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A spinal board, [4] is a patient handling device used primarily in pre-hospital trauma care. It is designed to provide rigid support during movement of a person with suspected spinal or limb injuries. [5] They are most commonly used by ambulance staff, as well as lifeguards and ski patrollers.
In the medical field a papoose board [1] [2] is a temporary medical stabilization board used to limit a patient's freedom of movement to decrease risk of injury while allowing safe completion of treatment. The term papoose board refers to a brand name. It is most commonly used during dental work, venipuncture, and other medical procedures. It ...
A transfer board Transfer board (red) on a stretcher Placing a transfer board (red) under a patient. A transfer board, sliding board or slider board is a device designed for helping those with a physical disability to move from one surface (like bed) to another (like wheelchair). For safe use of a transfer board, the person who is being ...
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It consists of over 280 Internet message boards for patient to patient health support (also referred to as a virtual community or an online health community). HealthBoards was one of the first stand alone health community websites. Health communities prior to it had generally been part of large web portals (WebMD, Yahoo, iVillage, etc.). The ...
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XT Anesthesia Workstation, an automated dispensing cabinet used in hospital operating rooms. Automated dispensing is a pharmacy practice in which a device dispenses medications and fills prescriptions. ADCs, which can handle many different medications, are available from a number of manufacturers such as BD, ARxIUM, and Omnicell.
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