Introducing Ohio Medical Corporation’s Safe Suction Advisory Care Program A Systematic Approach to Promoting Patient Safety Ohio Medical Corporation ® 1111 Lakeside Drive, Gurnee, IL 60031 1.866.549.6446 | www.ohiomedical.com Ohio Medical Corporation and Amvex are registered trademarks and Push-to-Set and Safe Suction Advisory Care Program are trademarks of Ohio Medical Corporation. Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; American Association for Respiratory Care is a registered trademark of American Association for Respiratory Care; National Fire Protection Association is a registered trademark of National Fire Protection Association. 255523 (Rev. 2) 12/2014 © Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved. © 2014 Ohio Medical Corporation. This document contains information that is proprietary and confidential to Ohio Medical Corporation. Use of this information is under license from Ohio Medical Corporation. Any use other than that authorized by Ohio Medical Corporation is prohibite

Improperly set vacuum regulators can expose patients to vacuum pressures up to 15 times higher than recommended pressures for nasogastric or endotracheal suction procedures.1 Higher than recommended pressures can cause suction-induced lung derecruitment and tear the delicate mucosal tissue in the stomach or trachea, leading to bleeding and potential infection. 2 Research indicates that the prevention of suction-induced lung derecruitment is more clinically relevant than reversal of Acute Lung Injury or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).3 Many clinicians, however, do not fully understand...

CLINICAL AUDIT INVENTORY ASSESSMENT VACUUM REGULATOR CLINICAL AUDIT FORM- SAMPLE FORM Patient Safety Vacuum Pressure Compliance: Audit Vacuum Regulator Setting with RECENT PATIENT INTERACTION Sample Locations Vacuum Level Full Wall Full Wall Full Wall Full Wall Clinical Audit Vacuum Regulator Pressure Test: Audit Vacuum Regulator Setting ABSENCE OF PATIENT Sample Locations Full Wall Vacuum In-Service Training and Refresher Courses to Keep Patient Safety Top of Mind Our in-service training supports both Ohio Medical’s patented Push-to- Set ™ Vacuum Regulator and the Amvex ® Vacuum Regulator. It...

Safe Suction Advisory Care Program Del i ver ing “ Firsts” in Pa tie n t Safe t y For more than 70 years, Ohio Medical Corporation has been providing quality oxygen Medical Leadership Education and suction therapy products to health care facilities worldwide. Our commitment Clinical Audit and Inventory Assessment to innovation and patient safety has changed the way clinicians deliver suction Comprehensive In-Service Training Kit therapy to patients and brought about a number of “firsts”. Our Amvex regulator was the first patented solid-state, digital display vacuum regulator that does not require...