A mattress is a piece of bedding typically consisting of multiple layers of foams and fibers, along with an innerspring unit used to provide support to one's back during sleep. Mattresses are usually used along with a foundation, which might include metal springs or torsion bars on a wooden frame, which supports the mattress. Increasingly, mattresses made with various foam materials such as latex foam, visco-elastic foam and other polyurethane type foam but without metal spring units are becoming common and accepted. Although mattresses are sold with fillings of air, water, or foam, innerspring or coil mattresses currentl ...

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Mattress - History Mattress - Mattress dimensions Mattress - When does a mattress need replacing? Mattress - Components of an innerspring mattress Mattress - Spring mattress core
Mattress - Number of coils Mattress - Gauge of the coils Mattress - Connections between the coils Mattress - Types of coils
Mattress - Foundations
Mattress - Traditional wood foundation Mattress - Box spring Mattress - Grid foundation
Mattress - Upholstery layers
Mattress - Insulator Mattress - Middle upholstery Mattress - Quilt
Mattress - Choosing a mattress
Mattress - Testing a mattress Mattress - What to look for Mattress - Firmer or softer Mattress - Fluff & sag Mattress - Size
Mattress - Maintenance and care Mattress - Glossary Mattress - Trivia

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There is no proven scientific way of finding the right mattress, so the best advice is to try it out. Mattress - Testing a mattress. The prospective buyer should lie on it at for least 10 minutes, trying different positions. Lying on the back: If a user slides his/her hand under the small of the back, and it is very easy and his/her shoulders and hips are uncomfortable, the mattress is too hard. If there is no space between the user's back and the bed, it's too soft. Rolling over: I ...

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Mattress, Mattress - History, Mattress - Mattress dimensions, Mattress - When does a mattress need replacing?, Mattress - Components of an innerspring mattress, Mattress - Spring mattress core, Mattress - Number of coils, Mattress - Gauge of the coils, Mattress - Connections between the coils, Mattress - Types of coils, Mattress - Foundations, Mattress - Traditional wood foundation, Mattress - Box spring, Mattress - Grid foundation, Mattress - Upholstery layers, Mattress - Insulator, Mattress - Middle upholstery, Mattress - Quilt, Mattress - Choosing a mattress, Mattress - Testing a mattress, Mattress - What to look for, Mattress - Firmer or softer, Mattress - Fluff & sag, Mattress - Size, Mattress - Maintenance and care, Mattress - Glossary, Mattress - Trivia

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A vacuum mattress (vacmat) is a medical device used for the immobilisation of patients, especially in case of a vertebra, pelvis or limb trauma (especially for femur trauma). It is also used for manual transportation of patients for short distances (it replaces the stretcher). It was invented by Loed and Haederlé, who called it "shell" mattress (matelas coquille in French). It consists in a sealed polymer bag (bigger than an adult human body) that encloses small polystyrene balls, with a valve, strap ...

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Vacuum mattress - Use of the vacuum mattress
Vacuum mattress - Preparation of the vacuum mattress Vacuum mattress - Moulding the mattress
Vacuum mattress - Advantages and disadvantages
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Air mattress - For sleeping. An air mattress is an inflatable mattress, usually made of plastic or textile-reinforced plastic or rubber. The deflated mattress can be rolled up and carried or stored relatively easily, making air mattresses a popular choice for camping trips and for temporary bedding at home for guests. They are inflated either orally, by blowing into a valve, or with a manual, foot-powered or electric pump. Traditional mattresses sizes are available — twin, full, queen, king, ...

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Violin making and maintenance - Making violins. There is a three-dimensional geometric underlying construction that explains the main properties and placement of the different parts and proportions. The outer contour is designed by the violin maker, and today the outlines of the old masters' violins are usually used. The traditional approach starts with a set of plans, which include a drawing of the outer shape of the instrument. From these plans a template is constructed, which can be made from thin metal ...

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Baby care is the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of infants, i.e., very young children. Baby care is the practical application of the principles of early childhood education and development. Baby care - Books. From Neuron to Neighbourhoods [1] Early childhood education See also. Early childhood education ...

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A Cap of Maintenance is a ceremonial crimson velvet cap, lined with ermine. It is borne, as one of the insignia of the British sovereign, immediately before his or her at coronation or on such state occasions as the State Opening of Parliament. It is carried by the hereditary bearer, the Marquess of Winchester, upon a white wand. A similar cap is also borne before the Lord Mayor of London and mayors of other cities. The origin of this symbol of dignity is obscure. It may hav ...

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ISBN 0688002307) is the first of Robert M. Pirsig's texts in which he explores a Metaphysics of Quality. The 1974 book describes a journey across the United States, punctuated by numerous philosophical discussions referred to as chautauquas. In this book, Pirsig explores the meaning of the concept "quality" (a term which he capitalizes). In the sequel (Lila: An Inquiry into Morals), Pirsig expands his exploration of Quality into a complete metaphysics whi ...

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Day care is the childcare during the day by a person other than the child's parents or legal guardians, typically someone outside the child's immediate family. Day care centers are known in British English as creches. In Australia, day care is generally called child care. Babysitting is the occasional temporary care of a child during the absence of his or her parents. Day care usually refers to ongoing care during specific periods, such as the parents' time at work. Day care tends to take a more formal structure, with education, child development, discipline and ev ...

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Ambulatory care is any medical care delivered on an outpatient basis. Many medical conditions do not require hospital admission and can be managed without admission to a hospital. Many medical investigations can be performed on an ambulatory basis, including blood tests, X-rays, endoscopy and even biopsy procedures of superficial organs. Sites where ambulatory care can be delivered include: Physician offices: This is the most common site for the delivery of ambulatory care. Physicians of many specialties de ...

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Urgent care is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of unscheduled, walk-in care outside of a hospital emergency department. The initial urgent care centers opened in the 1970s. Since then this sector of the healthcare industry has rapidly expanded to an approximately 17,000 centers. Many of these centers have been started by entrepreneurial physicians who have responded to the public need for convenient access to unscheduled medical care. Other centers have been opened by hospital systems, seeking t ...

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Urgent care - Organized Medicine and Urgent Care Urgent care - Point-of-Care POC Medication Dispensing Urgent care - Specialized Services for Urgent Care Centers
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Care Not Cash was a San Francisco ballot measure approved by the voters in November of 2003. Primarily sponsored by Gavin Newsom, then a San Francisco supervisor, it was designed to cut the money given in the General Assistance programs to homeless people in exchange for shelters and other forms of services. The major intent of this measure was to prevent the cash grants given to be used for purchasing drugs and alcohol, and to strongly enc ...

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Pianos that are prized by their owners are tuned regularly, roughly once every four to six months for domestic pianos, and always just before a performance in concert halls. This is done partly for esthetic reasons, and partly because the longer a piano is left out of tune, the more time and effort technician will need to restore it to correct pitch. The effect of being out of tune depends on degree. When a piano is only slightly out of tune, it loses the glowing tonal quality characteristic of a freshly tuned piano, probably because ...

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Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions [1]. The healthcare industry is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries, consuming over 10 percent of gross domestic product of most developed nations. Prior to the popularisation of the neologism healthcare, English-speakers referred to medicine or to the health sectorIncluding:

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Intensive Care Medicine or critical care medicine is concerned with providing greater than ordinary medical care and observation to people in a critical or unstable condition. People requiring intensive care include those after major surgery, with severe head trauma, life-threatening acute illness, respiratory insufficiency, coma, haemodynamic insufficiency, severe fluid imblance or with the failure of one or more of the major organ systems (life-critical systems or others). It is generally the most expensive, hig ...

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The vacuum mattress is an alternative to the use of a long spine board. Its advantages are: it is comfortable; it is adapted to all traumas, included spine and femoral traumas; the victim feels secured; it can be used instead of a stretcher for manual transportation (with the handles, e.g. in stairs) when longitudinal rigidity is not critical, or for short distances with six team members. It drawbacks are: it is relatively fragile, and becomes useless at any degradation (the ...

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The full spine immobilisation (splint) is performed with: a rigid cervical collar a vacuum mattress a stretcher under it (the longitudinal stiffness of the mattress alone is not sufficient). Vacuum mattress - Preparation of the vacuum mattress. The vacuum mattress is put on a stretcher or possibly on a long spine board. The straps are put under the mattress, along its side, so they do not reach the ground. Then, the polystyrene balls are distributed evenly through the ...

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Vacuum mattress, Vacuum mattress - Use of the vacuum mattress, Vacuum mattress - Preparation of the vacuum mattress, Vacuum mattress - Moulding the mattress, Vacuum mattress - Advantages and disadvantages, Vacuum mattress - External links

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"Quite as important as the excellence of the instrument is its care." -Carl Flesch, from The Art of Violin Playing The violin itself requires careful maintenance and it should last and improve for many years. Most importantly, whenever the violin has been used the collected rosin should be wiped from the varnish on the violin (under the strings) and bow with a soft cloth. If left for long enough, the rosin will fuse with the varnish. Cleaning the rosin off strings can make a striking difference to the sound, and s ...

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An air mattress is an inflatable mattress, usually made of plastic or textile-reinforced plastic or rubber. The deflated mattress can be rolled up and carried or stored relatively easily, making air mattresses a popular choice for camping trips and for temporary bedding at home for guests. They are inflated either orally, by blowing into a valve, or with a manual, foot-powered or electric pump. Traditional mattresses sizes are available — twin, full, queen, king, etc. — and standard sheets should fit, albeit somet ...

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Air mattress, Air mattress - For sleeping, Air mattress - As a water toy

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