Incontinence pad

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An incontinence pad is a small impermeable multi-layered sheet with high absorbancy that is used in the health-care industry. Incontinence pads are usually placed on a bed under a patient as a precaution against incontinence. Incontinence pads can be laundered and reused many times. They are also sometimes used (incorrectly) as a patient-transfer device.

Incontinence pads are manufactured in light and heavy grades. The light grades can be manufactured worldwide, but heavy grades are too bulky to make long-distance transport economic. Therefore most developed countries are likely to maintain facilities for manufacturing heavy incontinence pads.