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Abstract
Bed-like structures for transporting or temporarily holding patients.
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34 entry terms
- Patient Holding Stretchers
- Patient Litters
- Patient Trolleys
- Holding Stretcher, Patient
- Holding Stretchers, Patient
- Litter, Patient
- Litters, Patient
- Patient Holding Stretcher
- Patient Litter
- Patient Trolley
- Stretcher, Patient Holding
- Stretchers, Patient Holding
- Trolley, Patient
- Trolleys, Patient
- Ambulance Stretchers
- Emergency Room Stretchers
- Gurneys
- Rescue Stretchers
- Wheeled Stretchers
- Ambulance Stretcher
- Emergency Room Stretcher
- Gurney
- Rescue Stretcher
- Room Stretcher, Emergency
- Room Stretchers, Emergency
- Stretcher, Ambulance
- Stretcher, Emergency Room
- Stretcher, Rescue
- Stretcher, Wheeled
- Stretchers, Ambulance
- Stretchers, Emergency Room
- Stretchers, Rescue
- Stretchers, Wheeled
- Wheeled Stretcher
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Aspects Covered
13 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2011
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Previous Indexing
- Transportation of Patients (1963-2010)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Stretchers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058254. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058254
- Stretchers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretcher
- Stretchers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838960