HOSPITAL PRODUCTS
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
National Patient Safety Goals, Universal Protocol: Guideline for Perioperative Team Communication
Each year the Joint Commission, with input from practitioners, provider organizations, purchasers, consumer groups, and other stakeholders, determines high priority patient safety issues and creates National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG). NPSG were established in 2002...
November 20 is Pressure Injury Prevention Day!
The annual Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day is November 20, 2025. Don’t forget that perioperative pressure Injury prevention strategies decrease hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) in non-reimbursable CMS “never event” category. Awareness around...
Preventing Pressure Injuries Is Essential in Home Healthcare
For individuals with physical disabilities receiving care at home, preventing pressure injuries (also known as pressure ulcers or bedsores) is not just important, it’s critical to maintaining health, comfort, and independence. As Susan Lipton Garber noted in the...
Tips to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
Surgical site infections (SSI) are multifaceted, meaning that there are many intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to them. Unfortunately, it is difficult to track down the source of infection because of all the factors in play. Is it the traffic in the OR...
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]
