[Paull, Gwen (Health)]

Hello Everyone,
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been using the single patient use, blue, latex free Multigate tourniquets for general ward use for some time now. These do not have a clip, but are pulled and looped under itself. (there is a Youtube video of how this is done) These have been cost effective and proven to be satisfactory. The emergency trollies have the traditional style of tourniquet with a clip, as it was found that the Multigate would sometimes snap in the urgency of an emergency situation use.

Kind regards
Gwen Paull
Gwen Paull |Clinical Service Coordinator, Infection Prevention & Control Unit|
Division of Acute Care and Clinical Support
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Level 8 Tower Building | 28 Woodville Road, WOODVILLE SOUTH 5011
t: +61 8 8222 7588| p: 47757| f: +61 8 8222 6461 | DX: 465432 |e:gwen.paull@health.sa.gov.au

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Hi Maureen I’d be keen to hear of any other success stories on this issue

Kind regards

Colette Chard
Quality & Risk Manager
North West Private Hospital
137 Flockton Street
Everton Park
QLD 4037

07 3246 3142
Chardc @ramsayhealth.com.au

Hi all

We are currently looking into replacing reusable tourniquets with single-use disposable tourniquets throughout the hospital.

Just wondering if anyone has implemented a similar strategy in their facility and what were the pro’s and con’s you encountered?

Regards
Maureen

Maureen McKenzie

Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
C/- Microbiology Dept.
Hospital Road Concord NSW 2139
Tel 02 9767 6898 | Fax 02 9767 7868 | maureen.mckenzie@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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