Abdullah Haider General Trading LLC (AHGT)
The Middle East’s leading Distributors in Scientific and Technical Instruments
One of the Middle East’s foremost distributors of scientific and technical instruments, Abdullah Haider Trading Establishment (AHT) has become a global name in delivering quality solutions to customers, at highly competitive prices.
Adhering to the maxim ‘Customer Comes First’, AHT has become a leading player in the field of supply management boasting customers in industries as diverse as - Oil and Gas, Hotels and Facility Management, Hospitality, Property Development, Healthcare, Ports and Free Zones, Pharmaceuticals, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Government Agencies in and around the Middle East.
Through its efficient logistics network spanning across the globe, AHT ensures that the right products are delivered on the right time to its highly valued customers.
Product Range and Services
Having its headquarters in Dubai, AHT has a dedicated, experienced and professional team of employees serving customers in some of the most dynamic economies in the world, including the UAE, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Europe.
AHT offers customers with efficient and specialized instruments for their industries, individually designed to enhance their businesses, and boasts of a network of products from the best companies in the US, UK , Germany, Switzerland and other parts of Europe. It also provides customers with specialised infrastructural support where instruments may require significant amounts of maintenance, thus, adding significant value for money for customers.
One of the earliest entrants in the field of temperature and mass management systems in the UAE, AHT has more than 5000 measuring instruments in Metrology hailing from Switzerland, thus becoming a pioneer in the market. The company constantly invests in facilities and people, working closely with customers and business partners to provide quality services when and where customers need them the most.
PTS
We are very proud to introduce the PTS Range of products exclusively for our customers which focuses on high quality products at affordable prices. Manufactured in the UK, PTS products cater to the hospitality industry with products such as air freshening units, automatic bins, and other washroom supplies.
PTS also distributes scientific instruments from other well known companies from across the world.
The PTS range of products have been successfully launched in the Middle East with further plans of expansion taking place at the moment. Customers range from Pharmaceuticals to some of the leading Hotels in Dubai.
AHT is the distributor for the following companies:
DICKSON (U.S.A.) - Specializing in chart recorders and data loggers
KERN & SOHN GMBH (GERMANY) - Specializing in weighing scales, balances and calibration weights.
TECHNE (Cambridge) Ltd. (U.K.) - Specializing in temperature calibration equipments.
ASTELL (U.K.) - Specializing in Autoclaves.
TESA (SWITZERLAND) - Specializing in 5000 different measuring instruments and calibration systems.
PTS (UK) – Exclusive rights for the Middle East and the Indian Sub-Continent
A little less than a year ago, Dickson One Product Manager, Matt McNamara, traveled to Dubai to meet with one of Dickson’s distributors, and a Cold Chain Expert, Mr. Brij M. Suri. Matt toured Dubai, learning the nuances of our customer’s applications, and even speaking at a Cold Chain Seminar about the benefits of wireless temperature monitoring and Software as a Service applications.
The Middle East’s leading Distributors in Scientific and Technical Instruments
One of the Middle East’s foremost distributors of scientific and technical instruments, Abdullah Haider Trading Establishment (AHT) has become a global name in delivering quality solutions to customers, at highly competitive prices.
Sajila Saseendran – Senior Reporter / 28 March 2015
Many among the over 190 medical labs in the emirate have failed to secure accreditation over two years after they crossed the deadline to do so.
Abdullah Haider GT LLC, (Formerly Abdulla Haider BM LLC), 303, Habib AG Zurich Bank Building, Bank Street, Bur Dubai, Post box 5602, Dubai
FDA Compliance Temperature Monitoring
When it comes to regulatory bodies and concrete descriptions of how exactly you should be monitoring your environment . . . well it never comes to that.
Most regulatory bodies are vague in their recommendations for how you need to be monitoring your product’s temperature.
The FDA is no different.
However, there are some regulations out there that will help you avoid that dreaded FORM 483 from the FDA. In this edition of Dickson Translations we look to two FDA regulations and explain what they tell us about temperature monitoring in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
1. 21 CFR 110.80 – Food For Human Consumption
This section of the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations speaks to the processes and controls associated with food for human consumption. It specifically states that ”Raw materials . . . shall be held at such temperature and relative humidity . . . to prevent the food from becoming adulterated…”
What it means: When storing the raw materials associated with food production, keep them at a safe temperature and humidity. Vague like most regulations, this FDA regulation does tell food producers something crucial: raw materials need to be monitored. This affects not only the manufacturer, but the supply chain that produces the raw materials for the manufacturer. It extends the reach of the FDA’s regulation of food.
2. 21 CFR 203.32 – Prescription Drug Marketing
This section of the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations outlines the storage and handling requirements for drug samples. It states, ”Manufacturers, authorized distributors of record, and their representatives shall store and handle all drug samples under conditions that will maintain their stability, integrity, and effectiveness . . .”
What it means: All drug samples should be stored in proper conditions. It may sound strange to find a regulation on drug storage in a marketing regulation, but it sits there nonetheless. This regulation is important because it focuses on pieces of the supply chain that may normally go unnoticed. Drug samples are usually manufactured, stored, and shipped in much smaller quantities than entire batches of product. However, the FDA is stating that samples also must be stored under correct conditions. How do you prove you did that? With temperature monitoring.
One of the most interesting parts of his trip: a camel milk production facility. And it didn’t just fascinate Matt, it fascinated all of us here at Dickson. We liked his pictures, videos, and stories of the camel milk facility so much, we asked him to write about his experience. That Customer Profile of Camelicious was one of our most read Dickson Insight articles, and one of our most enjoyable to publish.
Last December, Matt and another one of our temperature and humidity monitoring experts, Jeff Goolsby, traveled back to Dubai to learn more about the Cold Chain, and to specifically speak at a conference our friend Brij M. Suri was hosting: The 3rd Annual International Cold Chain Management Seminar.
It may seem a little odd that we traveled to the desert like conditions in the Middle East to talk with international Cold Chain leaders, but we did. And if you think about it, what better way to learn about keeping medicines, drugs, and food cold than where it’s hardest to do so: the desert.
WHO WE SENT
Matt McNamara: DicksonOne Product Manager
Profile: After 6 years at Dickson, Matt has become our foremost authority on wireless temperature and humidity monitoring. He’s the Swiss Army Knife of our company, and to our customers as well. As the DicksonOne Product Manager, Matt has helped guide hundreds of organizations through the Cold Chain mine field.
Jeff Goolsby: Senior Sales Consultant and Temperature Mapping and Validation Expert
Profile: During his time at Dickson, Jeff has become one of the leading international experts on Temperature Mapping and Validation Projects. His knowledge comes from years of regulatory research and a hands-on approach. Jeff has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies to find the best Temperature Mapping and Validation solution for them. He is our guru of temperature sensor placement, air stratification, and the layout of any building or warehouse.
THE CONFERENCE
While the Dickson customers that Matt and Jeff visited last December were intriguing, The 3rd Annual International Cold Chain Management Seminar took the cake as their favorite part of the trip. The Seminar featured a wide variety of speakers from the Middle East and abroad, all sharing their own expertise on managing the cold chain. Government officials, compliance experts from pharmaceutical companies and even two medical doctors showed up to speak at the show. In the final Press Release for the event, the words ”debate” and ”discuss” were mentioned in the opening paragraph. Matt and Jeff found those two words to be exactly what they were getting in to.
One of the most interesting and hotly debated moments of the conference occurred during Jeff’s presentation on Temperature Mapping. Temperature Mapping is a widely and vehemently debated topic, because at the moment, there is no set of standards or regulations that speak to it directly. Cold Chain professionals know that it is important, even critical to understanding the different temperatures in their facility, but regulatory bodies don’t specifically say how to go about mapping a refrigerator, cold room, or entire warehouse.
This made Jeff’s presentation on Temperature Mapping one of the most interesting parts of the seminar. When it came time for Jeff to take questions from the audience, the cold chain professionals shot their hands up and began to debate what best practices for temperature mapping actually are. They asked Jeff questions about everything related to temperature mapping, looking for some guidance on how they could ensure their products were stored safely.
Jeff obliged. The next 20 or so minutes of the seminar were some of its most fruitful. Experts shared their knowledge on topics like mean kinetic temperature, liquid drugs, and temperature stratification. What came out of the discussion was a better understanding of proper GMP and GDP protocol.
When Jeff and Matt returned they spoke of their third trip to Dubai as the best. They were able to take away valuable information from each presenter, and have already used some of that knowledge to help out our customers stateside. We are excited to head back to the Dubai next year, for the 4th installment of the International Cold Chain Management Seminar.
Acknowledgments: Thank you to Mr. Brij M. Suri and Abdullah Haider GT LLC for their support of the seminar, and for acting as a gracious host to Matt and Jeff during their trip to Dubai.
1. YOUR TRANSPORT ROUTE IS BEING SCRUTINIZED
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published guidelines for the storage and transport of time and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, and on the transport side, this was something that caught our eye. Qualifying the route your plane, truck, or ship takes is more than just saying,
“This is the most direct route.”
The WHO includes the following qualification parameters: weather data, laboratory tests, equipment tests, and field tests. Maybe most importantly, is the equipment qualification for the transport. If traveling through an especially extreme environment, auditors and regulatory bodies will want to know that your truck, and its cooling system were validated and qualified to hold up in such an environment.
2. THERE IS A TEMPERATURE TASK FORCE
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association for air transportation of goods, and represents over 200 countries. That organization is concerned with the quality of medical and pharmaceutical goods up in the air. So much so, they went ahead and created a task force to deal with temperature sensitive products.
That work group, the Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF) will now begin creating guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry, and act as a liaison between the IATA and pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.
3. 10-MINUTE SAMPLE INTERVALS FOR TRUCKS
The WHO wants you taking and logging the temperature of your road vehicles at a specific interval, or at least no less than six times per hour per sensor position. That’s important, because many, many data loggers have a standard logging time of every 15 minutes. If you have data loggers in your truck, and are transporting pharmaceutical drugs, you need to have many of them, and they need to be taking the temperature of the inside of your truck at least every 10 minutes.
1. Patient Monitoring
Remote patient monitoring seems a little creepy, and a little far-fetched. To treat symptoms, doctors and nurses have to actually see the symptoms, right? For now, right. But once a patient has been diagnosed, remote monitoring can kick in. Especially if a patient is out of the ICU, out of the hospital bed, and in a transition-to-home department or actually in their home, cameras, WiFi medical devices, and home-visits accrue data. That data needs to be seen. Thus, your HIT team comes in.
2. Electronic Health Records
The problems that hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and private practices have had switching from those classic charts to an EHR system are well-documented. So well documented, that many, many, smaller clinics are resisting the change to Electronic Health Records. With the recent wave of news stories and literature, citing that our world’s health data is it’s most insecure data, we expect 2015 to be another year of late adoption.
3. Device Integration
The medical equipment and devices that monitor patients every second of every day are slowly becoming less ancillary and more and more connected. With the rise of bluetooth, RF, WiFi, and cell technology, checking patient bedsides for information on the current state of their vitals will slowly die out. More and more often, we’ve found that information being checked right at a desk, or a floating nurse station.
We build devices that monitor temperature, humidity, and water pressure. This much you probably know. But, we are interested any and all monitoring, sensing, and data collection, specifically to the industries that we serve. Hospitals use our temperature data loggers to keep track of vaccine temperatures, analyze test results, and adhere to incubator standards. We’re all over the hospital.
So, we’ve spent a decent amount of time in hospitals, looking around and watching as other monitoring devices kept track of patients. We decided to share some of that knowledge, if only to give your brain some more information. Here are the 7 monitoring tools that we’ve seen the most of in our visits:
1. Electrocardiograms
The classic electrocardiogram is a tool that you’ve seen in countless episodes of ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scrubs. It’s a device that is synonymous with “heart monitor” to people outside the hospital, and is used by doctors to monitor a patient’s cardiac activity. It measures electrical signals from the heart, and converts them into wavelength form.
2. Blood Pressure Monitors
Non-invasive Hospital Grade Blood Pressure Monitors are used all the time in hospitals as a tool to monitor blood pressure, usually via a oscillometric measurement technique. They come with LED displays, some form of data retention, and . . . calibration! Yup, it is common practice to validate and calibrate these devices frequently.
3. Electronic Fetal Monitors
Electronic Fetal Monitors are used to monitor a fetus’s heart rate, before and during labor. These tools are common to Maternity Departments in hospitals. Invasive and non-invasive, in high-risk cases, these monitors are used to check in with a fetus on more than just the cardiac monitoring. They come with their share of complications and warnings, however.
4. Pulse Oximeters
When doctors need to monitor the amount of oxygen in a patient’s blood, they use a pulse oximeter. These little guys are the clothespin looking devices that attach to a patient’s pointer finger. They were developed way back in 1935 by Karl Matthes.
5. Wearables
We talk about these kind of tools a little bit later in the magazine (check Page 21!), but we wanted to draw your attention to it now, in a broader sense. Wearable patient monitoring tools are everywhere in hospitals these days, and will become more and more common for monitoring a patient, especially in the case of remote monitoring within the hospital.
6. Capnograms
The capnogram is a tool used in hospitals to measure the respiratory system during intensive care, and for operations where anesthesia is involved. These tools monitor the amount of CO2 inhaled and exhaled, and then graph that data for doctors and nurses, who look for the direct and indirect signs of lung failure.
7. Body Temperature Monitors
Temperature! We love temperature at Dickson, so we couldn’t resist putting this tool in the list. Body Temperature Monitors are used widely in a hospital, but a lot of times getting an accurate reading on a patient’s thermoregulation in real-time can be a challenge.
Tel: 04 3518150, Fax: 04 3518120, E-mail: aht55@eim.ae, General query E-mail: info@dubaiinstruments.com, Sales query E-mail: sales@dubaiinstruments.com
The Middle East’s leading Distributors in Scientific and Technical Instruments
One of the Middle East’s foremost distributors of scientific and technical instruments, Abdullah Haider Trading Establishment (AHT) has become a global name in delivering quality solutions to customers, at highly competitive prices.
Adhering to the maxim ‘Customer Comes First’, AHT has become a leading player in the field of supply management boasting customers in industries as diverse as - Oil and Gas, Hotels and Facility Management, Hospitality, Property Development, Healthcare, Ports and Free Zones, Pharmaceuticals, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Government Agencies in and around the Middle East.
Through its efficient logistics network spanning across the globe, AHT ensures that the right products are delivered on the right time to its highly valued customers.
Product Range and Services
Having its headquarters in Dubai, AHT has a dedicated, experienced and professional team of employees serving customers in some of the most dynamic economies in the world, including the UAE, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Europe.
AHT offers customers with efficient and specialized instruments for their industries, individually designed to enhance their businesses, and boasts of a network of products from the best companies in the US, UK , Germany, Switzerland and other parts of Europe. It also provides customers with specialised infrastructural support where instruments may require significant amounts of maintenance, thus, adding significant value for money for customers.
One of the earliest entrants in the field of temperature and mass management systems in the UAE, AHT has more than 5000 measuring instruments in Metrology hailing from Switzerland, thus becoming a pioneer in the market. The company constantly invests in facilities and people, working closely with customers and business partners to provide quality services when and where customers need them the most.
PTS
We are very proud to introduce the PTS Range of products exclusively for our customers which focuses on high quality products at affordable prices. Manufactured in the UK, PTS products cater to the hospitality industry with products such as air freshening units, automatic bins, and other washroom supplies.
PTS also distributes scientific instruments from other well known companies from across the world.
The PTS range of products have been successfully launched in the Middle East with further plans of expansion taking place at the moment. Customers range from Pharmaceuticals to some of the leading Hotels in Dubai.
AHT is the distributor for the following companies:
DICKSON (U.S.A.) - Specializing in chart recorders and data loggers
KERN & SOHN GMBH (GERMANY) - Specializing in weighing scales, balances and calibration weights.
TECHNE (Cambridge) Ltd. (U.K.) - Specializing in temperature calibration equipments.
ASTELL (U.K.) - Specializing in Autoclaves.
TESA (SWITZERLAND) - Specializing in 5000 different measuring instruments and calibration systems.
PTS (UK) – Exclusive rights for the Middle East and the Indian Sub-Continent
A little less than a year ago, Dickson One Product Manager, Matt McNamara, traveled to Dubai to meet with one of Dickson’s distributors, and a Cold Chain Expert, Mr. Brij M. Suri. Matt toured Dubai, learning the nuances of our customer’s applications, and even speaking at a Cold Chain Seminar about the benefits of wireless temperature monitoring and Software as a Service applications.
The Middle East’s leading Distributors in Scientific and Technical Instruments
One of the Middle East’s foremost distributors of scientific and technical instruments, Abdullah Haider Trading Establishment (AHT) has become a global name in delivering quality solutions to customers, at highly competitive prices.
Sajila Saseendran – Senior Reporter / 28 March 2015
Many among the over 190 medical labs in the emirate have failed to secure accreditation over two years after they crossed the deadline to do so.
Abdullah Haider GT LLC, (Formerly Abdulla Haider BM LLC), 303, Habib AG Zurich Bank Building, Bank Street, Bur Dubai, Post box 5602, Dubai
FDA Compliance Temperature Monitoring
When it comes to regulatory bodies and concrete descriptions of how exactly you should be monitoring your environment . . . well it never comes to that.
Most regulatory bodies are vague in their recommendations for how you need to be monitoring your product’s temperature.
The FDA is no different.
However, there are some regulations out there that will help you avoid that dreaded FORM 483 from the FDA. In this edition of Dickson Translations we look to two FDA regulations and explain what they tell us about temperature monitoring in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
1. 21 CFR 110.80 – Food For Human Consumption
This section of the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations speaks to the processes and controls associated with food for human consumption. It specifically states that ”Raw materials . . . shall be held at such temperature and relative humidity . . . to prevent the food from becoming adulterated…”
What it means: When storing the raw materials associated with food production, keep them at a safe temperature and humidity. Vague like most regulations, this FDA regulation does tell food producers something crucial: raw materials need to be monitored. This affects not only the manufacturer, but the supply chain that produces the raw materials for the manufacturer. It extends the reach of the FDA’s regulation of food.
2. 21 CFR 203.32 – Prescription Drug Marketing
This section of the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations outlines the storage and handling requirements for drug samples. It states, ”Manufacturers, authorized distributors of record, and their representatives shall store and handle all drug samples under conditions that will maintain their stability, integrity, and effectiveness . . .”
What it means: All drug samples should be stored in proper conditions. It may sound strange to find a regulation on drug storage in a marketing regulation, but it sits there nonetheless. This regulation is important because it focuses on pieces of the supply chain that may normally go unnoticed. Drug samples are usually manufactured, stored, and shipped in much smaller quantities than entire batches of product. However, the FDA is stating that samples also must be stored under correct conditions. How do you prove you did that? With temperature monitoring.
One of the most interesting parts of his trip: a camel milk production facility. And it didn’t just fascinate Matt, it fascinated all of us here at Dickson. We liked his pictures, videos, and stories of the camel milk facility so much, we asked him to write about his experience. That Customer Profile of Camelicious was one of our most read Dickson Insight articles, and one of our most enjoyable to publish.
Last December, Matt and another one of our temperature and humidity monitoring experts, Jeff Goolsby, traveled back to Dubai to learn more about the Cold Chain, and to specifically speak at a conference our friend Brij M. Suri was hosting: The 3rd Annual International Cold Chain Management Seminar.
It may seem a little odd that we traveled to the desert like conditions in the Middle East to talk with international Cold Chain leaders, but we did. And if you think about it, what better way to learn about keeping medicines, drugs, and food cold than where it’s hardest to do so: the desert.
WHO WE SENT
Matt McNamara: DicksonOne Product Manager
Profile: After 6 years at Dickson, Matt has become our foremost authority on wireless temperature and humidity monitoring. He’s the Swiss Army Knife of our company, and to our customers as well. As the DicksonOne Product Manager, Matt has helped guide hundreds of organizations through the Cold Chain mine field.
Jeff Goolsby: Senior Sales Consultant and Temperature Mapping and Validation Expert
Profile: During his time at Dickson, Jeff has become one of the leading international experts on Temperature Mapping and Validation Projects. His knowledge comes from years of regulatory research and a hands-on approach. Jeff has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies to find the best Temperature Mapping and Validation solution for them. He is our guru of temperature sensor placement, air stratification, and the layout of any building or warehouse.
THE CONFERENCE
While the Dickson customers that Matt and Jeff visited last December were intriguing, The 3rd Annual International Cold Chain Management Seminar took the cake as their favorite part of the trip. The Seminar featured a wide variety of speakers from the Middle East and abroad, all sharing their own expertise on managing the cold chain. Government officials, compliance experts from pharmaceutical companies and even two medical doctors showed up to speak at the show. In the final Press Release for the event, the words ”debate” and ”discuss” were mentioned in the opening paragraph. Matt and Jeff found those two words to be exactly what they were getting in to.
One of the most interesting and hotly debated moments of the conference occurred during Jeff’s presentation on Temperature Mapping. Temperature Mapping is a widely and vehemently debated topic, because at the moment, there is no set of standards or regulations that speak to it directly. Cold Chain professionals know that it is important, even critical to understanding the different temperatures in their facility, but regulatory bodies don’t specifically say how to go about mapping a refrigerator, cold room, or entire warehouse.
This made Jeff’s presentation on Temperature Mapping one of the most interesting parts of the seminar. When it came time for Jeff to take questions from the audience, the cold chain professionals shot their hands up and began to debate what best practices for temperature mapping actually are. They asked Jeff questions about everything related to temperature mapping, looking for some guidance on how they could ensure their products were stored safely.
Jeff obliged. The next 20 or so minutes of the seminar were some of its most fruitful. Experts shared their knowledge on topics like mean kinetic temperature, liquid drugs, and temperature stratification. What came out of the discussion was a better understanding of proper GMP and GDP protocol.
When Jeff and Matt returned they spoke of their third trip to Dubai as the best. They were able to take away valuable information from each presenter, and have already used some of that knowledge to help out our customers stateside. We are excited to head back to the Dubai next year, for the 4th installment of the International Cold Chain Management Seminar.
Acknowledgments: Thank you to Mr. Brij M. Suri and Abdullah Haider GT LLC for their support of the seminar, and for acting as a gracious host to Matt and Jeff during their trip to Dubai.
1. YOUR TRANSPORT ROUTE IS BEING SCRUTINIZED
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published guidelines for the storage and transport of time and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, and on the transport side, this was something that caught our eye. Qualifying the route your plane, truck, or ship takes is more than just saying,
“This is the most direct route.”
The WHO includes the following qualification parameters: weather data, laboratory tests, equipment tests, and field tests. Maybe most importantly, is the equipment qualification for the transport. If traveling through an especially extreme environment, auditors and regulatory bodies will want to know that your truck, and its cooling system were validated and qualified to hold up in such an environment.
2. THERE IS A TEMPERATURE TASK FORCE
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association for air transportation of goods, and represents over 200 countries. That organization is concerned with the quality of medical and pharmaceutical goods up in the air. So much so, they went ahead and created a task force to deal with temperature sensitive products.
That work group, the Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF) will now begin creating guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry, and act as a liaison between the IATA and pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.
3. 10-MINUTE SAMPLE INTERVALS FOR TRUCKS
The WHO wants you taking and logging the temperature of your road vehicles at a specific interval, or at least no less than six times per hour per sensor position. That’s important, because many, many data loggers have a standard logging time of every 15 minutes. If you have data loggers in your truck, and are transporting pharmaceutical drugs, you need to have many of them, and they need to be taking the temperature of the inside of your truck at least every 10 minutes.
1. Patient Monitoring
Remote patient monitoring seems a little creepy, and a little far-fetched. To treat symptoms, doctors and nurses have to actually see the symptoms, right? For now, right. But once a patient has been diagnosed, remote monitoring can kick in. Especially if a patient is out of the ICU, out of the hospital bed, and in a transition-to-home department or actually in their home, cameras, WiFi medical devices, and home-visits accrue data. That data needs to be seen. Thus, your HIT team comes in.
2. Electronic Health Records
The problems that hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and private practices have had switching from those classic charts to an EHR system are well-documented. So well documented, that many, many, smaller clinics are resisting the change to Electronic Health Records. With the recent wave of news stories and literature, citing that our world’s health data is it’s most insecure data, we expect 2015 to be another year of late adoption.
3. Device Integration
The medical equipment and devices that monitor patients every second of every day are slowly becoming less ancillary and more and more connected. With the rise of bluetooth, RF, WiFi, and cell technology, checking patient bedsides for information on the current state of their vitals will slowly die out. More and more often, we’ve found that information being checked right at a desk, or a floating nurse station.
We build devices that monitor temperature, humidity, and water pressure. This much you probably know. But, we are interested any and all monitoring, sensing, and data collection, specifically to the industries that we serve. Hospitals use our temperature data loggers to keep track of vaccine temperatures, analyze test results, and adhere to incubator standards. We’re all over the hospital.
So, we’ve spent a decent amount of time in hospitals, looking around and watching as other monitoring devices kept track of patients. We decided to share some of that knowledge, if only to give your brain some more information. Here are the 7 monitoring tools that we’ve seen the most of in our visits:
1. Electrocardiograms
The classic electrocardiogram is a tool that you’ve seen in countless episodes of ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scrubs. It’s a device that is synonymous with “heart monitor” to people outside the hospital, and is used by doctors to monitor a patient’s cardiac activity. It measures electrical signals from the heart, and converts them into wavelength form.
2. Blood Pressure Monitors
Non-invasive Hospital Grade Blood Pressure Monitors are used all the time in hospitals as a tool to monitor blood pressure, usually via a oscillometric measurement technique. They come with LED displays, some form of data retention, and . . . calibration! Yup, it is common practice to validate and calibrate these devices frequently.
3. Electronic Fetal Monitors
Electronic Fetal Monitors are used to monitor a fetus’s heart rate, before and during labor. These tools are common to Maternity Departments in hospitals. Invasive and non-invasive, in high-risk cases, these monitors are used to check in with a fetus on more than just the cardiac monitoring. They come with their share of complications and warnings, however.
4. Pulse Oximeters
When doctors need to monitor the amount of oxygen in a patient’s blood, they use a pulse oximeter. These little guys are the clothespin looking devices that attach to a patient’s pointer finger. They were developed way back in 1935 by Karl Matthes.
5. Wearables
We talk about these kind of tools a little bit later in the magazine (check Page 21!), but we wanted to draw your attention to it now, in a broader sense. Wearable patient monitoring tools are everywhere in hospitals these days, and will become more and more common for monitoring a patient, especially in the case of remote monitoring within the hospital.
6. Capnograms
The capnogram is a tool used in hospitals to measure the respiratory system during intensive care, and for operations where anesthesia is involved. These tools monitor the amount of CO2 inhaled and exhaled, and then graph that data for doctors and nurses, who look for the direct and indirect signs of lung failure.
7. Body Temperature Monitors
Temperature! We love temperature at Dickson, so we couldn’t resist putting this tool in the list. Body Temperature Monitors are used widely in a hospital, but a lot of times getting an accurate reading on a patient’s thermoregulation in real-time can be a challenge.
Tel: 04 3518150, Fax: 04 3518120, E-mail: aht55@eim.ae, General query E-mail: info@dubaiinstruments.com, Sales query E-mail: sales@dubaiinstruments.com
