Hospital Equipment & Supplies Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Are There More Bacteria on Computer Keyboards Than Toilet Seats? 4/24/2020

We all try to keep our kitchens and bathrooms clean and bacteria-free. But how clean are our offices, computers, and keyboards? A conventional keyboard cannot be disinfected!

Antimicrobial Lockers – Why Specifiers Can’t Afford to Miss Out 3/28/2020

The Data doesn’t lie, it’s time to adapt

Fit care beds with easy-running, washable castors 2/26/2020

Two things play a particularly important role in care situations: Safety and hygiene. Falling out of the care bed is a major risk that can never be completely eliminated.

Electrical conductivity 2/26/2020

Friction causes the castor or wheel to become electrically charged and the charge cannot flow away. The next contact with the earth then causes the voltage to discharge.

Finding the right castors for hospital beds 2/26/2020

Hospital beds are in constant use, have to be manoeuvred back and forth, sometimes through narrow aisles, and have to stand securely in the patient's room.

Load capacity of wheels and castors 2/26/2020

Load capacity of wheels and castors

How is the load capacity of castors and wheels calculated? 2/26/2020

When purchasing castors and wheels, the required load capacity must be taken into account. This represents the permissible load that the castors or wheels can withstand. A distinction ...

REACH: European Chemicals Regulation 2/26/2020

In 2007, the REACH European Chemicals Regulation was introduced with the aim of registering, evaluating and authorising all chemical substances. REACH stands for Registration, ...

Temperature conditions are of great importance when selecting castors and wheels. 2/26/2020

Temperature conditions are of great importance when selecting castors and wheels.

Washable castors to comply with strict hygiene regulations 2/26/2020

Certain operating conditions require castors to be washable. Strict hygiene regulations apply in hospitals and commercial kitchens, for example.

SallySock Non-Slip: Preventing injuries from falls 2/25/2020

At Haines, we have been thinking about patients getting up out of bed and walking as part of their recovery. We were surprised to hear about the number of falls and injuries incurred. ...

Understanding Procedure Lights 2/4/2020

Typical uses for Procedure Light include; Endoscopy, Birthing Rooms, Day Surgery, Suture Rooms, Gynecology Procedures, ICU, Resuscitation Rooms.

Understanding Examination Lights 2/4/2020

Typical uses for Examination Lights include; Recovery areas, Intensive Care Units (ICU), Coronary Care Units (CCU), High Dependency Units (HDU).

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IVS 1/25/2020

More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S. hospitals each year, making it one of the most common invasive emergency room procedures.

Choosing The Right Medical Equipment 9/2/2019

Easy steps on how to choose the right Medical Equipment

Fallshaw Group, awarded supplier of bed movers in NSW institutions 4/30/2019

Thirty years of experience manufacturing powered bed movers in Australia makes Electrodrive's Gzunda bed movers the number one choice.

Computed Radiography (CR) or Digital Radiography (DR)? 3/6/2019

As every solution has its pros and cons, choosing between CR and DR acquisition systems is not always an easy decision to take.

5 things to consider before designing your medical practice 2/18/2019

Designing your medical practice today is slightly different compared to a few decades ago.

Efficient Processes Through Just-In-Time 1/30/2019

Anyone who produces 90,000 hospital beds a year and delivers them to 100 countries needs to be able to rely on one thing: top efficiency..

Hospital Beds with Central Locking 1/30/2019

Japanese traditionally sleep on a FUTON mat on the ?oor. This feature has an in?uence on hospital beds and poses a particular challenge in respect of their design.

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