University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
ECE 501 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Academic year:

2020
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459

Pages:

4
Author:

Carissa Thomas

Hubbard tank Hubbard tank • A Hubbard tank, named according to the engineer who invented it, is a large whirlpool intended for fullbody immersion. • These tanks vary in size but generally are about 8 feet length by 6 feet width and 4 feet depth. • The tank is equipped with turbines, a stretcher, and a hoist to raise and lower the stretcher. Uses of Hubbard tanks: • Hubbard tanks is suitable for debridement of burns covering large areas of the body and for treatment of other painful conditions that affect large areas of the body. • It can also be used for ROM exercises for multiple areas, or for ambulation. Rules and principles of using Hubbard tanks: • Water temperature is generally kept in the slightly lower range of 36° C to 39° C because patients cannot dissipate the increase in tissue temperature as effectively when heat is applied to a large area. • Hubbard tanks must be cleaned between uses in the same manner as whirlpools of other sizes.

Hubbard Tank

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