Es·march bandage 'es-.märk, 'ez- or Es·march's bandage 'es-.märks-, 'ez- n a tight rubber bandage for driving the blood out of a limb
Esmarch Johannes Friedrich August von (1823-1908)
German surgeon. Esmarch was a military surgeon who introduced a number of innovative measures and devices for battlefield use. The author of a widely used first-aid manual, he instituted training in first aid for civilian and military personnel. In 1869 he introduced the use of the first-aid bandage on the battlefield. Four years later during the Franco-Prussian War he developed the bandage now known as the Esmarch bandage.
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a type of roller bandage applied around a limb from distal to proximal in order to expel blood from it; the limb is often elevated as the elastic pressure is applied. Called also Esmarch tourniquet.Medical dictionary. 2011.