Bedpan liner and toileting aid

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• The method of claim 1 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the liner being at least partially waterproof.

3:

• The method of claim 2 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the liner having at least two layers including a top layer and an underliner, the underliner being at least partially waterproof.

4:

• The method of claim 3 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the top layer being at least partially porous to allow liquids to pass through the top layer.

5:

• The method of claim 4 wherein said positioning a liner step includes locating an absorbent medium between the top layer and the underliner.

6:

• The method of claim 5 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the absorbent medium confined to the central portion of the liner inboard of a perimeter of the liner.

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• The method of claim 6 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the absorbent medium confined to a size similar to that of the bedpan of said placing a bedpan step, such that the absorbent medium is placed within the cavity of the bedpan of said placing step during said tucking step.

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• The method of claim 2 wherein said positioning a liner step includes providing a drawstring coupled to the liner adjacent a perimeter thereof.

9:

• The method of claim 8 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the liner having an open hem with the drawstring routed through the open hem, and with at least one exit hole extending out of the open hem.

10:

• The method of claim 9 wherein said positioning a liner step includes the liner having at least two layers including a top layer and an underliner, said underliner being at least partially waterproof, the drawstring located between the top layer and the underliner.

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• The method of claim 8 including the further step of gathering the drawstring tight after patient elimination to capture waste inboard of a perimeter of the liner.

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• The method of claim 11 including the further step of weighing the liner and patient waste together after said gathering step.

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• The method of claim 11 including the further step of coding the liner with a code to assist in proper disposal of the liner and waste therein after said gathering step.

15:

• The bedpan liner of claim 14 wherein said central region is sized similar to a bedpan.

16:

• The bedpan liner of claim 15 wherein said top layer is at least partially absorbent.

17:

• The bedpan liner of claim 15 wherein said absorbent medium includes a water absorbing polymer.

18:

• The bedpan liner of claim 14 wherein a drawstring extends along a periphery of a majority of said multi-layer structure.

19:

• The bedpan liner of claim 18 wherein said multi-layer structure includes an open hem at a perimeter thereof, said drawstring routed through said open hem.

20:

• The bedpan liner of claim 19 wherein said open hem includes at least one exit hole at which said drawstring can be grasped and pulled to gather said perimeter of said multi-layer structure together for containment of waste eliminated by an individual into the bedpan and upon said multi-layer structure.