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It’s National Donate Life Blue & Green Day – Are You Registered to be an Organ Donor?

Did You Know: 114,000 men, women and children await lifesaving organ transplants.* Even the largest football stadium in the United States could not fit the number of patients on the national transplant waiting list. Someone new is added to the list every 10 minutes. Since the late ´80s, approximately 750,000 transplants have taken place. In [...]

Enhance First-Stick Success in Neonates and Pediatrics with Argon PICC Lines

Since their debut in the 1970s, peripherally inserted catheters (PICC) have grown in popularity due to being deemed safer and simpler than central venous lines. Over a million PICCs are placed each year in the United States,1 with many of them being placed in infants and children. Placing PICC lines in these small patients can [...]

Meet Anesthesia Guidelines with One Device that Provides Statistically Superior EtCO

A leading cause in preventable adverse outcomes in sedated patient cases is failure to use or correctly interpret capnography in detecting respiratory depression.2 When opiates used in sedation cause respiratory depression, the sedated patient is unable to wake themselves up from being deprived of oxygen. Respiratory depression that goes undetected can have severe effects, such [...]

Two Representatives Receive MED Alliance Group 2018 Salesperson of the Year Award

MED Alliance Group is proud to recognize sales representatives Marc Tutt and Mike Donohoe as joint recipients of the 2018 Salesperson of the Year Award – a first in the history of this award at MED Alliance. Mike Schroeder (left) and Marc Tutt (right) “I am very honored to present this award to a deserving [...]

March 10 – 16 is Patient Safety Awareness Week

Medical Devices Can Help Enhance Patient Safety March 10 – 16 is National Patient Safety Awareness Week™, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement - National Patient Safety Foundation is raising awareness to improve patient safety in the delivery of health care. Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, succeeding [...]

Help Meet Trauma Patient Needs with a Cooler Designed Specifically for Massive Transfusion Protocol

For every minute that passes where a trauma patient does not receive a needed transfusion, risk of mortality increases by 5%.4 When a patient needs a transfusion, response time is critical. If massive transfusion protocol (MTP) is not activated immediately due to delays, miscommunications or procedural issues, complications and detrimental outcomes are possible. According to [...]

This Unique ETT Helps Prevent Traumatic Airway Collisions

Endotracheal tubes (ETT) are commonly used to help secure airways during routine as well as unplanned and difficult intubations. Their use is relatively safe when used by trained clinicians, but there are risks associated with their use. In a 2017 case study1, a 46-year-old male was scheduled for a an anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion [...]

Temperature Indicators: To Condition or Not to Condition … That is the Question

-Taken in part from TempTime VuePoints Irreversible blood temperature indicators help ensure that the blood products stay within the appropriate temperature range. This can ultimately save money by reducing blood wastage, while also maintaining quality control. The problem? Not all indicators on the market are created equal. The ones that require conditioning in some way [...]

January Is National Blood Donor Month – Have You Donated?

Did You Know:Someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds.1 January is National Blood Donor Month, and the American Red Cross has issued an urgent call for donors.2 There was a shortfall of approximately 27,000 donations over the winter holiday season. As of January 14th, the Red Cross had less than a three-day [...]

This Supraglottic Airway Is Your Solution For Emergency Intubation

The Air-Q3 from AirLife is a supraglottic airway that delivers safety and confidence in airway management, no matter the airway challenge.

MED Alliance Celebrates 20 Years of Success

MED Alliance recently celebrated 20 years of serving the medical community with high-quality products and unmatched customer service. This milestone anniversary gives the MED Alliance team an opportunity to reflect on the growth we experienced as a direct result of the hard work and dedication from those we are lucky enough to work with. We [...]

Secure Indwelling Urinary Catheters with Grip-Lok® – an Engineered Stabilization Device

When a patient in the ICU requires an indwelling urinary catheter, proper maintenance and care of that catheter is important. Utilizing a securement device can help clinicians prevent complications, reduce patient pain, increase patient satisfaction and provide the best quality of care. A 2016 study1 published in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes [...]

Congratulations Sarah Moudy, MED Alliance 2018 Employee of the Year

MED Alliance Sales and Marketing Coordinator Sarah Moudy was awarded Employee of the Year during the annual Holiday party on Friday, December 17. A true team player and an exceptionally hard worker, Sarah was recognized for her dedication and contributions to MED Alliance. Sarah joined MED Alliance in 2017 as a recent graduate of Northern [...]

Cath Lab Physicians and Staff Can Decrease Their Radiation Exposure Risk by Doing this One Thing

According to Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, over one million cardiac catheterization procedures are performed annually in the United States.3 Although cardiac catheterizations are generally considered safe, radiation exposure is a risk for the patient as well as the interventional cardiologists and cath lab personnel. Over the past decade, older cardiac interventionalists have shown high rates [...]

Study Shows Swaddle Bathing Decreases Newborn Behavioral Stress Symptoms

In a 2017 study, researchers examined infant crying duration and other physiological responses during traditional tub bathing and swaddle bathing.

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