A Simple Change to Save Money

Sometimes savings can be as easy as changing a defibrillator pad.

Scott Hicks, director of operations and administration for Medstar Ambulance in Detroit, learned this lesson when his company switched to Bound Tree Medical’s Medstorm Multi-Function Defibrillator Pads about four years ago.

Hicks said the service had previously used manufacturer pads, but decided to make the switch as a cost-saving measure. The measure has been successful, and they have used Bound Tree Medical’s pads since.

“The biggest advantage has been cost savings, and the pads function the same as the manufacturer pads did,” Hicks says.

However, Hicks says Medstar experienced other advantages along the way.

The pads encompass a radiotransparent and radiotranslucent system that allows them to stay with the patient as they move through different care environments.

The ease of use helped make the implementation of the new pads as easy as letting his employees know the change was happening, Hicks says.

The pads come with a variety of features that make them easier to use, including a color-coded packaging system, a 60-inch lead wire that allows for more room to work, easy-to-read instructions and warning labels throughout the packaging, peel-pouch and tear-notch packaging to allow for easier access while wearing gloves, and a checklist that is printed directly on the release liners.

“There was no learning curve at all, and implementation was seamless,” Hicks says. “We simply sent a picture of the new product out and advised them they would be seeing the pads soon.”

The latex-free pads come with a polymer adhesive gel that allows for great contact and offers uniform current distribution so defibrillation and pacing is effective.

To learn more about Bound Tree Medical’s Medstorm Multi-Function Defibrillator Pads or their other products, visit boundtree.com.