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Such a long email over Table Drapes!

Bring back case discussions!

Karl P.R.J Orlebar-Edwards (ccIIII)
Aberdeen University, Inst. Medical Sciences, Scotland UK

>From: "Wooley, Debbie" <DWooley@MicrotekMed.com>
>Reply-To: trauma-list@trauma.org
>To: "'trauma-list@trauma.org'" <trauma-list@trauma.org>
>Subject: Requesting help with a Trauma table  drape Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 
>17:17:57 -0500
>
>Hi Everyone,
>	I have never made a post before this so I wanted to disclose that I
>am an RN working with Microtek Medical to develop a drape for trauma cases.
>I was wondering if any of you with more trauma experience than I would be
>willing to help me define and design a drape to replace the regular linens
>you currently put on the trauma tables.
>
>	Just to give you some history ..Microtek has a unique OR room
>turnover system called CleanOP. CleanOp is an Infection Control System for
>room turnover. It has everything you need to turn over the room for the 
>next
>case. Disposable Impervious sheets for the Surgical Patient table.
>disposable lift sheet,armboard covers and all the different bags for waste
>and laundry. It also has a disposable mophead and a blood solidifier 
>suction
>canisters and tubing. They are standard configurations or we can customize
>them.
>
>	The benefits are to improve turnover time and infection control, the
>impervious linens keep the bed from becoming contaminated with blood and
>body fluids making it faster to clean as well. The disposable mophead
>prevents the mop being used from room to room cross-contaminating as they
>go.
>
>	Ever since I have been involved with this product line The trauma
>nurses seem to really get excited about the OR table sheet because it is
>impervious and thus is really effective for bloody cases to protect their
>beds and mattresses.
>
>	Here is my question.........Our current sheet has an impervious back
>to prevent strike- through to the mattress but the side of the sheet to the
>patient is soft and breathable but NOT ABSORBENT would it be better to have
>an absorbent layer on top (pt side) to absorb more of the blood and body
>fluids. I am also wondering if it would be helpful to have the sheet go all
>the way to the floor to protect the base of the bed.
>
>	Another question......... would this same sheet be useful in the
>trauma ER as well as the OR?  What about transport from place to place?
>
>	One last question......Do you have a Society of trauma nurses? If so
>do you have annual meetings and a web site? I have spent most of my career
>in the OR so I am still learning!
>
>	I would really appreciate your input and if any of you would like to
>trial the prototypes we come up with I would be happy to provide them for
>your input.
>
>	Thanks to everyone in advance I am anxious to heart your thoughts!
>
>	Debbie
>
>Debbie Wooley RN
>Vice President of Marketing
>CleanOp/Isolyser Division
>Microtek Medical Inc.
>1.800.513.6996
>Dwooley@microtekmed.com
>www.cleanop.com
>
>
>
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