gatch
Verb
To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed.
Answer 1 is incorrect because gatching the bed in the area of the knees reduces venous return.
Noun
A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia.
Usage- Uncountable
Word forms
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