DebMed introduces new dispenser that provides access to hand sanitizer

As defined by the WHO, point-of-care is the place where three elements come together: the patient, the healthcare worker and care or treatment involving contact with the patient or their surrounding area. A key element of the DebMed point-of-care dispenser is that it has flexible mounting options, allowing the dispenser to easily attach to beds, carts and bedside tables. This provides the most efficient way to save staff valuable time without interrupting clinical workflow, and enables them to adhere to proper hand hygiene with WHO and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) hand hygiene standards. Based on the WHO's guidelines for hand hygiene, the point-of-care dispensers will allow for hand hygiene before touching the patient, before aseptic procedures, after potential exposure to bodily fluids, after touching the patient and after touching the patients' surroundings. Another unique feature is that the point-of-care dispenser is lockable, protecting the sanitizer bottle from theft and being misplaced, ensuring staff access to sanitizer within the patient zone.

HAIs continue to be an ongoing issue in hospitals, with one in twenty patients infected with an HAI and nearly 100,000 deaths each year from these infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over one half of all hospital infections are preventable.