gatch

English

Etymology 1

Named after Willis Dew Gatch.

Verb

gatch (third-person singular simple present gatches, present participle gatching, simple past and past participle gatched)

1. (transitive, medicine) To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
   • 1961, Kathleen Newton Shafer, Medical-surgical Nursing, page 783:

     If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed.

   • 2012, Sally L. Lagerquist, Davis's NCLEX-RN® Success, page 571:

     Answer 1 is incorrect because gatching the bed in the area of the knees reduces venous return.

Etymology 2

From Persian [Term?].

Noun

gatch (uncountable)

1. A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia.

Derived terms

• gatchwork