HiCare ™ Bath

This is the first (& only) paid advertisement for a product on The Wound Centre ® website. We have accepted this advertisement on the HiCare ™ Bath system for many reasons:

•  It is a wonderful skin-cleansing product

•  It is an Australian product

•  Australia is suffering from a water-shortage (as many of you in other countries may be also) therefore the timing is perfect to launch this

wonderful product.

•  It replaces the traditional bed-bath where nurses carried (OH&S issue) bowls of water which really are a bacteria soup (infection

control issue!)

•  HiCare™ Bath washcloths save time

•  Towels are not required therefore laundry costs are reduced

•  Sheets won’t get wet, as they do during a bed-bath, therefore may not need changing as often, again reducing laundry costs

•  It is a wonderful alternative for patients who find showering simply exhausting (those with respiratory disorders)

•  For the frail aged at risk of skin tears (manual handling risk – OH&S)

•  For those with dementia who may be terrified in the shower and sustain skin tears as a result.

To discuss further just contact Neil at Human Technologies:

Tel: (61) 2 4325-0996 or 1300 653673
Fax: (61) 2 4324-3997

e-Mail: hutek@bigpond.net.au
Web: www.humantechnologies.net.au

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National launch of HiCare™ Bath – for ‘no water’ patient bathing

Introduction

HiCare™ Bath is an Australian owned and developed disposable pack of washcloths for bathing patients. The washcloths are impregnated in a pH friendly soap free solution which contains surfactant cleansers, emollients, Vitamin E, an alcohol free fragrance and treated de-ionised water. There is only one chemical preservative (found in some brands of contact lens solutions).

The thick, disposable non-woven, practical size, soft cloths are available in sealed packs of 8 cloths for a full bath or 4 cloths for a birdbath/post op wash. The packs can be micro-waved for a warm bed-bath, cooled, or used at room temperature depending upon patient preference. As well as being very gentle on the skin, the solution also removes pre-operative skin antiseptic solutions.

Indications for use

The HiCare™ Bath washcloths are an alternative to the traditional ‘sponge bath’. They are designed for patients who cannot be showered or when showering is unsafe. For example, patients in high dependency and palliative care units, those suffering cognitive impairment who display resistive behaviours and patients with respiratory disorders who become exhausted in the shower because they simply cannot breathe.

We believe that using HiCare™ Bath can reduce the potential for back injury in staff by providing an alternative to lifting and manoeuvring patients in and out of the shower. We are also convinced that the incidence of skin tears, an increasing problem for the frail-aged, will decrease because manual handling can be reduced.

Cost Savings

HiCare™ Bath is the ideal ‘no water’ solution in those countries with water restrictions. Using HiCare™ Bath washcloths will result in considerable reductions in bathing time and costs. Towels are not required and the need to frequently change bed-sheets is reduced therefore laundry bills will be slashed.

Independent Qualitative and Quantitative Repeat Skin Patch Testing in the USA

The HiCare™ Bath solution was independently tested by Cantor Research Laboratories in the USA in 2005. Testing involved 52 people of different ages and races. No sensitivity or allergic reactions were reported. A full report or one page document is available (e-Mail upon request hutek@bigpond.net.au).

The future

International: Human Technologies (Aust) Pty Ltd intend to seek expressions of interest for the importation of HiCare Bath into other global markets this year.

Domestic: Human Technologies (Aust) Pty Ltd have a distributor network in each State of Australia and sell direct to the ‘at home’ consumer market for palliative care.

Please contact direct :

Human Technologies (Aust) Pty Ltd.
PO Box 1841,
Gosford NSW 2250
Australia

Tel: (61) 2 4325-0996 or 1300 653673
Fax: (61) 2 4324-3997

e-Mail: hutek@bigpond.net.au
Web: www.humantechnologies.net.au