Comments on: What are some medical supplies that need to be cooled? http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/what-are-some-medical-supplies-that-need-to-be-cooled/ Thu, 24 May 2012 09:36:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: greydoc6 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/what-are-some-medical-supplies-that-need-to-be-cooled/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 greydoc6 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:01:08 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/what-are-some-medical-supplies-that-need-to-be-cooled/#comment-1748 Most vaccines need cold storage, some in the refrigerator, others in the freezer. It's very critical. Each of my group's two offices have refrigerators dedicated to this purpose. Alarms are attached if the temp goes too high. No lunch bags allowed. We have a second fridge for the staff. Vaccines are expensive. We often have $75,000 worth on hand. We pay extra for the insurance. We had power outage for four days last fall during a severe windstorm. Fortunately we had power in the second office, and transported our vaccines there. You might design facilities with emergency back-up generators. Most vaccines need cold storage, some in the refrigerator, others in the freezer. It’s very critical. Each of my group’s two offices have refrigerators dedicated to this purpose. Alarms are attached if the temp goes too high. No lunch bags allowed. We have a second fridge for the staff.

Vaccines are expensive. We often have $75,000 worth on hand. We pay extra for the insurance. We had power outage for four days last fall during a severe windstorm. Fortunately we had power in the second office, and transported our vaccines there.

You might design facilities with emergency back-up generators.

]]> By: Semi-Constant Gardener http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/what-are-some-medical-supplies-that-need-to-be-cooled/comment-page-1/#comment-1747 Semi-Constant Gardener Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:18:00 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/what-are-some-medical-supplies-that-need-to-be-cooled/#comment-1747 Blood stored for use in transfusions is kept chilled in special refrigerators in a hospital blood bank. The bags are not shaken to avoid breaking up the red blood cells. Blood stored for use in transfusions is kept chilled in special refrigerators in a hospital blood bank. The bags are not shaken to avoid breaking up the red blood cells.

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