Total Protection
Head-to-Heel
Our prophylactic dressings and positioning products help prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries, resulting in reduction of patient suffering while saving staff time and hospital bed-days. With clinically proven solution bundles, we provide comprehensive head-to-heel protection that improves patient outcome(1-4).
Prevention Bundles
Our Total Protection Head-to-Heel offering is an innovative approach to pressure injury prevention and care. With three distinct bundles, each is designed to provide targeted prevention and healing benefits for high-risk areas of the body: head, sacrum, and heel. By combining advanced technologies and our patient-centric approach, each bundle offers optimal support.
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HEAD
THE HEAD PREVENTION BUNDLE is a solution designed to provide protection and optimal healing for the head area.
This bundle combines two products for comprehensive pressure injury prevention and care.
- Mepilex Lite 12.5cm x 12.5cm
- Z-Flo Fluidized PositionerLearn more -
SACRUM
THE SACRUM PREVENTION BUNDLE is a comprehensive solution for protection of the sacral area. This bundle combines two products for innovative pressure injury prevention and care.
- Mepilex Border Sacrum
- Mölnlycke Tortoise Turning & Positioning SystemLearn more -
HEEL
THE HEEL PREVENTION BUNDLE is a combination of two innovative products for protection of the heel area. This bundle provides a comprehensive solution to prevent heel pressure injuries and enhance patient comfort.
- Mepilex Border Heel dressing
- Z-Flex Fluidized Heel Boot
- Z-Flo Fluidized PositionerLearn more
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References
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Santamaria N, Gerdtz M, Sage S, McCann J, Freeman A, Vassiliou T, et al. A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of soft silicone foam multi-layer dressings in the prevention of sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: the Border trial. Int Wound J. 2013;10(5):529–35. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12101.
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Hahnel E, El Genedy M, Tomova-Simitchieva T, Hauss A, Stroux A, Lechner A, et al. The effectiveness of two silicone dressings for sacral and heel pressure ulcer prevention in high-risk intensive care unit patients compared to no dressings: a randomized controlled parallel-group trial. Br J Dermatol. 2019. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18621. Epub ahead of print.
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Kalowes P, Messina V, Li M. Five-layered soft silicone foam dressing to prevent pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit. Am J Crit Care. 2016;25(6):e108–19.
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Padula WV, Delarmente BA. Effectiveness and value of prophylactic 5-layer foam sacral dressings to prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries in acute care hospitals: an observational cohort study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2017;44(5):413–9.
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Tayyib N, Coyer F. Effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention strategies for adult patients in intensive care units: a systematic review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2016;13(6):432–44.
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Mölnlycke Health Care. Dressings for pressure ulcer prevention: a review of the pre-clinical, clinical and economic evidence. Report GMCS/2017/102 V8. Gothenburg (Sweden): Mölnlycke Health Care; 2018.
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