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[[File:Foley Bloodbath.jpg|400px|thumb|leftright|''Artist’s rendition of best case scenario when patient yanks out Foley'']]
Designed by Frederic Foley, a '''Foley catheter''' is a flexible tube that is (1) passed through the urethra and [[Superpubic Catheter|into the bladder]] to help drain urine and, more importantly, (2) yanked out by the patient with maximum torque or a lawnmower-like motion.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/09/patient-looks-forward-yanking-foley-horrific-bloodbath/ Patient Can’t Wait to Yank Out Foley, Cause Bloodbath]</ref> '''Foley catheters''' are more frequently being inserted into nurses and other health care providers due to the increasingly prevalence of [http://gomerblog.com/2015/01/healthcare-workers/ Forgot-to-Pee Syndrome]. For some reason, medical students are very eager to place these.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/local-medical-student-struggles-to-explain-his-eagerness-to-place-foley-catheter-on-male-patient/ Local Medical Student Struggles to Explain His Eagerness to Place Foley Catheter on Male Patient]</ref>
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