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  2. Single-use medical devices - Wikipedia

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    It is not reusable, therefore has a short lifespan, and is limited to one patient. [2] There are countless types of single use medical devices, ranging from external, such as plastic gumboots, gloves and bandages merely used to assist a patient to more complex and internal devices, consisting of sharp blades, needles and tubes.

  3. Surgical drape - Wikipedia

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    A surgical drape is a sterile sheet used to create a sterile field during surgical procedures with the purpose of preventing the spread of infection from non-sterile to sterile areas and protecting the patient from contamination.

  4. Transfer board - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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    Many or most of these items are disposable to avoid carrying infectious materials from one patient to another patient and to avoid difficult or costly disinfection. In the US, OSHA requires the immediate removal and disinfection or disposal of a worker's PPE prior to leaving the work area where exposure to infectious material took place. [20]

  6. Colon cancer: Measuring ‘biological age’ may help predict who ...

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    One’s biological age, which measures the body’s physiological state, may help predict who is at risk for developing colon polyps, a known risk factor for colorectal cancer.

  7. Canadian man accused of attacking travelers, TSA officers at ...

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    A Canadian man allegedly attacked travelers and Transportation Security Administration officers inside a Miami airport Saturday -- just a day after he was involved in mid-flight antics that forced ...