Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Surface Disinfection for Cleaner & Healthier Living Environments

Washing your hand frequently, covering your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, and staying home when you are ill are all basic steps people are familiar with to help avoid the spread of illness and germs, especially during the Cold & Flu Season. We teach this to toddlers and remind kids as they grow up to take these kinds of precautions. Yet somehow many adults do not follow these simple protocols.

It is amazing how many times I have personally seen people use a public restroom, walk up to the sink and mirror and check their hair, and then simply walk out without washing their hands. It amazes me and forces me to add an extra step in my process to use an extra tissue or paper towel as a barrier between my washed hands and the door handle of these public facilities. I am not an obsessive compulsive hand cleaner or germaphobe, but this in the simplest terms is just gross.

Luckily we can help control our environment and keep door knobs and other community surfaces clean with Surface Disinfectants. These disinfectants are available in sprays or wipes. Spray from brands like Lysol are nice and can also be used on certain fabrics in addition to hard surfaces. Wipes such as CaviWipes 1 are handy because they simply pull out of the container and are used to wipe the hard surface. When done the wipes is simply thrown away. These wipes are not to be confused with Skin Cleansing Wipes or Hand Sanitizers and should not be used on the skin. In fact, Disposable Gloves are recommended when using these wipes.

Surface Disinfectants are very efficient in killing many organisms, viruses, bacteria, fungi and pathogens on surfaces when used properly and following instructions on the packaging. There are products designed specifically for different surfaces and environments. Each product will list the organisms that they kill and the time required to do so effectively. These disinfectants are used directly on surfaces so any cleaning of waste, blood or other contaminants should be done prior to disinfection.

Many organizes such as healthcare and food preparation already have standards and practices in place to ensure cleanliness and reduce and eliminate the spread of these organisms. Your work environment and even you home can also be cleaned to help fight these bugs. In our office we have regular cleaning parties in which shared community surfaces are wipes and cleaned regularly including door knobs, handles, file cabinets, community phones, refrigerator, tables and chairs. In addition individuals are provided with gloves and wipes to clean their desktop, keyboard, mouse, phone and other surfaces. These practices are increased during the cold and flu season to attempt to keep everyone health and active.

These simple and quick steps help maintain a healthy and clean environment. Basic cleanliness in hand washing and covering your mouth is the started point and the act of surface disinfection helps keep the environment cleaner for everyone. 

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Introducing Abena Premium Incontinence Products

Abena is a leading manufacturer of disposable incontinence products in Europe, but also source a wide range of health care and trade products globally. They are based in Denmark and have over 30 years of experience manufacturing absorbent products. They provide superior quality products with a wide range if absorption to fit needs from light to heavy or severe incontinence. Their high quality products are designed to not let you down.

In addition to producing high quality products Abena is also committed to preserving the environment. They are the first and only producer of incontinence pads to get the Nordic Eco-label, and they recycle 95% of all waste from production of incontinence pads and baby diapers in Denmark. Every possible precaution is made to keep waste levels to an absolute minimum. The waste consists of foil wrapping from raw materials and surplus textiles.

Most importantly to you is the fact that they make premium products for the comfort and care of individuals with incontinence. We are proud to offer their products to you and will continue to add Abena products as they are developed or become available in the US.

The premium Abena disposable product lines includes the following products:

Abri-Form Premium Adult Diapers - Features & Benefits
  • Complete range available for moderate to heavy incontinence protection
  • Provides optimum security and leak protection
  • Are discrete and comfortable
  • Superabsorbent
  • Full breathability
  • Soft and comfortable and noiseless
  • Latex-free and non-chlorine bleached
  • Flexible tape for repositioning
Abri-Flex Premium Protective Underwear - Features & Benefits
  • Pull-up style protection worn like regular underwear
  • Utilizes more elastic threads to make it hug the body and stay in place like normal underwear
  • Full breathability
  • Soft and reliable leakage barriers
  • Superabsrobent
  • Soft and comfortable and noiseless
  • Latex-free and non-chlorine bleached
Abri-San Premium Pads - Features & Benefits
  • Anatomically shaped pads designed for all degrees of incontinence.
  • Range of pads covering both urinary incontinence (Abri-San) and fecal (Abri-San Special)
  • Abri-San Features:
    • Cotton-feel textile back sheet
    • Full breathability
    • Unique Top Dry system providing a dry surface
    • Latex-free and non-chorine bleached
    • Sizes 0-4 are single wrapped
  • Abri-San Special Features:
    • Specifically designed to handle fecal incontinence
    • Provides effective leakage barrier with “built-in” pockets that keep bowel contents inside, even when released under pressure
Abri-Man Premium Pads for Men - Features & Benefits
  • Designed specifically for the male anatomy
  • Provides discreet solution that enables user to lead a normal and active life
  • Pocket shaped lengthwise barriers
  • Extra absorbent at the front
  • Breathable textile backsheet
The Abena Premium line of disposable incontinence products provide superior comfort and protection. Available now at Incontinence Products Plus.