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Eyewash Stations: Resources for Businesses

By Steroplast Healthcare , 13 May 2022

Business owners have a ‘duty of care’ to put measures in place that protect their staff from harm. If your business is found to lack eyecare provisions where needed, you could face a fine or even prosecution.

Don’t wait until it’s too late to find out you don’t have the right eye first aid supplies. Read this guide to find out how to comply with UK first aid regulations and keep your staff safe.

How to Wash Eyes at an Eyewash Station

By Steroplast Healthcare , 12 May 2022

When the eye is contaminated, whether by a sharp object flying into it, being splashed with a harmful cleaning product, or any other instance in which the eye is compromised, you need to take immediate action.

Find out how to use a plumbed or portable eyewash station to wash your eye or help someone with an eyewash.

What is Eyewash? What is it used for?

By Steroplast Healthcare , 10 May 2022

When the eye is contaminated with a harmful chemical or foreign object, it must be washed out as quickly as possible in order to reduce irritation and the likelihood of injury or infection.

Eyewash is used to safely clean the eye membrane and prevent irritation or injury from occurring or getting worse until medical attention can be given. In this article, we’ll cover exactly what eyewash solution is, and what it is used for.

What is Saline Wound Wash and When Should You Use It?

By Steroplast Healthcare , 10 May 2022

The aim of cleaning a wound is to create an environment that is optimal for healing so it’s important to choose the right first aid equipment to work with.
In this article, we’ll look at what saline wound wash is and when it can be used.

Posted in General, First Aid and First Aid Kits

What to Use When Performing an Eyewash

By Steroplast Healthcare , 9 May 2022

A few different solutions can be used to carry out eye first aid. Here, we look at the three main products used: water, boric acid solution, and saline solution.

Posted in General, First Aid and Eyewash & Eyecare

Pet First Aid: A Guide to The Most Common Emergencies

By Steroplast Healthcare , 20 Dec 2021

Your pet might be counting on you for life-saving help if it gets injured. Each second counts when you’re faced with a pet emergency before you can get to a vet.

Use this guide to administer first aid for the most common pet emergencies.

The Essential Pet First Aid Kit Checklist

By Steroplast Healthcare , 17 Dec 2021

If your dog suffers a cut paw pad when you’re out in the countryside, or your cat comes home the loser of a battle you might need to step in with emergency pet first aid. Being able to dress a wound and stop bleeding, or help your pet if they are choking could be the difference between life and death.

Don’t wait until it’s too late to get a pet first aid kit. You’ll want to know you have everything you need if your pet requires medical attention and a trip to the vet is far away. In this article, we’ll go over an animal first aid kit list.

Nonin Pulse Oximeter: Troubleshooting Problems with Your Nonin 2500 PalmSAT

By Steroplast Healthcare , 16 Dec 2021

If your Nonin 2500 PalmSAT Pulse Oximeter doesn’t seem to be working properly you can’t be sure it is taking accurate readings. This could result in dangerously low blood oxygen saturation going undetected and wasted time when you should be seeking medical attention.

Before calling customer service to have your device repaired, check if the problem can be resolved using this chart.

Posted in General, Medical, Hospital and Diagnostics

The Digital Pulse Oximeter: Uses

By Steroplast Healthcare , 16 Dec 2021

Using a pulse oximeter a healthcare professional can take a reading of a patient’s blood oxygen levels. This piece of equipment turns a critically important assessment into a swift, non-invasive procedure that can be handled by anyone—even staff with basic training, or none at all.

Digital pulse oximeters are used in a wide range of healthcare settings to monitor blood oxygen (SpO2) levels for even the slightest of changes that could indicate a warning sign that the patient needs medical attention.

In this article, we’ll cover some of the most common uses of a pulse oximeter.

Posted in General, First Aid, Medical, Hospital and Diagnostics

How to Use a Pulse Oximeter

By Steroplast Healthcare , 16 Dec 2021

If you have tested positive for Covid-19, your doctor might have given you a pulse oximeter to monitor your blood oxygen levels. Some people are more at risk of their blood oxygen saturation decreasing if they find it difficult to intake enough oxygen through breathing.

You might feel more comfortable taking pulse oximeter readings and monitoring your heart rate, even if you haven’t been advised to by a doctor. Using a pulse oximeter is easy and anyone can do it. In this article, we’ll find out what is a good pulse oximeter reading, how to keep a pulse oximeter readings chart, and when you should seek medical advice.

Posted in General, First Aid, Medical, Hospital and Diagnostics