Television remote controls are one of
the most often handled items in the patients room.
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The TV remote control systems currently
used are difficult to properly disinfect due to the intricacies
and delicate nature of the electronic components involved in
this device.
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Noso remote controls have been designed
to help reduce the spread of nosocomial pathogens from patient
to patient.
"One of the dirtiest places in the room people
don't expect is the TV channel changer, believe it or
not." Gerba has even found fecal bacteria on those
remote controls. Chuck
Gerba was featured on NBC's Today Show special series
"Dirty America".
Dr. Chuck Gerba - professor of environmental
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The Institute of Medicine reports that preventable
adverse patient events, including hospital-acquired
infections, are responsible for 44,000-98,000 deaths
annually at a cost of $17-$29 billion.