Action Products

Once again this year, we at Action Products were happy to read the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-2020 Best Hospitals rankings, discovering that well over 90% of those hospitals are users of our products.. 

This is actually U.S. News’ 30^th year producing hospital rankings. There are actually five different lists, including:

• Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings
• Best Hospitals Procedure and Condition Ratings
• Best Hospitals Honor Roll
• Best Regional Hospitals
• Best Children’s Hospitals Just last month in our blog, we announced proudly that Action Products is a supplier to the majority of winning children’s hospitals.).

Standard therapy for patients with Category 2 or 3 diabetic foot risk includes apeutic footwear, diabetic foot education, and regular evaluation by a podiatrist.  But a study reported in diabetesjournals.org, added the use of a handheld infrared skin thermometer to measure foot temperatures. The results showed that the enhanced therapy group had significantly fewer diabetic foot complications, suggesting that monitoring foot temperatures may help prevent complications in individuals at high risk for lower-extremity ulceration and amputation.

Among the 85 patients selected for the study, there were no significant differences in:

• age
• duration of diabetes
• severity of neuropathy measured by VPT
• diabetic foot risk category

Essential goods are part of any great care or service. The operating room has countless examples of such materials. As perioperative professionals we know what is needed to provide the safest patient care.

 Positioning patients safely and effectively is paramount to the success of all procedures. We often require more dedicated time and effort to position our patients, than it takes to complete the entire surgical procedure. The lateral position involves multiple steps and items to achieve safety and success. A critical device for this position is the axillary roll. This device is a hot commodity in many operating rooms; which may at times lead to a short supply because of hoarding by one service team or another.  The savvy OR team member looks ahead for the needs of the patient. However there are unplanned cases, and emergent needs that arise throughout the day. Despite these spontaneous cases, the OR nurse must never sacrifice safety at the cost of anatomical exposure and position.

Managing heat and humidity in the summer is a priority for everyone; for older adult home healthcare patients, it’s a lifesaving necessity.

Every summer, healthinaging.org reports, nearly 200 Americans die of health problems caused by high heat and humidity; most are age 50 or older. Hot weather is more likely to cause health problems for older adults, the authors explain, for a variety of reasons, including:

• age-related body changes
• chronic health conditions
• side effects of medications

Essential goods are part of any great care or service. The operating room has countless examples of such materials. As perioperative professionals we know what is needed to provide the safest patient care.

 Positioning patients safely and effectively is paramount to the success of all procedures. We often require more dedicated time and effort to position our patients, than it takes to complete the entire surgical procedure. The lateral position involves multiple steps and items to achieve safety and success. A critical device for this position is the axillary roll. This device is a hot commodity in many operating rooms; which may at times lead to a short supply because of hoarding by one service team or another.  The savvy OR team member looks ahead for the needs of the patient. However there are unplanned cases, and emergent needs that arise throughout the day. Despite these spontaneous cases, the OR nurse must never sacrifice safety at the cost of anatomical exposure and position.