THE ROLE FURNITURE PLAYS IN YOUR EBOLA READINESS PLAN
Healthcare providers are under enormous pressure to protect their employees while caring for patients with the Ebola virus or other, more common infectious diseases. Government agencies around the world are issuing directives designed to keep front line workers safe and facilities are responding by updating protocols, training staff and acquiring additional resources.
healtHcentric’s IC Plus Upholstery™ has been proven to be puncture, tear and crack resistant. It stands up to hospital grade disinfectants and cleaners that cause vinyl, a popular upholstery choice in hospitals, to crack.
As designated Ebola treatment centers and all facilities continue their preparedness towards infection control, they are urged to understand the role furniture can play in the spread of infection. Items such as medical stools and patient chairs that have been designated for use in high-risk areas, including doffing areas, can and should have enhancements that minimize the risk and spread of diseases.
healtHcentric’s Ultimate Medical Stool is a hands-free adjustable stool with locking casters, making it ideal for healthcare workers to sit at an appropriate height to remove their foot protection without concern that the stool will shift.
These enhancements include:
Seamless
healtHcentric’s Ultimate Medical Stoolis a hands-free adjustable stool withlocking casters, making it ideal forhealthcare workers to sit at anappropriate height to remove theirfoot protection without concern thatthe stool will shift.
The use of seamless upholstery prevents pathogens and microbes from becoming trapped and multiplying in the seams of furniture. This is an added safeguard against the spread of communicable diseases.
Puncture and Tear Resistant
Durable upholstery that resists punctures and tears ensures the interior of the furniture will not be contaminated.
Locking Casters and Hands Free Adjustment
Enhancements to furniture used in doffing areas enable healthcare workers to easily and safely remove their Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Having an appropriate place to sit, that can be easily cleaned and disinfected, where healthcare workers can remove boot covers is important.
Color
The color of furniture can play an important role in more than just aesthetics. Selecting a different color for furniture used in isolation areas helps easily identify where furniture belongs and safeguards its proper handling.
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends regular cleaning and disinfecting of patient care areas, even in the absence of visible contamination. A light colored upholstery will allow blood and other fluids to be easily seen, easing the cleaning process.
Selecting the right furniture with the right features will make a difference in all facilities.
Learn more about how healtHcentric can assist your facility in meeting and exceeding your safety protocols.