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2. Aseptic Technique: Uses, Benefits, and Complications - Healthline

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   Outlook. Healthcare professionals use the aseptic technique to prevent contamination from pathogens like bacteria and viruses. It involves applying the strictest rules during medical procedures to ...

3. What Is Aseptic Technique? Purpose, What's Involved, and More

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   3 min read. Aseptic technique is a collection of medical practices and procedures that helps protect patients from dangerous germs. Bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms are everywhere, so using ...

4. Medical device - Wikipedia

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   This article needs to be updated.The reason given is: the section related to E.U. needs further updates (esp. in sections 3.2 and 4.2.2) as the directives 93/42/EEC on medical devices and 90/385/EEC on active implantable medical devices have been fully repealed on 26 May 2021 by Regulation (EU) no. 2017/745 (MDR); furthermore, Brexit triggers updates in these sections (U.K. developed their own ...

5. Medical equipment management - Wikipedia

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   Every medical treatment facility should have policies and processes on equipment control and asset management. Equipment control and asset management involves the management of medical devices within a facility and may be supported by automated information systems (e.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often found in U.S. hospitals, and the U.S. military health system uses an ...

6. Older Adults: Assistive Devices to Make Life Easier - WebMD

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   Bed rail: This stability bar slips beneath your mattress, so you get in and out of bed safely. Button hook and zipper pull: This gadget makes getting dressed easier. One end pulls button through ...

7. Biomedical engineering - Wikipedia

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   Biomedical engineering. Telemedicine system. Federal Center of Neurosurgery in Tyumen, 2013. Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes).

8. What is a Ventilator and Why Would You Need One? - Healthline

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   A ventilator helps to push air in and out of your lungs so your body can get the oxygen it needs. You may wear a fitted mask to help get oxygen from the ventilator into your lungs. Or, if your ...

9. COPD Devices: Nebulizers and Inhalers (MDI and DPI) - WebMD

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   These handheld devices deliver a puff of medicine into your airways. There are three basic types: Hydrofluoroalkane inhalers (HFA, formerly metered dose inhaler, or MDI) Dry powder inhalers (DPI ...