Guidance on Ongoing Port Strike, Hurricane Helene Aftermath
Organizations are offering guidance to surgical facilities that might experience supply chain disruptions from the port workers’ strike and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....
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By: Outpatient Surgery Editors
Published: 8/7/2013
ANTI-EMBOLISM STOCKINGS
TED Hose Will Slide Right On
Here's a simple solution to getting TED hose to slide right on. Place the slippery plastic packaging on the patient's foot, and then place the TED hose on and pull up the stocking. No more struggling: The hose slides right over the arch and heel. Remove the plastic packaging from the toe opening and repeat on the other foot. Instruct patients who have to wear anti-embolism stockings at home to use a sandwich baggy.
Brenda Winski, RN
Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown, Pa.
[email protected]
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