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  2. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Pressure ulcers can trigger other ailments, cause considerable suffering, and can be expensive to treat. Some complications include autonomic dysreflexia, bladder distension, bone infection, pyarthrosis, sepsis, amyloidosis, anemia, urethral fistula, gangrene and very rarely malignant transformation (Marjolin's ulcer – secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds).

  3. Over 10,000 butt-hurt Amazon shoppers swear by this seat ...

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    This cushion has an impressive fanbase, with over 10,000 five-star ratings from people who swear it's helped ease pressure on their lower spine and tailbone areas. "The lumbar pillow is the best ...

  4. Impact attenuator - Wikipedia

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    A crash cushion installed on a motorway exit in Italy. An impact attenuator, also known as a crash cushion, crash attenuator, or cowboy cushion, is a device intended to reduce the damage to structures, vehicles, and motorists resulting from a motor vehicle collision. Impact attenuators are designed to absorb the colliding vehicle's kinetic energy.

  5. Pool suction-drain injury - Wikipedia

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    The six-year-old died in 2008 nine months after her injury despite subsequent surgeries. Scott and Katey Taylor, her parents, lobbied for the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, which was passed the year of Abigail's injury. [9] Salma Bashir 2008 During a holiday with her family, she was disemboweled while in the kids' swimming pool.

  6. Coccydynia - Wikipedia

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    Coccyx cushion with a cutout Donut cushion Since sitting on the affected area may aggravate the condition, a cushion with a cutout at the back under the coccyx is recommended. If there is tailbone pain with bowel movements, then stool softeners and increased fiber in the diet may help.

  7. Toilet-related injuries and deaths - Wikipedia

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    It is suspected he died of a heart attack. [35] Aboard ships, the head (ship's toilet), and fittings associated with it are cited as one of the most common reasons for the sinking of tens of thousands of boats of all types and sizes. [36] Heads typically have through-hull fittings located below the water line to draw flush water and eliminate ...

  8. Cue sports - Wikipedia

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    The game features both cannons (caroms) and the pocketing of balls as objects of play. English billiards requires two cue balls and a red object ball. The object of the game is to score either a fixed number of points, or score the most points within a set time frame, determined at the start of the game. Points are awarded for:

  9. List of diving hazards and precautions - Wikipedia

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    Leakage of water into the breathing loop of a rebreather, which dissolves alkaline material used to chemically remove carbon dioxide from exhaled air. This contaminated water may move further along the breathing loop and reach the diver's mouth, where it may cause choking, and in the case of strong alkalis, caustic corrosion of the mucous ...