Heatpads

Re: Heatpads

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:20:56 GMT

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They are fantastic. We have a deal with company, buy so many per month and you get a free warming unit or something like that.........

The deal is buy 65 blankets/quarter and get a free warming unit! From ASS just check the deal before ordering

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just hought id repost this as I added in about the offer we get from AAS think its a general offer available to all

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Kim Buckley — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:16:02 GMT

We use heatpads on all our operating tables with incontinence pads over the top and have never had any problems with them. We also use snuggle safes but mostly with recovering animals. We can also put heat lamps up in the dog kennels and these seem to work well and get the dogs temps up quite quickly. Would love a bair hugger though!

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Vicky RVN — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:50:07 GMT

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Vicky C - hot hands are possibly the worst things around especially for furries. They can start off too hot and if the patient is lying on it wrongly then they could get thermal burns and if they burst, either from a weakness in the glove or from being chewed, the patient gets soaked with hot water causing more burns or with cold water casuing hypothermia.

We use Snugglesafe in the kennels, but I've just been to a lecture where they showed a picture of a cat, who had been in for a routine dental, who had horrific burns down one side of his body. This cat had been laid on a Snugglesafe, with the fleece on it, under a vetbed and the cat still managed to get burnt!

So I think I will be trying to change my protocols although we can't afford one of the Bair Huggers or equivalant

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Ta for the info. Am very careful with them though, only use them under GA, rest of the time we use snugglesafes. And never lay the animal on them, put it under a blanket/towel one either side of their body.

Re: Heatpads

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:03:38 GMT

They are fantastic. We have a deal with company, buy so many per month and you get a free warming unit or something like that.........

The deal is buy 65 blankets/quarter and get a free warming unit! From ASS just check the deal before ordering

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dinkyd — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:38:01 GMT

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We use warm air heater and blankets. we currently have a deal with our supplier that we buy so many blankets per month and get a free heater. we just charge them to the clients. these are like the ones used in human anaesthesia. You can alter the temperature and there are several types of blankets available depending on patient size.

http://www.aasmedical.co.uk/?id=51

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Nick - we currently have this on loan form the company to try it out- so far so good!

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Mac Feather — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:34:23 GMT

I think the combo of sitting listening, eating at regular intervals and being in warmish rooms kills me and thats even before u chuck in a cheeky alcopop or 2!

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Fiona Leathers — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:37:22 GMT

It was good! Although I think I'm getting too old for the partying & lectures at the same time! Didn't even make it out on the Saturday night!! Too much on the Friday & I was sober!!!!! Definately thinking that eating crap when I'm at these things lowers my partying spirit!!

Re: Heatpads

Mac Feather — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:35:21 GMT

[quote user="Bouncyfi"]

So I think I will be trying to change my protocols although we can't afford one of the Bair Huggers or equivalant

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Thats very scarey Bouncyfi.

P.S how was St Andrews?

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Fiona Leathers — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:19:37 GMT

So I think I will be trying to change my protocols although we can't afford one of the Bair Huggers or equivalant

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Laura x — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:42:31 GMT

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:41:30 GMT

OMG Rachel that's shocking!

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:23:58 GMT

We always use snugglesafes at my practice. They've always got their little fleece jackets on & are always underneath a vetbed too. Would love to have those vacuum beds, but the boss is very tight-fisted...

Slightly off topic, but linked to burns during surgery....

One of clients had surgery on her knee recently, when she woke up, she had burns all down her legs, when she asked what they were from, she was told they were from the drapes that were wrapped round her legs!!! that particular surgeon liked to use them straight from the autoclave to guarantee the upmost sterility apparently....

Needless to say, she was talking about filing for compensation!!

Re: Heatpads

Vicky RVN — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:42:33 GMT

Hot hands are fab for small furries.

Re: Heatpads

Saskia Quinn — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:25:38 GMT

incidentally, if you do have a patient with burns, flamazine cream is really good for it.

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jan — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:29:37 GMT

I've seen some horrendous thermal burns caused by heat pads. the best is Bair Huggers, like a hot air blower system through blankets stuck to / wrapped around the patient. Brill, Brill, Brill!!! But its not cheap. You can buy cheaper after market blankets now :)

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Laura x — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:27:31 GMT

http://www.snugglesafe.co.uk/heatpad.htm

We use these x

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Dodo bird — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:14:49 GMT

we still use heat pads under blankets but also have a heated op table that can be temp adjusted - just gets very hot in theatre sometimes!! also use warmed fluids/hot hands etc

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Cat Woman — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:09:01 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]We use warm air heater and blankets. we currently have a deal with our supplier that we buy so many blankets per month and get a free heater.[/quote]

These look a good idea. If you're buying them on a monthly basis, does this mean they are single use? Any idea of costs? (I will contact the company tomorrow - just being lazy at the mo!)

Re: Heatpads

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:48:08 GMT

http://www.aasmedical.co.uk/?id=51

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MrsP — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:32:06 GMT

[quote user="Faye Eaton"]

Buster vacuume supports made by Kruuse

http://www.vet-direct.co.uk/vacuum-support-30x60cm-1880-p.asp

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Actually, sorry, we use the old style.

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MrsP — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:30:26 GMT

[quote user="Faye Eaton"]

Buster vacuume supports made by Kruuse

http://www.vet-direct.co.uk/vacuum-support-30x60cm-1880-p.asp

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We use these, but they do seem to hole easily (and boss won't replace them so they just get 'patched'). We still use heat pads (snuggle safes) underneath them and vet beds on top! Also fluid warmer, thermovents, blankets towels, bubble wrap and foil! There needs to be some sort of heat generator as well as preserver and ensuring pre-op temps are good.

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Faye Sewell — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:21:44 GMT

Buster vacuume supports made by Kruuse

http://www.vet-direct.co.uk/vacuum-support-30x60cm-1880-p.asp