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Using a submersible pump to clean large areas of the body with antiseptics

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In the year 1970, I joined SSKM Hospital in Kolkata as a resident in plastic surgery and was posted in the burns unit then located in the famous Ronald Ross building. In those days, our greatest time-consuming challenge was cleaning wounds involving large areas of the body. Today, as dermatologists, we face a similar situation with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and other extensive bullous disorders. Wound toilette is done usually with basins of potassium permanganate solution and normal saline. The patients' skin is tender causing them to constantly groan during dressing.

Hence, any device that could minimize patient handling would be useful. Last year, my wife Chitra bought a small ...

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