Tag Archives for Deep Vein Thrombosis
Vascular PRN President Recognizes Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
March is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) awareness month. Between 300,000 and 600,000 people in the U.S. are affected by DVT or pulmonary embolism (PE) each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Greg Grambor is president…
Tags: Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, Greg Grambor, Long Term Care Facilities, pneumatic compression devices, pulmonary embolism, vascular compression, Vascular PRN
Breakthrough Technology: Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention Now Portable
Tampa, FL — (SBWIRE) — 01/29/2014 — A remarkable new portable vascular compression system weighs only one pound and offers a 17-hour battery life. Typically, vascular compression devices applied to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are 10- to 15-pound calibrated…
Tags: Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, Greg Grambor, Long Term Care Facilities, nursing homes, Triple Play, vascular compression, Vascular PRN
Nursing Home Sued After Bed Sore Leads to Leg Amputation
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) – The family of a man whose infected leg was amputated filed suit against his nursing home. John Eric Rush, 49, alleged that staff negligence led to an infected bed sore on his left heel. The…
Tags: bed sores, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Greg Grambor, SCD boots, Sequential Compression Device, Skin IQ™ coverlet, Vascular PRN
Lawsuit Filed Over Negligence In DVT Prevention and Treatment
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 10, 2012 – A lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois nursing home over negligence in the prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Carol Harrison, 63, was admitted to Maple Ridge Care…
Tags: Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT Prevention, SCD boots, Sequential Compression Device, Skin IQ™ coverlet, VascularPRN, Warfarin
How do you fill a prescription for “booties”?
The doc writes “compression booties” on the script. OH NO! What do you do? Where do you turn? Long Term Care facilities often struggle to fill a prescription for “booties”. Sometimes referred to as “scud boots”, (for Sequential Compression Device…
Tags: athrombic compression, compression booties, compression therapy, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Huntleigh, KCI, Kendall, Long Term Care, lymphedema, pneumatic compression therapy, scud boots, Sequential Compression Device, Vascular PRN
