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  2. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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    A spica cast encases the trunk of the body and one or more limbs, providing immobilization for injuries or conditions requiring stabilization across multiple joints. Spica casts can be used for both upper and lower extremities. For instance, a shoulder spica covers the trunk of the body and one arm, typically extending to the wrist or hand.

  3. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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    The porous fabric of Steri-Strips allows more fresh air to the wound and prevent skin maceration.Plastic or other non-porous bandages often prevent perspiration and other bodily fluids from drying and are more likely to cause the wound to be macerated, which increases risk of bacterial or fungal infection.

  4. Scrubs (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Full-face hats were even designed for men with beards. These hats have been and continue to be distributed by group purchasing organizations (GPOs) who supply hospitals with most equipment. In the medical fashion "revolution" of the seventies, more and more medical professionals began personalizing their scrubs by either sewing their own hats ...

  5. Hand washing - Wikipedia

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    after exposure to blood/body fluids; before an aseptic task, and; after patient care. The addition of antiseptic chemicals to soap ("medicated" or "antimicrobial" soaps) confers killing action to a hand-washing agent. Such killing action may be desired before performing surgery or in settings in which antibiotic-resistant organisms are highly ...

  6. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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    General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdomen; the thyroid gland; diseases involving skin, breasts, and various soft tissues; trauma; peripheral vascular disease; hernias; and endoscopic procedures. Instruments can be classified in many ways, but, broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Cutting and dissecting instruments

  7. Retained surgical instruments - Wikipedia

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    In rare cases, a situation can be so severe that it is noticed immediately. Some of the ways gossypiboma can present itself are as a mass in the body or as a bowel tumor. [11] Immediately after surgery, a case of gossypiboma can commonly be mistaken for an abscess, especially when it is near a passage between organs (a "fistula").