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method of collecting and disposing of fluid runoff, according to a
recent Outpatient Surgery Magazine reader survey. There's a good
reason for the predominance of this choice over the solidifying or manual dumping of canisters. Closed and automated direct-to-drain systems protect the nurses and techs tasked with fluid disposal and make
their jobs easier. Those we surveyed cited safety — namely, infection
prevention and ergonomic benefits — as the leading factor in their
choice of fluid waste management system, followed by simplicity and
economy.
A cause for the cost?
For those who sought out fluid waste management alternatives, cost
was a chief concern in their selection. Was the potential expense of
implementing an
upgrade justifiable? Or
THE SMART
would it make more
ALTERNATIVE
economic sense to
TO CANISTERS
handle fluid by hand?
Our survey told us
isn't it time to
that more than a few
test the first
automated
facilities affected by
direct-to-drain
the recall have continsystem that:
ued to use their rapidreduces
exposure risk
cycle equipment
improves staff
under the manufacturefficiency
er's new, FDA-mandatprovides
ed safety requireunlimited capacity
ments. Ms. Willoughby
contact us to schedule an evaluation
puts it in perspective.
info@skylinemedical.com
"We did, at first, have
DIREC T-TO -DR AIN MEDIC AL FLUID DISPOSAL
