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IDEAS That Work
STICKY SOLUTION
H
aving trouble
with dried-out
ECG pads
falling off patients?
You're not alone. It's
common for the center glue areas on pads
to dry out when you
remove them from
their packaging.
Simply pull a couple
milliliters of saline
solution from a clean
IV bag and place a few
drops in the center of
the pads. That will
moisten the jelly and
help them stick. You'll
COUPLE DROPS When ECG pads dry out, saline solution
also avoid tossing
moistens the sticker jelly.
pads that have dried
out, letting you use more of the pads you stock. Note: This tip works
best on paper, not plastic, ECG pads.
Rhonda Winter, RN, CLNC
False Creek Healthcare Centre
Vancouver, Canada
rwinter@nationalsurgery.com
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Rhonda Winter, RN, CLNC
Remoisten ECG Pads With Drops of Saline
