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COMPLIANCE IN EVERY PACKAGE. PROTECTION IN EVERY CLOTH.
Barrier application is never overlooked with Comfort Shield—the compliance is in the cloth! Each premoistened, disposable cloth delivers one-step perineal cleansing, moisturizing and deodorizing—while treating and protecting skin with dimethicone. All-in-one convenience eliminates process variation. So you can be sure a barrier is applied every time. By simplifying and standardizing care, Comfort Shield makes it easier to treat and prevent IAD.
“…Delivering the skin protectant with a disposable washcloth simplified the process considerably and led to its adoption as the new standard of care for use in incontinence cleanup.”11 |
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Proven IAD Treatment
Proven IAD Prevention
Clean, treat and protect—Comfort Shield’s soft, skin-friendly cloths do it all in just one step. So barrier application is guaranteed. And when skin stays protected, IAD and other skin problems can be prevented. In fact, one study’s comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention program—featuring Comfort Shield as the exclusive skin protectant—improved compliance and reduced sacral/buttock pressure ulcers by 89%!11
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Reducing WOC Consults
Preventing and treating IAD leads to fewer WOC consults. In a new study, Shield Barrier Cloths helped reduce IAD and decrease product costs, resulting in 86% fewer WOC consults for skin problems due to incontinence.4 Shield Barrier Cloths protect skin from incontinence, so WOC nurses can focus on other patient skin problems. |
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Transparent Barrier Protection
Shield Barrier Cloths’ breathable, transparent barrier makes skin assessment easy without removal. It also eliminates the mess and waste of standard zinc oxide pastes and petroleum-based barriers. And a study conducted by the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology proved Shield Barrier Cloths’ dimethicone barrier equivalent to traditional tube barrier creams.15 |
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| Process Variation Gateway to Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) |
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