The cost of infection:
Preventing hospital
infections increases
profitability. |
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| Estimated Costs of Hospital-acquired Infections in the U.S. per Year |
| 2,000,000 |
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$15,275 |
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$30.5 billion |
| Estimated infections per year. |
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Average additional hospital's cost when
a patient contracts an infection. |
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Annual costs |
| hospitalinfection.org - RID: The Cost of Infection, March 2009 |
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St. John Disposable Safe-D-Covers™
• Heavy-duty, leak-proof and transparent
• Easily slips over your X-ray cassettes in seconds
• Great for use in the ER, OR and with portable x-rays
• Available in Overlock, Ziplock, Sterile and Easy Slide |
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| If you’re currently buying Radman RAD BAGS or Ferlic SLIDER-ers, we have a MATCH for LESS! |
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St. John match for
Radman RAD BAGS |
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St. John match for
Ferlic SLIDERS-ers |
• Seamless - prevents tearing!
• Reinforced bottom seam
• Smooth material reduces
retakes by minimizing artifacts
• Heavy-duty, transparent
• Easily slips over X-ray cassettes
• No closure
• Available for 2 cassette
sizes: 14" x17" and
DR Receptor plate
• FREE Counter Top Dispenser* |
• Seamless - prevents
tearing!
• Reinforced bottom
seam
• Hanging holes
• Heavy-duty, transparent
• Easily slips over
your X-ray cassettes
• No closure
• FREE Wall Mount
Dispenser†** |
| Great for use in the Emergency Room, Operating Room and with Portable X-rays! |
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WHEN should you use St. John Safe-D-Covers™?
When cassettes come in contact with blood and other potentially infectious materials. |
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• Protects you and your patients from infectious diseases
• Protects your expensive cassettes from cross-contamination
• Specially designed to fit your X-ray cassettes |
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| If you use any of these with your portable X-ray cassettes, you are risking avoidable cross-contamination! |
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Pillowcases are not leak-proof. The CDC
has identified laundry as one of the six areas of concern related to the spread of infections. |
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Disinfectant Sprays are time consuming and often not used in accordance with OSHA guidelines. |
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Trash bags,
biohazard bags
and patient
belonging bags
do not properly fit or
have a secure closure. |
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Comparison
Chart |
Closure
Secure
Complete Containment |
Leak-proof
Repels Body Fluids |
Ready-to-use
No Ten Minute Waiting Period |
Secure Fit
Designed Specifically
for Cassettes |
Heavy Duty
Tear
Resistant |
Transparent
No Artifacts on
the X-ray |
St. John Safe-D-Covers™
Disposable Cassette Covers |
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| Biohazard Bags |
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| Patient Belongings Bags |
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| Pillowcases |
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| Disinfectant Sprays** |
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| **If used properly to prevent the spread of nosocomial infections (OSHA requires that the surface be wiped clean of bodily fluid and an EPA registered disinfectant must remain on the surface for ten minutes prior to being wiped clean). |
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WHERE should you use St. John Safe-D-Covers™?
Any hospital imaging area that poses a risk of contamination. |
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Emergency Room Safe-D-Covers™ are convenient and efficient for the time critical cases found in the ER whenever there is risk of contamination. |
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Portable X-ray
By using Safe-D-Covers™ when taking portable X-ray, you can AVOID the most common method of transmitting nosocomial infections - CONTACT! |
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Operating Room
Sterile Safe-D-Covers™ are available individually packed for the convenience and sterility needed in the OR. |
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OSHA requires that you and your facility eliminate dangerous and unnecessary viral and bacterial contact by adhering to the Universal Precautions Standard. “Universal Precautions is an approach to infection control. According to the concept of Universal Precautions, all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens.”
Source: OSHA 1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens, December 2008
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| Click here to see what OSHA has to say about cross-contamination. |
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| St. John Cassette Covers |
| Cat. No. |
Accommodates
Cassette Size |
Material |
Sterile |
Closure |
Dispensing Method |
Qty. / Box |
| DCC-8 |
8" x 10" |
Standard |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS10 |
8" x 10" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCC-10 |
10" x 12" |
Standard |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS12 |
10" x 12" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCC-13Z |
10" x 12" |
Standard |
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Ziplock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS13 |
11" x 14" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCC-P14 |
14" x 17" |
Easy-Slide |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCC-HP18 |
14" x 17" |
Easy-Slide |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCNC18 |
14" x 17" |
Easy-Slide |
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No Closure |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCHL19* |
14" x 17" |
Easy-Slide |
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No Closure |
With Hanging Holes |
100 |
| DCCRL18** |
14" x 17" |
Easy-Slide |
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No Closure |
On a Roll |
500 |
| DCC-14 |
14" x 17" |
Standard |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS-14 |
14" x 17" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCC-14Z |
14" x 17" |
Standard |
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Ziplock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCX18Z |
14" x 17" |
Standard (Extra Thick) |
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Ziplock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCC-21Z |
20" x 20" |
Standard |
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Ziplock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS-40 |
21" x 40" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCC2424 |
24" x 24" |
Standard |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCC-24 |
24" x 36" |
Standard |
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Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCS24 |
24" x 36" |
Standard |
Yes |
Overlock |
Self-dispensing Box |
25 |
| DCCNC23 |
DR Receptor Plate |
Easy-Slide |
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No Closure |
Self-dispensing Box |
100 |
| DCCRL23** |
DR Receptor Plate |
Easy-Slide |
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No Closure |
On a Roll |
400 |
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*Accessory wall mount can be ordered using CVRMNT1
**Accessory roll dispenser can be ordered using CVRDSP1 |
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