Comfort Shield® Barrier Cloths provide easy, all-in-one incontinence care. Each premoistened, disposable cloth delivers one-step perineal cleansing, moisturizing and deodorizing-all while treating and protecting skin with 3% dimethicone. You can be confident a barrier is applied every time! Shield Barrier Cloths with Peri Check™ Guide are a simple, low cost intervention that can help facilities address important patient safety initiatives.
Proven IAD treatment - see the difference!1
Clean, treat and protect
Shield Barrier Cloths' soft, skin-friendly cloths guarantee barrier application. Keeping the skin protected means IAD and other skin problems can be prevented. One comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention program using Shield Barrier Cloths improved compliance and reduced sacral/buttock pressure ulcers by 89%!2
Transparent barrier protection
Skin assessment is easy with Shield Barrier Cloths' breathable, transparent barrier. It eliminates the mess and waste of standard zinc oxide pastes and petroleum-based barriers. In fact, one study conducted by the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology proved Shield Barrier Cloths' dimethicone barrier equivalent to traditional tube barrier creams.3
Reduce WOC consults!
In one study, Shield Barrier Cloths resulted in 86% fewer WOC consults for skin problems due to incontinence.4 |
CMS mandates
As of October 1, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stopped reimbursing facilities for certain conditions not present on admission (POA). This includes pressure ulcers.5 CMS's opinion is that this will provide hospitals the incentive to:
Improve screening of patients for pressure ulcers on admission.
Promote early identification of pressure ulcers to improve treatment.
Greatly improve patients' quality of care.
IHI Five Million Lives Campaign6
Prevent Pressure Ulcers
4. Manage Moisture
Cleanse skin at time of soiling and at routine intervals with "gentle use of a mild cleansing agent that minimizes irritation and dryness of the skin."
"Minimize exposure of the skin to moisture due to incontinence, perspiration or wound drainage."
"Use topical agents that act as moisture barriers and moisturize skin."
"Provide supplies at the bedside of each at-risk patient who is incontinent. This provides the staff with the supplies they need to immediately clean, dry, and protect the patient's skin after each episode of incontinence."
"Provide premoistened, disposable barrier wipes to help cleanse, moisturize, deodorize, and protect patients from perineal dermatitis due to incontinence."
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