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Take action to prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries
Each year in the US Pressure Injuries:
- Affect 2.5 million patients1
- Cause about 60,000 deaths
- Cost healthcare facilities $9.1-$11.6 billion2
HOME MEDICAL
50 years of helping to reduce pressure injuries
Pressure injuries can:
- Significantly reduce comfort and quality of life
- Cause rehospitalization3
- Be a contributory factor in the deaths of more than 7% of those with SCI44
OUR MATERIAL
Our unique Akton® polymer is effective in helping to reduce pressure injuries and it is reusable which means it helps economically and clinically. In a recent survey, two-thirds of physicians felt the amount of surgical waste generated was excessive and increasing5. Our reusable patient positioners can help to reduce that waste.
AKTON polymer is a dry, viscoelastic polymer. Its proprietary formulation is exclusive to Action Products and is the hallmark material of our Action® brand products. Our unique polymer is an ultra-soft, solid rubber that has a tissue equivalent feel. It will not leak, flow, or bottom out if punctured.
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EDUCATIONAL BLOGS
Enhancing Patient Safety with Viscoelastic Gel Overlays in Surgical Positioning
Surgical nurses play a critical role in protecting patients from positioning-related pressure injuries during surgical procedures. One of the most effective tools to support this mission is the viscoelastic gel overlay, a material designed to reduce pressure, enhance...
Take the Time for a “Time Out”
The “Time Out” The “time out” is one part of the Universal Protocol developed by the Joint Commission to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-person surgery. Each are considered never events by the National Quality Forum and sentinel events by the Joint...
Pressure Injuries in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
An ambulatory surgical center (ASC) is a healthcare facility that focuses on providing same-day surgical care that includes diagnostic and preventative surgery. When looking at the ASC, it has transformed the outpatient surgical experience for millions of Americans by...
Gel Overlays: A Head-to-Toe Tool in the Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injuries
Amos Schonrock, MAN, RN, ST, PHN, CSSM, CNAMB, CNOR, NE-BCPerioperative Practice and Safety SpecialistAs perioperative professionals, the operating room team has a constant dedication and calling to the creation and maintenance of an environment that keeps our patient...
1 Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.
Dan Berlowitz, M.D., M.P.H., Bedford VA Hospital and Boston University School of Public Health; Carol VanDeusen Lukas, Ed.D., VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Public Health; Victoria Parker, Ed.M., D.B.A., Andrea Niederhauser, M.P.H., Jason Silver, M.P.H., and Caroline Logan, M.P.H., Boston University School of Public Health; Elizabeth Ayello, Ph.D., RN, APRN, BC, CWOCN, FAPWCA, FAAN, Excelsior College School of Nursing, Albany, New York; and Karen Zulkowski, D.N.S., RN, CWS, Montana State University-Bozeman. https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/putoolkit.pdf
2 AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality—Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu1.html
3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3098129/
4 Byrne DW, Salzberg CA. Major risk factors for pressure ulcers in the spinal cord disabled: a literature review. Spinal Cord. 1996;34:255–263. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
