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A fluid warmer is a medical device used in healthcare facilities for warming fluids, crystalloid, colloid, or blood products, before being administered (intravenously or by other parenteral routes) to body temperature levels to prevent hypothermia in physically traumatized or surgical patients.
A heating pad is a pad used for warming of parts of the body in order to manage pain. Localized application of heat causes the blood vessels in that area to dilate, enhancing perfusion to the targeted tissue. Types of heating pads include electrical, chemical and hot water bottles.
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Haemovigilance systems have been established in many countries with the objective of ensuring the safety of blood for transfusion, but their organisational set-up and operating principles can vary. [33] Transfusions of blood products are associated with several complications, many of which can be grouped as immunological or infectious.
The Texans are set to face the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The Texans originally had four potential opponents after winning their wild-card matchup ...
The Kremlin said the outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden was dialling up the tension with Russia ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration - and has warned of the risks of a wider war.
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Raymond A. Thomas, General, led a Ranger Rifle platoon from A Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion during the Invasion of Grenada in 1983.He was assigned as Assistant S-3, Plans/Liaison Officer with 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia until 1987.In 1989, during the Invasion of Panama, Thomas was then assigned as a company commander with 3rd ...