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16:04 Dec 14, 2001 |
Polish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Medical (general) / medical | |||||||
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5 | mattress for pressure ulcer prevention OR anti-pressure sore mattress |
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4 | mattress preventing decubitus ulcer / anti-bedsore mattress |
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4 | bedsore preventing mattress |
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mattress preventing decubitus ulcer / anti-bedsore mattress Explanation: (To drugie wystepuje w Google tylko 3 razy.) Obydwa sposoby okreslenia odlezyny podaje Slownik medyczny Popularny jest tez materac znany pod nazwa wlasna jako "Roho mattress" |
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bedsore preventing mattress Explanation: is much more google-friendly than anti-bedsore. But then, as a rule of thumb, words starting with przeciw- in Polish hardly ever start with anti- in English - Cf. przeciwpozarowy, przeciwpowodziowy antidecubital also gets four hits but all are of dubious quality: they come from sites ending in de, cz or ru |
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mattress for pressure ulcer prevention OR anti-pressure sore mattress Explanation: mattress for pressure ulcer/sore prevention OR pressure-reducing mattress/pressure-prevention mattress OR anti-pressure sore mattress Special mattress, used for bedsores or prevention of bedsores. There are many kinds (water, air, foam, etc.) mattresses, the most affordable and popular are "foam mattresses" -- convoluted (egg crate) foam or eggshell mattress. Bedsores - pressure sores/necrosis/ulcers or decubitus ulcers Good selection at: http://www.rehabmart.com/bedsores.asp "...To reduce healthcare costs and patient suffering associated with the incurrence and treatment of decubitus ulcers, our revolutionary line of Pressure Reduction mattresses address the prevention of bedsores as a long-term care strategy..." www.missionminder.com/repcan00-TO/profiles/maderite.html "... 156 beds or mattresses for pressure ulcer prevention ... 301 studies, www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ptsafety/pdf/index.pdf "... regarding pressure ulcer prevention for the samepatient group ... a pressure-reducing mattress and aneducational ... publications.uu.se/theses/91-554-4889-5 "... In the development of the Thevo-Soft anti pressure sore mattress, the efforts of ... www.thomashilfen.de/content/export/homecare_products.htm Reference: http://publications.uu.se/theses/91-554-4889-5 |
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