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the unglamorous stuff standing between a scrape and a tragedy.
means the consumable and durable goods used to prevent, diagnose, or treat illness and injury, from bandages to ventilators.
from the category exploded with organized warfare: the crimean and civil wars forced armies to standardize gauze, splints, and tourniquets so field medics could grab the right thing fast, turning battlefield triage into modern logistics.
n95 namemeans it filters 95 percent of particles
gauze originnamed after gaza, an ancient trade city
pandemic scarcityn95s went from cents to dollars in 2020
global marketworth over 600 billion dollars annually
for instance
n95 respirator — 3m manufactures over 95 million monthly since 2020
epipen — mylan auto-injector saves anaphylaxis patients in seconds
iv drip bags — baxter international ships billions yearly worldwide
surgical gloves — malaysia produces most of the world's supply