| 摘要 |
Examples of an apparatus (19, 119, 219, 319) and associated methods are disclosed for securing a nasal gastric tube (11) to a face (13) of a user (3). One example of the apparatus (119) is a tube holder (121) for securing a nasal gastric tube (11) to a face (13) of a user (3) between an ear (6) of the user and a nose (7) of the user (3) in a fitted condition. The apparatus (119) including an elongate body (122) having a securing side (129) adapted to affix to the face (13) of the user (13) and a tube locating side (124) including a locator (133) arranged receive and locate a received portion (11F) of the tube (11) substantially inline with the elongate body (122) between the ear (6) and nose (7) of the user (3). The apparatus (119) further includes a cover (128) couped to the elongate body (122) so as to be moveable between an open condition in which the received portion (11F) of the tube (11) is receivable by the locator (133) and a closed condition in which the received portion (11F) of the tube (11) is concealed by the cover (128). |
