Meaning & use
Gatch
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To adjust a hospital bed by raising or bending its jointed sections, typically at the head or knees.
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The nurse gatched the bed so the patient could sit up more comfortably.
You can gatch the mattress to relieve pressure on the lower back.
A note on using this word
The term comes from the Gatch brothers, who developed the adjustable hospital bed design in the early twentieth century; it remains common jargon in nursing.
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