Kidney dish

A kidney dish (British English) or emesis basin (American English) is a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste.

The shape of the dish allows it to be held against the patient's body to catch any falling fluids or debris.

Various sizes of emesis basins are common in healthcare settings, including facilities such as nursing homes that may have bedridden patients.

[2] It was a kidney-shaped disposable cardboard dish made out of flour, water, and newspaper that was baked until the material was hard.

For this purpose, a plastic bag or wash basin is often preferred, especially by ambulance crews who may need to receive the vomit while driving rapidly, and then hand it over for analysis.