REASON – Nurses

Not to mention the real human costs, nurses’ workplace injuries are costly to your hospital which causes nursing shortages and places strain and costs on your Human Resource department. In addition, the inherent costs of short-term and long-term disability claims will likely increase insurance costs.

REASON – Patients

Not to mention the real human costs, manual pill crushers expose patients to clogged feeding tubes, cross-contamination and noise. Clogged feeding tubes expose patients to discomfort and infection which can be lethal. The cost to a hospital for just one clogged feeding tube ranges from $1,500 to $20,000; not to mention insurance issues and hospital reputation.

Cross-contamination can be dangerous and potentially lethal while excessive constant noise in the workplace has been found to increase falls in nursing homes.

SOLUTION

Analyze risk points and address the “low lying fruit”. Musculoskeletal injuries created by manual pill crushers is 100% preventable by automating your pill crushing protocol. Clogged feeding tubes are minimized, if not eliminated. Cross-Contamination is minimized, if not eliminated. SafeCrush™ is the solution.

REASON

One of the causes of nurses’ musculoskeletal injuries is manual pill crushers. Manual pill crushers require repetitive force and repetitive motion. This repetitive force and repetitive motion can cause musculoskeletal injuries.

SOLUTION

Automate your pill crushing protocol to 100% eliminate nurses’ exposure to repetitive strain injury. Nurses’ musculoskeletal injuries caused by manual pill crushers are 100% preventable. SafeCrush™ is the solution.

REASON

Manual pill crushers require repetitive force and repetitive motion; all day, every day. From this repetitive motion and forced exerted, nurses will experience musculoskeletal injuries; placing nurses on short-term disability leave and/or long-term disability leave. In Canada, the government of British Columbia initiated a project to create an automated pill crusher (SafeCrush™) to replace manual pill crushers to combat nurses’ musculoskeletal injuries and exposure to dangerous airborne pill dust.

SOLUTION

To eliminate musculoskeletal injuries and increase workplace efficiency, SafeCrush™ Pill Crusher is the solution

REASON

Inherently, manual pill crusher “pouch systems” expose nurses to toxic airborne pill dust every time the nurse crushes pills for a patient.

1) If the nurse does not fold over the pouch and hold the pouch closed when crushing pills, airborne pill dust emits directly into the nurses’ air space.

2) If the pouch bursts, which it often does, substantial airborne pill dust is released.

3) When checking to see if the pills are crushed fine enough, nurses “flick” the pouch right in front of their face; creating more airborne pill dust. Nurses are “flicking” the pouch to dislodge pills from inside of the pouch and to see if pills are crushed fine enough.

4) With the “pouch system”, after crushing the pills, the nurse must pour crushed pills from the pouch to a cup; creating more airborne pill dust.

NOTE: Nurses will tell you they are tired of tasting meds every day. Some will even tell you they scrape the roof of their mouth and tongue when they get home. Many experience chronic sinus issues.

SOLUTION

Eliminate manual pill crushers. Eliminate the “pouch system”. SafeCrush™ crushes pills between two food-grade cups within a sealed crushing chamber. There is no airborne pill dust. SafeCrush™ is the solution.

REASON

Unlike many workplace injuries to nurses, manual pill crushing injuries are 100% preventable. Nurses become injured from repetitive motion. Manual pill crushing requires repetitive force and repetitive motion which in turn creates musculoskeletal injuries.

SOLUTION

The solution is to automate your pill crushing protocol with SafeCrush™ Pill Crusher; the safest, most sophisticated pill crusher in the World.

REASON

Amongst other possible injuries to nurses, manual pill crushing injuries are 100% preventable. Nurses become injured from repetitive motion. Manual pill crushing requires repetitive force and repetitive motion which in turn creates musculoskeletal injuries.

SOLUTION

SafeCrush™ is the safest most sophisticated automated pill crusher in the World; eliminating musculoskeletal injuries and exposure to dangerous airborne pill dust.

REASON

Manual pill crushers produce loud incessant noise, all day, every day. It is disruptive to the workplace. There have been studies that show the higher noise profile in a nursing home, the more falls in the nursing home. The noise of manual pill crushers disturbs patients’ sleeping patterns, and in addition, this type of noise in the workplace can stress dementia patients who can become violent.

SOLUTION

SafeCrush™ has a very low noise profile. SafeCrush™ is the solution.