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'''Duct tape''' is a cloth- or scrim-backed adhesive tape.
'''Indications'''
----
Because '''duct tape''' is significantly stronger than medical tape, the list of indications for using '''duct tape''' is considerably longer:
#Close an incision or wound when staples or sutures are not available
#Repair ACLs<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/orthopedic-surgeon-duct-tape/ Orthopedic Surgeon Arrested for Using Duct Tape to Repair ACLs (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Render a talkative patient or [[Karen Weaselsnout-Jones|medical student]] speechless
#Secure [[Endotracheal Tube|endotracheal tube]] for the duration of a [[Whipple Procedure|Whipple procedure]]
#Secure external fixation devices that cannot be externally-fixated themselves
#Secure flimsy peripheral IVs such that they stay in place for the next 60 hospitalizations
#Secure an agitated patient to their bed when [[11-to-1 Sitter|sitters]], [[Haldol (Haloperidol)|Haldol]], or [[Restraints|restraints]] are not available
#Temporarily hold together someone's mind that is blown
'''Related Instruments'''
----
- [[Bovie]]
- [[External Fixation]]
- [[Forceps]]
- [[Foreign Body]]
[[Category:Medical Device]]
'''Duct tape''' is a cloth- or scrim-backed adhesive tape.
'''Indications'''
----
Because '''duct tape''' is significantly stronger than medical tape, the list of indications for using '''duct tape''' is considerably longer:
#Close an incision or wound when staples or sutures are not available
#Repair ACLs<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/orthopedic-surgeon-duct-tape/ Orthopedic Surgeon Arrested for Using Duct Tape to Repair ACLs (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Render a talkative patient or [[Karen Weaselsnout-Jones|medical student]] speechless
#Secure [[Endotracheal Tube|endotracheal tube]] for the duration of a [[Whipple Procedure|Whipple procedure]]
#Secure external fixation devices that cannot be externally-fixated themselves
#Secure flimsy peripheral IVs such that they stay in place for the next 60 hospitalizations
#Secure an agitated patient to their bed when [[11-to-1 Sitter|sitters]], [[Haldol (Haloperidol)|Haldol]], or [[Restraints|restraints]] are not available
#Temporarily hold together someone's mind that is blown
'''Related Instruments'''
----
- [[Bovie]]
- [[External Fixation]]
- [[Forceps]]
- [[Foreign Body]]
[[Category:Medical Device]]
