Grey’s Anatomy Welcomes Enthermics

Now that the new season of Grey’s Anatomy has begun, there
is one new cast member that you may recognize.

No, it isn’t any of the new interns. Instead, the scrub room of
Seattle Grace Hospital is adorned with two new Enthermics
blanket warmers.

Nicole Cramer, set decorator for Grey’s Anatomy, says they
chose the units because of their appearance. “They light up
nicely,” Cramer said. “They also show the light on the set very
well.”

So the next time Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo are
preparing for surgery, notice that Enthermics is co-starring in
the scene.

Time Regained: Automatic Data Logging

Enthermics dual-purpose injection/irrigation fluid warming cabinets feature intuitive controls, rugged construction, and reliable warming. We now offer a new optional feature that records and verifies the temperature accuracy while offering significant labor savings.

Enthermics fluid warmers equipped with this optional package
feature a continuous temperature monitoring system that provides instant confirmation of the chamber temperature. An independent monitoring probe verifies that the chamber reaches and maintains the set-point temperature within +0/-1.1°C (+0/-2ºF) accuracy at 37 - 40°C (98 - 104ºF) and +0/-1.7°C (+0/-3ºF) accuracy at 40 - 66°C (104 - 150ºF).

This option digitally documents the warmer’s actual chamber
temperature performance through the use of an independent
monitoring probe. Digital Documentation offers significant
advantages over manually recording the temperature display.
This data can be downloaded to a USB flash drive and transferred to a computer at any desired time interval—up to six months between downloads—to provide reliable documentation.

Click here for more information.

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Enthermics a-Go-Go

Fast paced patient care can have you running back and forth from supply cabinet to patient bed and back again. By the end of the day, you’re dragging, and your feet have turned into tired puppies. Many facilities have decided to switch that traffic pattern with the use of patient carts that are rolled from one patient to the next – giving you instant access when it matters and decreasing your response time.

Your needs are unique, and your technology package and cart should be as well. This stylish cart has been engineered to accommodate your choice of EC230 blanket warmer or EC230L
fluid warmer that easily slides into place in the bottom of the cart. Wrap-up rails make for safe transport of materials carried on top, with rounded corners for easy cleaning. Push handles are integrated for easy maneuvering. The top surface is large
enough to accommodate yet another warmer, allowing you to
dispense warmed fluids or blankets as needed. The extended
base, with full wrap-around vinyl bumper, adds stability. Casters
provide ease to maneuver over all floor types — tile, carpet,
linoleum, wood and concrete. Two casters feature brakes for
secure positioning. This is a service cart that goes and goes.

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Stress Busters

Workers in the medical field are no strangers to stress. If the
hectic schedule isn’t enough to wind you up, keeping up on the
new technology will.

At Enthermics, we realize the importance of stress management in everyone’s lives. Mood, health, and relationships all prosper when we manage stress effectively.

In each issue of Enthermics News, we will feature a different
technique for managing and relieving tension. So take a deep
breath, and read the following information on relieving stress in
your life.

Meditation – A stress reduction wherever you are. An ancient practice once associated with religious practice, meditation is now one of the most popular, and convenient, stress reduction activities.

There are many types of meditation. Most recognized methods of medication include yoga, tai chi, guided meditation, and qi gong.

Though these more structured and developed forms of meditation have vast advantages, there are many meditation practices you can easily fit into your daily routine:

• Deep breathing – This is an excellent practice for beginners. Focus all your attention on your breathing. Concentrate on feeling and listening as you inhale and exhale. When you feel you attention wander, gently return your focus to your breathing.
  
• Read or listen and take time to reflect – Many people benefit from reading poems or sacred texts silently or aloud, and taking a few moments to reflect on the meaning that the words bring to mind. Music or spoken word recordings also are excellent means or relaxation.
  
• Focus your love and gratitude – In this type of meditation, focus your attention on an object or being, weaving feelings of love and gratitude into your thoughts. You can also close your eyes and use your imagination or gaze at images that remind you of your focus.

Like all skills, meditation takes practice. If you don’t achieve your relaxation goals at first, don’t give up. In time, you may find peace in this spontaneous relaxation technique.

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Presidential Election Trivia

It would be difficult to imagine a Presidential election without all those tiny metallic buttons pinned to coats, purses and shirt pockets. What better way to express your views of a particular candidate.

This time-honored American tradition got its start with our first President. In 1789, supporters of George Washington sported a brass clothing-button that read, “G.W.-Long Live the President” – a play off the phrase “Long Live the King.”

McKinley’s 1896 campaign manager, Mark Hanna, threw out all the rules and created one of the most innovative features in the history of political buttons. This pendant has a loop (intended for a chain) that you can slide to change the message on the surface. When the loop is turned, the message changes to one disparaging the competition, “Free silver means a dollar worth 50 cents – Bryan, Sewall, and adversity.”

The metallic political buttons that we know today first came on the scene in the Presidential election of 1896. This came about with the invention of thin clear sheet of celluloid that could be used to protect the image on the button.

William Jennings Bryan has the unfortunate distinction of running for president three times and losing three times. He ran in 1896, 1900, and 1908.

In an attempt to attract the workingman, the promise of a “full dinner bucket” was a major campaign platform that characterized the McKinley-Roosevelt bid for the Presidency in 1900. When Kerry and Edwards ran in 2004, they borrowed the same concept as they promised “a full dinner pail” by stopping the exportation of jobs.

The unique design used by Coolidge in the 1924 campaign
featured a horseshoe as the “C” in Coolidge. The lucky symbol
appeared to have worked, since Coolidge won the election.

There was a time when advertisers created buttons as giveaways. So as not to be polarizing, they created buttons featuring the candidates from both parties. Sunoco created this particular button for the 1972 campaign and features candidates McGovern and Shriver, who went on to lose to Nixon and Agnew.

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