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2. Crash cart - Wikipedia

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   A crash cart at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan.. A crash cart, code cart, crash trolley or "MAX cart" is a set of trays/drawers/shelves on wheels used in hospitals for transportation and dispensing of emergency medication/equipment at site of medical/surgical emergency for life support protocols (ACLS/ALS) to potentially save someone's life.

3. Stretcher - Wikipedia

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   A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram[1] is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids.

4. Surgical positions - Wikipedia

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   Surgical positioning is the practice of placing a patient in a particular physical position during surgery. The goal in selecting and adjusting a particular surgical position is to maintain the patient's safety while allowing access to the surgical site. Often a patient must be placed in an unnatural position to gain access to the surgical site.

5. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

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   Wheelchair. A man with a disability sitting in a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest, and an armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age-related health conditions. Wheelchairs provide mobility, postural ...

6. Hospital bed - Wikipedia

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   A hospital bed or hospital cot is a bed specially designed for hospitalized patients or others in need of some form of health care. These beds have special features both for the comfort and well-being of the patient and for the convenience of health care workers. Common features include adjustable height for the entire bed, the head, and the ...

7. Operating table - Wikipedia

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   An operating table, sometimes called operating room table, is the table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation. [1] This surgical equipment is usually found inside the surgery room of a hospital. [2] A specialized type of operating table, called a surgical fracture table (or trauma table), is designed to allow an orthopedic ...