fracture bedpan


bedpan

 [bed´pan″] a shallow vessel used for defecation or urination by patients confined to bed.fracture bedpan a waste collection receptacle that is not as deep as a regular bedpan, utilized for patients in traction in order to disturb alignment as little as possible.

fracture bedpan

A small bedpan for use by patients who have suffered lower extremity fracture or have undergone joint replacement surgery. See also: bedpan