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An Educational Video Demonstration of How to Prone a Critically Ill Intubated Patient
Published on: November 30, 2022
Comfortable hospital with breathing boards
Kunio Hashiguchi1, Kenji Hashimoto, Masaru Akao
1Dept. of Oral Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, 431-3192, Japan. m.m.hasi@d6.dion.ne.jp
Abstract:
Breathing boards have the hygroscopic capacity to keep room humidity in a range from 40% to 70%. When the humidity of room air rises, the vermiculite absorbs extra moisture, and when the humidity of room air goes lower, the vermiculite releases the moisture they have absorbed. Breathing boards can control room humidity and offer a comfortable hospital environment by capturing harmful substances which volatilize from building materials, furniture, etc. and are considered to cause sick building syndrome. They have the ability to prevent the propagation of bacteria.
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