added the screw mechanism. It would have been used with a long surgical knife and bone saw during amputation to limit blood supply and reduce blood loss.

Tourniquet's have been in use since 4th century BC. The Petit tourniquet was designed by Jean Louis Petit in 1718, who added the screw mechanism. It would have been used with a long surgical knife and bone saw during amputation to limit blood supply and reduce blood loss.
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