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Integrating RFID technology into the Medstor resus module cart represents a significant advancement in emergency medical care. By automating inventory management and ensuring that essential equipment is always available, we are not only enhancing efficiency but also significantly improving patient safety. Our partnership exemplifies how smart technology can transform critical healthcare processes and
ultimately save lives. Simon Dawkins, Lead RFID Consultant at RFiD Discovery
This brings a whole new level of efficiency and accuracy to the critical task of sepsis response. Incorporating RFID readers into the cart and adding tags on the equipment and supplies it contains brings many benefits: l Automated inventory management l Real-time, accurate information on cart contents
l Cart continually monitors its own inventory l Staff are alerted if any items are missing l Reduces wastage due to out-of-date stock l Less chance of human error l Ensures the cart is always stocked with essential supplies
l Supports caregiving in the emergency environment
l Improves patient care and safety
As part of a wider RFID tracking solution provided through our partner RFiD Discovery, cart locations can also be tracked in real- time alongside other critical medical devices, enhancing equipment utilisation and ensuring readiness during emergencies.
Medstor mobile module cart range The sepsis cart is just one of the options from Medstor’s range of mobile module carts, which offer flexibility in design, specification and style. They can be fully customised for purpose, so are suitable for every area from bedside to anaesthesia, built precisely for the environment in which they will be used. Tamper-evident locks guarantee secure storage. The carts are compatible with Medstor’s unique inbuilt organisation and product identification tray and liner system, which maximises storage capacity and ensures contents are easy to identify and access. Bright, robust and easy to manoeuvre, the module carts do not only provide safe and efficient storage space but are also moveable hygienic work surfaces that bring essential items to exactly where they are needed, quickly and easily. The range includes:
l Paediatric cart l Resus cart l Isolation cart l Trauma cart l Endoscopy cart l Anaesthesia cart l General cart l Technology cart
RFID technology can also be incorporated into the Medstor resus cart, bringing with it the same benefits as for the sepsis cart.
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savings. Medstor sepsis module carts are typical of the highly effective products it designs for healthcare facilities throughout the world. Every element of each racking system or cabinet has beautifully simple, clean, sleek lines that not only complement the design of the room or building but also offer increased storage capacity, better cost efficiency through improved stock control, and dramatically enhanced infection control. RFID enablement takes the sepsis cart to the next level, ideal for the modern hospital where efficiency, and the concurrent benefits for patient care, are paramount. As everything made by Medstor is designed and built in-house in the UK, with some final assembly taking place in the receiving country if products are being exported, quality is controlled from start to finish, with a dedicated team working to guarantee the most successful and aesthetic utilisation of space.
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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact- sheets/detail/sepsis)
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https://thorax.bmj.com/content/62/10/910 3.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ article/2024/may/22/sepsis-risk treatment- preventioncraig-Mackinlay
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