tamponade

IPA: tˈæmpɑnˈeɪd

(medicine) The use of a tampon.
(medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

Examples of "tamponade" in Sentences

There is a medical device called a balloon tamponade that can help save a mother from excessive blood loss.
The tamponade stops hemorrhaging and controls uterine bleeding at as much as a 97 percent reduction in cost.
When a balloon tamponade is inserted into the uterus and filled with water or saline, it can stop bleeding within 10 to 15 minutes.
However, with costs ranging from $77 to $312 for a single-use tamponade, they are prohibitively expensive for widespread use in developing countries.
Smart and clever researchers at the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health PATH designed a safe, simple balloon tamponade that, at less than $10 per device, would be affordable in the developing world.
With the $100,000 award from USAID's Development Innovation Ventures DIV PATH and partners will develop, test and validate product requirement specifications and a low-cost manufacturing feasibility plan for a safe, effective tamponade device that meets international standards for medical devices.