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fontanella oculare

English translation: eye wash fountain

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Italian term or phrase:fontanella oculare
English translation:eye wash fountain
Entered by: Federica Banzola

12:30 Jul 1, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / dpi
Italian term or phrase: fontanella oculare
scheda tecnica di un olio
contatto con gli occhi: irrigare con acqua per lameno 15 minuti usando preferibilmente una ***fontanella oculare***

ho cercato anche in testi in italiano per capire almeno di cosa si tratta, ma non ho trovato nessuna immagine...so soltato che dovrebbe essere un DPI

qualche idea? grazie mille
Federica Banzola
Italy
Local time: 11:43
eye wash fountain
Explanation:
Fountain used for eye irrigation in case of contact with chemicals, e.g. in labs

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-01 12:44:36 GMT)
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you can also write it together as "eyewash".

Check this out so you can see what is meant here:
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab9.html

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-07-01 12:47:25 GMT)
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Oftentimes, it is also called an "EYEWASH STATION", esp. if it's not portable as in most labs.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:47:02 GMT)
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IF your target audience is US, I would strongly encourage you to use "station" instead of fountain. More commonly used.
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Lirka
Austria
Local time: 11:43
Grading comment
grazie mille!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4eye wash fountain
Lirka
4 +1eye bath
Dr Lofthouse
3 +1eye wash system
Lionel_M (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
fontanella oculare
Ellen Kraus

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
eye wash system


Explanation:
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090007327

Lionel_M (X)
Local time: 11:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 253

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: system only if it is portable; otherwise fountain or station
4 mins
  -> OK ! Thanks for this precision. But are we sure the devise here is fixed ? Couldn't it be portable ?
agree  Fran Cesca: http://www.aosp.bo.it/files/03-linee guida antiblastici.pdf
1 hr
  -> Grazie 1000 Francesca
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
eye wash fountain


Explanation:
Fountain used for eye irrigation in case of contact with chemicals, e.g. in labs

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-01 12:44:36 GMT)
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you can also write it together as "eyewash".

Check this out so you can see what is meant here:
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab9.html

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-07-01 12:47:25 GMT)
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Oftentimes, it is also called an "EYEWASH STATION", esp. if it's not portable as in most labs.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:47:02 GMT)
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IF your target audience is US, I would strongly encourage you to use "station" instead of fountain. More commonly used.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 11:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 572
Grading comment
grazie mille!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Kraus: or simply eye fountain, emergency eye fountain
4 mins
  -> yes, emergency can be freely added; that's its purpose after all :) Thanks, Ellen.
agree  Bigolo
37 mins
  -> Thanks, Bigolo
agree  Mirra_
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mirra.
agree  Panagiotis Andrias (X)
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
eye bath


Explanation:
is the phrase used on 'Optrex' packaging in the UK for their eye was systems (though not a literal translation),

'fountain' implies a spray dispenser - doesn't seem appropriate, but without a diagram, I couldn't say for sure

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:52:34 GMT)
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also
http://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?code=OPEW300

and
http://www.youreableshop.co.uk/product/green-focus-sterile-e...
and
NHS Standard Eye Bath at
http://www.lewis-plast.co.uk/eye-products-eye-sundries-test-...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 16:13:31 GMT)
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PICTURE OF EYE BATH (OLD GLASS TYPE)
http://www.glswrk-auction.com/mc09.htm


    Reference: http://www.patient.co.uk/pharmacy/Optrex_Eye_Wash_With_Eye_B...
Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 10:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirra_: it could be it, also, who knows? :)
1 hr
  -> picture of eye bath at <http://www.glswrk-auction.com/mc09.htm>
neutral  Lirka: a very [very] unusual phrasing; how do you bathe an eye? I see, it may exist all right, but I do not think that they meant it in the original ( a fountain is a bit bigger than a small container)
2 hrs
  -> its a small plastic container, with a volume of ~ 5 ml fluid. It is designed to fit over the eye, you then tilt your head backwards and when the fluid hits the surface of the eye, you tilt your head from side to side, and the fluid moves over the surface
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Reference comments


19 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: fontanella oculare

Reference information:
apparecchiatura per lavaggio oculare d'emergenza (emergency eye fountain, emergency eyewash fountain, emergency eye-wash fountain, eye fountain, ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/.../eye wash fountain.ht... -

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 142

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Lirka: Exactly. Thanks for this reference, Ellen!
2 hrs
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