If you are in the market for a portable suction device, you’ll notice that there is a large variety of different products available. Depending upon your intended use, you will need to evaluate several things. Consider, for example:
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Posted by Sam D. Say
Sep 28, 2023 8:00:00 AM
If you are in the market for a portable suction device, you’ll notice that there is a large variety of different products available. Depending upon your intended use, you will need to evaluate several things. Consider, for example:
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals
Posted by Sam D. Say
Sep 2, 2023 8:00:00 AM
You understand the importance of clearing your patient’s airway in an emergency. To do this, you know that an appropriate suction device is necessary to remove secretions, vomit, blood, or foreign materials that may be causing an obstruction or distress. You are also aware that your hospital stocks portable suction machines to be used as needed. But have you ever thought about the fact that where you store your portable suction machine makes a difference?
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals
Posted by Sam D. Say
Aug 10, 2023 8:00:00 AM
Sometimes portable suction machines get a bad rap. That’s unfortunate because these life-saving devices have come a long way in recent years. Let’s debunk some of the most common fallacies about portable suction machines.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals
Posted by Sam D. Say
Apr 29, 2023 8:00:00 AM
Individuals with special needs make up an increasing proportion of outpatient populations. Better equipment, more effective medications, and the rising cost of medical facilities mean more special needs individuals are being cared for at home by family, friends, and home health personnel.
This means you, as an EMS professional, will run into such patients with greater regularity.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals, Handheld portable suction
Posted by Sam D. Say
Jan 10, 2023 8:00:00 AM
For every 1,000 Americans, about 404 made an emergency room visit to a community hospital in 2018. That’s more than 40% of the total population. And this number doesn’t even include millions of hospital inpatient stays or outpatient procedures, further emphasizing the importance—and challenges—of providing quality care every time someone walks in or is wheeled in the door.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals, Emergency medical suction
Posted by Sam D. Say
Oct 13, 2021 8:00:00 AM
CPR, ACLS, NRP, PAL. As a nurse, you are likely familiar with some, if not all, of these acronyms. Early in your career, you were taught the skills to resuscitate a patient in cardiac or respiratory arrest. Every few years, you attend a class to review and renew your certification.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals
Posted by Sam D. Say
Sep 2, 2021 5:30:00 AM
Yet again, hospital emergency departments and intensive care units are becoming overwhelmed. Doctors, nurses and medical personnel are being asked to go above and beyond to protect patients — and to do it quickly.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals, Handheld portable suction
Posted by Sam D. Say
Jul 30, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Every nurse working in a hospital knows to expect the unexpected. Just when the unit seems calm, your shift is well-staffed, and your patients are stable, it can turn on a dime: Your doctor decides he wants STAT blood work on one patient, your other patient’s IV infiltrates, and an admission comes in from the emergency room. Meanwhile, a code is called in the waiting room for a visitor that suddenly collapsed and is not breathing.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals
Posted by Sam D. Say
Jun 1, 2021 7:00:00 AM
A hospital visit can save a patient’s life. It can also destroy it if they pick up a virulent healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that on any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients have at least one HAI.
Posted by Sam D. Say
Apr 20, 2021 5:15:00 AM
Suctioning can be life saving, and may prevent serious complications in the dental office or surgical suite. But suctioning can also be painful and traumatic, especially if the first attempt fails. Suction complications are common and become more likely when you use the wrong suction strategy. These tips can help you choose the right suction strategy for every patient every time.
Topics: Portable suction for hospitals, Medical Suction, portable suction
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