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Post by briancanufixthis on Jan 19, 2022 15:03:15 GMT
Has anyone been asked to adapt a sink in the emergency room so that they can treat patients? I was wondering if this is a common practice or a request because of ICU overcrowding...
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Post by Chuck Weddle on Jan 19, 2022 17:20:10 GMT
We need to do it rather frequently. Usually because the patient needs dialysis but is waiting for a bed to be admitted.
One of the hospitals we service put in a couple connections but the others we need to attach to the sinks.
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lost
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Post by lost on Jan 19, 2022 19:00:41 GMT
It's not uncommon to have to hook up an RO at a sink in a hospital setting.
We found that automotive heater hose works well to slip over a long faucet(if thats the case), and secure with a worm gear hose clamp. Most faucets seem to be 3/4" OD, so we get the 3/4 ID hose and then with a clamped 3/4" hose barb to MHT you can connect to the supply line of your RO. Make sure your staff has a few socket drivers on hand for the clamps.. usually 5/16".
BTW. If the sink has hot and cold valves, you'll have to make sure the staff knows to not use the hot side when using an RO.
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joey
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Post by joey on Jan 19, 2022 19:13:47 GMT
Totally common for us
I set up certain sinks with flow through quick disconnects so they can use regularly and when the staff bring the portable down there they just snap it on. If they have a dialysis patient they try to put them in one of those rooms. Only thing is some hospitals put limiters on the water pipes underneath sink so they have to take them out to allow enough flow to the portables otherwise they won't run.
It makes sense especially if they have to wait for a room they can have a treatment while they wait.
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Post by Chuck Weddle on Jan 19, 2022 19:47:39 GMT
Make sure your staff has a few socket driers on hand for the clamps.. usually 5/16". The cheap multi-tip (without the tips) screwdrivers from Home Depot work great for this. |
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lost
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Post by lost on Jan 20, 2022 4:21:39 GMT
Totally common for us I set up certain sinks with flow through quick disconnects so they can use regularly and when the staff bring the portable down there they just snap it on. Good point. A quick disconnect system helps too. Home Depot carries sets of ball lock quick connectors that go directly on garden hose fittings and work great. Good solution for keeping the RO feed connectors different than the HD machine/product connection. |
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Post by joey on Jan 20, 2022 12:43:51 GMT
Totally common for us I set up certain sinks with flow through quick disconnects so they can use regularly and when the staff bring the portable down there they just snap it on. Good point. A quick disconnect system helps too. Home Depot carries sets of ball lock quick connectors that go directly on garden hose fittings and work great. Good solution for keeping the RO feed connectors different than the HD machine/product connection. Exactly I have different connectors for each with the one on the dialysis machine that only fits the product line of the portable. The sink hookup has a different connection so it's not as easy for them to make a mistake.
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Post by H2Otech2 on Jan 20, 2022 15:57:44 GMT
We use braided hose that slides up on the gooseneck faucets with a backflow device attached and then the RO incoming water line hooks up to that. It seems to work really well. Our ER wasn't prepared for so many dialysis runs. With census being high, we have been doing a good amount of treatments in the ER.
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