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one
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<he
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any
q"""ioIu
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ond
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ifIClude
the
following:
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and
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ril< gk",.e,
A
,u
ture removal kit
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4
~ ~
inch
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tape
Antibiotic oiouneot
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of.
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p
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if",
lu,ion
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in'o
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1
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deli>ery .ystem.
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to !he donol recumben, position
and
ash-d
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her heod
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th
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ee
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n in the
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on
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...
that the pati<'" is
in<tlUC1«l
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gently remo'ied.
If
resi
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the
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DOIifi
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the
phy.i<i
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ed
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and
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l
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dre>Sing is ploced finnly over ,he
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00
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of
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there
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ng
Of
om.r
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thi.
is
promptly "'pt>rt«l to
the "","ufaCIurer, typic.lly 'hrough the hospital
Of
he.
I,h
c.
re
.geney·,
risl
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office,
n.e remoyol ptocedure
i,
documented in the pa'iont'.
,ocont
.
n.e
,i
te is reex
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ined
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ory 24 hours
'0
detonnine
if
he.:lin~
i.
occurring.
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the
,ite
1=
"pparen,ly epithelializ«l.
it
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be
left open to
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