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DRESSING FORCEPS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dressing forceps
1, record 1, English, dressing%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A forceps with scissorlike handles, used to grasp and remove lint, drainage tubes, necrosed tissue, and other small foreign bodies from wounds 2, record 1, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proper name: Dressing Forceps. ... Features: jaws - horizontal serrations - round tips; cutter shank - horizontal serrations. Uses: To hold gauze sponges and dressings, also delicate handling of tissue, for example, donated tissue and skin grafts. 3, record 1, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In medical language, dressing forceps is defined as a slender forceps used for grasping or holding gauze or sutures and removing small fragments of necrosed tissues and other foreign bodies in dressing wounds. These forceps are widely used to care wounds and remove dressings. ... Dressing forceps may be curved or straight tipped with serrated beak. In some cases it may be smooth. They have scissor-like handles for grasping lint, drainages tubes, etc. 4, record 1, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
There are many types of dressing forceps: Adson Bayonet dressing forceps, Adson micro dressing forceps, Cheron dressing forceps, Collin dressing forceps, Cushing dressing forceps, Gerald dressing forceps, Gross dressing forceps, Hudson dressing forceps, McIndoe dressing forceps, Potts-Smith dressing forceps, general thumb dressing forceps, etc. 5, record 1, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince à pansement
1, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20pansement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince à pansements 2, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20pansements
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe plusieurs variétés de pinces à pansement : pince à pansement Bozeman, pince à pansement Bozeman-Douglas, pince à pansement Bryant, pince à pansement Cheron, pince à pansement Duplay, pince à pansement Gross, pince à pansement Gross-Maier, pince à pansement Maier, pince à pansement Martin, pince à pansement Pelkman, pince à pansement Sims-Maier; etc. 3, record 1, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20pansement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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