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calls? Fortunately for facilities, it's a competitive environment for the
pump manufacturers. One way they're fighting for your business is by
offering pre-emptive post-op calls to patients, reducing the burden for
physicians. Some manufacturers will call every day once the patient's
back home just to
check in and try to
answer all of those
routine questions —
the ones patients ask
most often. And of
course if anything
really serious comes
up, they'll either
advise the patient to
call the physician, or
call the physician on
the patient's behalf.
Pump manufactur-
ers are also attacking
the "hassle issue" on
another front. Patient
education before they
take the pumps home
is extremely impor-
tant. The better edu-
cated patients are, the
fewer problems
they're likely to have
and the fewer phone
calls they're likely to
P A I N P U M P S
Adjustable Bolus
Activating Lever
The Ambu ACTion™ pain pump now has a
Parrallel Bolus, MultiBolus™ II
MultiBolus™ II delivers up to 6cc of medication
in less than 1 minute
PAIN RELIEF
www.ambu.com/multibolus2
P. 800-262-8462 | www.ambuusa.com
Learn more here:
MultiBolus™ II is indicated for use for
continuous nerve blocks, surgical wound site and epidurals.
0, 3, 4, 5 & 6 ml
Easy-to-squeeze
lever
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