Addenbrooke’s transfer mattress is its seventh
Pictured are sister Rebecca Kelly, healthcare assistant Michael Shortt, Wolverson regional sales manager Gurpal Matharu, staff nurse Kellie Stevens and student nurse Gabi Lane.
Addenbrooke’s Hospital A&E department has taken delivery of a seventh set of TraumaTransfer mattresses, including a TraumaTransfer Mini for paediatrics. This device is used throughout Europe and has been in use at Addenbrooke’s for more than seven years. Available in the UK from Wolverson X-Ray Limited, TraumaTransfer mattresses are designed for safe immobilisation and transfer of trauma patients from patient trolleys to CT, x-ray or an MRI table. Because the board is optimised for x-ray, once the patient is secured onto the padded board they can be transferred by sliding the mattress across, reducing the number of staff required for a patient transfer.
See this report on page 24 of the December 2013 issue of RAD Magazine.
