SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE
completely uninvolved while blood is col- lected or an injection is given. Giving the patients something to hold and a job to do can keep them from grabbing the nurse or the needle.”
Waste Management Things that we are sure to notice all over hospitals and healthcare facilities alike are the brightly colored bins used to dispose of regulated medical waste.
Sterilis Solutions is regularly working to remediate regulated medical waste, increase sharps safety, and aid hospitals in gaining control over their on-site waste management.
The company has developed and manu-
factured a solution that takes waste manage- ment to the next level. Their proprietary technology, known as the Remediator, converts regulated RMW into harmless, confetti-like material.
Each year healthcare facilities in the U.S. produce millions of tons of biohazardous medical waste. This waste is predominantly related to red sharps containers and biohaz- ard red bags.
“Here at Sterilis, we are ushering in a new way forward for RMW disposal.” said Andy Marshall, CEO of Sterilis Solutions. “The safety that it brings to healthcare
workers is just one of the many ways the Remediator is changing the healthcare industry for the better.”
On top of the exorbitant amounts of waste produced by these sharps containers and biohazard bags, RMW traditionally demands extensive waste hauling services. Such services are regulatory and liabilities to countless medical facilites.
The Remediator is a recycler, turning
unsafe medical waste into a virgin-like plastic whuch is capable of being converted
The Remediator from Sterilis Solutions
into a wide variety of new goods. Thus, it is truly giving new life to medical waste that would otherwise be filling landfills or being burnt in incinerators. “We introduced the Remediator to not only help deal with the growing problem of RMW in our country, but also to further protect healthcare professionals,” said Marshall. “They are the backbone of the healthcare facilities and initiatives that are crucial to our livelihood. The Remediator is a game-changer
because it virtually eliminates the risk of accidental needle sticks. With our machine, you are able to insert the whole sharps con- tainer right in the product. From there, the Remediator does the rest.”
Keeping it neutral
The implementation of strict sharps saferty measures are vital to prevent injuries during perioperative care.
Practices such as double gloving, utilizing blunt suture needles, and establishing and using a safe or neutral zone will greatly aid in avoiding such injuries. Limiting hand- to-to hand passing of sharps will by itself eliminate one of the most common instances in which these injries occur.
The neutral zone is a designated area where sharps can be safely placed down
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