Creating Healthier and Safer Computing Environments
for Healthcare Operations.
Hospitals, medical labs, clinics and doctors' offices take great
strides to ensure a clean and sanitary environment for patients.
Instruments are sterilized, gloves and masks are worn, and hazardous
materials are disposed of with great caution - all to reduce the
incidence of exposure to contaminants. However, one of the biggest
breeding grounds for bacteria and other infectious agents is typically
overlooked: the PC keyboard.
Hospital Acquired Infections: 2
million per year, 100,000 deaths!
As medical organizations push toward greater levels of automation
and paperless office standards, PCs are becoming more and more
prevalent in all aspects of operations. From the front desk, to
accounting, to patient education and exam rooms, PCs - and keyboards
- are omnipresent.
PC keyboards all also hotspots for bacteria. PC keyboards harbor
more than 3000 microbes per square inch - as compared to toilet
seats' 49. Yet most healthcare organizations do little or nothing
to remedy the situation - leaving employees and patients alike
susceptible to infection and illness.
The problem is a result of two things:
- Most people are unaware just how "dirty" keyboards
are. Individuals are conditioned to wash their hands
after using the bathroom, or to wash food preparation materials
when handling raw meat, but the general population isn't educated
about keyboard contamination. Recent research is changing that
awareness.
- Keyboards typically aren't conducive to cleaning. Most
people consider running fluids across the surface of their keyboards
as dangerous - that liquid may "short out" their computer.
As a result, keyboards are left unopposed to breed an increasing
amount of bacteria. Even so-called spill-resistant keyboards
are limited in their protection against fluids.
Washable keyboards from Unotron are just that: washable. More
than just a damp cloth across the surface of the keys, Unotron
keyboards can withstand being run under a faucet. They are the
first mass market PC keyboards certified washable to international IP66 and NEMA4X standards.
Features:
- Washable & easy-to-disinfect: Unotron
keyboards can be sprayed with a disinfectant and then then rinsed
thoroughly under running water.
- Full-travel keyboard: Unlike washable
keyboards with a one-piece design, Unotron keyboards have standard,
full-travel keys for the tactile response you are expect
- Surprisingly affordable: Unotron keyboards
are a quarter of the cost of other sealed keyboard designs.
Benefits:
- Expand your Infection Control Program: Fully
disinfecting keyboards can now be part of your program to reduce
Hospital Acquired Infections.
- Standard feel keyboard: Give your doctors,
employees and patients keyboards with the performance they expect.
- Save money: Stretch your budget by buying
smart.
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