We will briefly explore 6 key reasons why isolation crash carts are so critical to primary healthcare environments.

Storing PPE

An isolation cart is a convenient way to store personal protective equipment (PPE). Staff can access supplies quickly and easily at the point of care delivery, ensuring that they are fully protected against harmful viruses and bacteria. This also mitigates the spread of harmful pathogens across the wider healthcare setting. You can add accessories such as glove box holders and disposable waste units, helping staff have rapid access to all the supplies that they need, reducing unnecessary footfall and touch across the department.

A cart that comes with a lifetime warranty and a powerful scratch, stain, chemical and corrosion-resistant coating, has an enhanced lifespan and is easy to sterilize and clean, further preventing the risk of spreading infection.

Color Coding

Isolation procedure carts that are clearly color-coded ensure immediate visibility, allowing staff to have access to lifesaving supplies and equipment in circumstances where every second counts. Isolation carts color coded in a yellow typically. Whilst other carts like a crash cart come in an eye-catching red. This ensures that their location and purpose is always clear, even in the busiest departments.

Ease of Re-Stocking

Isolation and crash carts are easy to restock, with configurations suitable to every healthcare provider, whatever their patients’ needs. A full inventory of items is easily accessible, with completely re-configurable drawers, rail management systems, and varying size options available. This ensures that there is never a shortage of supplies immediately to hand. Every drawer in a cart is clearly labelled, making contents visible and easily accessed in time critical situations. EVERHUTCH drawers are fully compatible with most protocols, and they are easily divided into sections for manageability and ease of use.

Clean ability

A cart that comes with a lifetime warranty and a powerful scratch, stain, chemical and corrosion-resistant coating, has an enhanced lifespan and is easy to sterilize and clean, further preventing the risk of spreading infection. EVERHUTCH carts are fully welded, meaning the absence of seams, joints, and crevasses. This ensures that there are no hidden or difficult to clean areas that can harbor dirt, germs, or bacteria. Their strong and durable metal and powder topcoat means that they can withstand the demands of daily cleaning and the powerful chemicals of industrial style cleaning products and systems. Their scratch resistant capabilities ensure that your working surfaces do not become a breeding ground for germs or harmful pathogens such as Norovirus, C Diff and MRSA.

Moveability

Isolation crash carts allow care to be delivered to the patient directly at the bedside. This helps save crucial minutes and seconds in time sensitive, emergency situations. Searching for supplies and stock is not necessary, when an arsenal of life saving equipment can be transported directly to the patient on fully lockable swivel casters. Important supplies can be moved across departments or entire hospitals with ease, ensuring that they are directly available at the exact point of care. Their moveable and transportable nature also means that it is easy to reassign and repurpose equipment if and when the needs of a facility change.

Small Foot Print

Space in healthcare facilities can be at a premium. Having essential supplies stored in such a way that takes up minimal room and floor space is crucial for ensuring that departments do not become overrun or chaotic in organization. The sides of isolation carts can be utilized for storing sundries such as PPE, ensuring that floor space is not infringed upon. Drawer heights are changeable depending on what they are storing, resulting in less dead space and more efficient access to supplies. Dividers and inserts can also be used in a completely bespoke way, to ensure that your space makes sense.

Conclusion

Isolation crash carts are strong and durable enough to withstand the high demands of high-quality patient care, and are pivotal in healthcare settings across the country. They allow staff to deliver exceptional standards of critical, lifesaving care while preserving the safety and health of staff and patients.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined clearly how healthcare providers can prevent the incidence of hospital acquired infections, by putting stringent infection control protocols in place. An isolation crash cart is central to any well-managed and executed protocol. Good infection control and isolation procedures prevent lengthier hospital stays, increase hospital bills, and improve patient outcomes.