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Budleigh GP aids cricket team mate after heart attack
July 2011 – Medical equipment testing and calibration expert, JPen Medical , has issued a warning to businesses and sports clubs in the wake of the recent incident concerning a cricketer who survived a heart attack after a Doctor and team-mate was able to treat him with a defibrillator he had in the boot of his car.
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Free Technical Helpline
The relationship between patient and medical staff is very important. Confidence in practitioner ability and the equipment they use is imperative for successful treatment and recovery. That is why JPen Medical is continuing to improve its on-site Medical Equipment Testing and Calibration Service by launching a Free Technical Helpline.
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Ear Syringe
Complications associated with ear syringing are the largest cause of medical negligence claims and complaints against GPs and their staff in primary care, with 38% of GPs in a survey reporting complications with the procedure.
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Take a good PEEP at your ECG…
ECGs have become commonplace within GP surgeries and care homes over the last few years, as PCTs have pushed this diagnostic work into the community. While basic training is provided, medical equipment testing company JPen Medical has identified a lack of technical support in the marketplace, which is leading some ECG machines to give readings which are false or of poor quality, or give no readings at all.
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£3 million worth of vaccines ruined each year
JPen Medical, the market leader in on-site medical equipment testing and calibration, estimates £3million worth of vaccines could be ruined this year due to fridge failures.
From its experience of testing over 3,000 fridges per year JPen Medical estimate that 10% of fridges fail each year, which often goes unnoticed if they fail out of hours or if there are faulty or no external indicators.
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Scales Blitz Days
JPen Medical, the market leader in on-site testing and calibration, is offering Medical Scale Blitz Days to validate all hospital scales in one easy visit.
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Shocking Truth about your Defibrillator
There's a 1 in 10 chance it won't work. It’s a sobering fact, that every minute’s delay in treatment following cardiac arrest reduces a person’s chance of survival by 14 per cent.
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Equipment Repair Service
JPen Medical is now offering a repair service for your medical equipment. We are able to advise you whether your equipment is economically repairable during a free assessment.
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