Gel Positioning Pads
Gel Pads · Positioning Pads · Padding · Positioning Aids · Gel Head Ring · Head Doughnut · Chest Rolls · Axillary Roll · Gel Overlay
Soft, heavy pads of viscoelastic gel in a smooth plastic skin, in many shapes: head rings (doughnuts), horseshoe and prone head pads, rolls, flat sheets and overlays, and heel and elbow pads.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Protect bony prominences and areas with shallow nerves and blood vessels, and hold the patient in position. Used under the sacrumSAY-krumThe large, triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spine, between the two hip bones.sacr/o sacrumFull entry , knees, elbows and heels; head doughnuts steady the head for anesthesiaan-us-THEE-zhuhLoss of feeling or sensation, often brought on by drugs so that surgery or a procedure can be done without pain.an- withoutesthesi/o feeling, sensation-ia conditionFull entry ; chest and axillary rolls lift the patient off the bed in prone and lateral positions. A gel overlay placed directly under the patient also adds frictionFRIK-shunThe rubbing of one surface against another, such as skin against bed sheets.Full entry against sliding in steep Trendelenburg positiontren-DEL-en-burg puh-ZISH-unA position in which the client lies on the back with the bed tilted so the head is lower than the feet.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
Available in all sizes and shapes for specific parts of the body, including prone head pads that frame the face and keep the airway free.
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- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 16 (Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient), p. 326-327, 334
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 6 (Positioning the Patient for Surgery), p. 160, 162, 163
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