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The Warm Chain: Preventing Hypothermia In Newborns
Maintaining a neutral thermal environment is one of the most important challenges that newborns face after delivery. Clinicians can greatly reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality by minimizing heat loss during the first few hours of life. This blog will explore how the warm chain can be used to protect newborns from the dangers of hypothermia.
Choosing a Crash Cart for Your Healthcare Facility
DiaMedical USA offers crash carts that come in various sizes, configurations and materials. Each type of crash cart has its own benefits so that resuscitations are properly handled. The following article specifies these considerations so that you have a better understanding when choosing the right crash cart for your hospital or healthcare facility.
Administering and Dispensing Medications in Simulation
Automated Medication Dispensing Systems have recently become essential fixtures in hospitals. They are used to prevent medication errors, streamline inventory management, and reduce diversion of controlled substances. They are also complex systems that require hands-on training before use with patients in clinical settings. SimServeRx Dispensing Carts and Cabinets were designed for this very purpose. In this blog, we will look at how the SimServeRx system is used to teach pharmacy and nursing students how to use automated medication dispensing systems.
4 Reasons Why You Need An AED
AED is an abbreviation for Automated External Defibrillator. An AED is a small medical device that is used to restore a normal heart rhythm. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is frequently misdiagnosed as a heart attack disrupts heart beat regularities. The majority of SCA occurrences arise when a person's heart begins to beat in a pattern known as ventricular fibrillation (V-fib). Instead of contracting and relaxing to pump blood across the body, the heart quivers very quickly.
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Product Spotlight
Hill-Rom Bed Spotlight: Progressa Bed System
The Hill-Rom Progressa bed system is designed specifically for Intensive Care Units with features to increase patient mobility and surfaces to decrease pressure ulcers. It includes many features to prevent and treat potentially life-threatening immobility complications. The StayInPlace™ Technology is the only bed that extends as the patient is moved into an upright position. This removes the low back pain associated with other bed that occurs when patients slide towards the foot of the bed during repositioning. Caregivers will be saved the effort of having to reposition the patient themselves, which will prevent back strain.
Hill-Rom Bed Spotlight: 405 Electric Hospital Bed
The Hill-Rom 405 Electric Hospital Bed provides comfort and safety at an affordable price. The 405 Electric bed is designed specifically for hospitals, healthcare centers, inpatient care facilities, and more. Hill Rom has added dozens of new features that increase safety, flexibility, comfort and connectivity. The new safety features include siderails designed to prevent patient entrapment and falls. HillRom has also added a streamlined, open design which allows for quick and easy cleaning, reducing the risk of infection.
Hill-Rom Bed Spotlight: VersaCare Med Surg Bed
The Hill-Rom VersaCare Med Surg Bed provides comfort and ease of use for both the patient and the caregiver. The Versa Care bed is designed specifically for mid- to high-acuity patients in hospitals, healthcare centers, inpatient care facilities, and more. VersaCare replacement parts are available at economical prices. HillRom has added dozens of new features that increase safety, flexibility, comfort and connectivity. The VersaCare Hospital Bed is designed to prevent pressure ulcers from forming when used with skin protocols. Hill Rom’s bed exit monitoring system protects patients from falls by alerting staff immediately when the patient gets out of the bed.
Hill-Rom Bed Spotlight: TotalCare Hospital Beds
Some of Hill-Rom’s most popular beds are the TotalCare Hospital Beds. There are three different Hill Rom Total Care beds including: TotalCare® P500 Intensive Care Bed, TotalCare SpO2RT® 2 Therapy Bed, and the TotalCare® Bariatric Plus Hospital Bed.
Hill-Rom Bed Spotlight: Compella Bariatric Bed
Introducing the new Compella Bariatric Bed from Hill-Rom! The Compella Bed is designed to provide advanced bariatric care with innovative features. More than 1 in 3 adults and more than 1 in 6 children and adolescents are considered to be obese, according to a study by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2009-2010. It is also one of our fastest growing populations with an increase of 70% from 2000 to 2010. To prepare for this growing population hospitals must make changes to equipment for the safety and comfort of both the bariatric patient and the caregiver. The Compella Bariatric Bed will update any facility, emergency department, hospital, long-term care facility, medical center, and surgical center to easily treat this population with the care they need.
Buying New and Reconditioned Hill-Rom Parts
Hill-Rom was founded in 1929 by William A. Hillenbrand with the intention to "bring the home into the hospital." Today, Hill-Rom has become an industry leader providing hospital and long term care beds, wound therapy systems, stretchers, furniture and more.