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Covalon Launches New "CLABSI Conscious" Campaign to Help Children Heal Without Infections
Covalon Launches New "CLABSI Conscious" Campaign to Help Children Heal Without Infections...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Covalon Launches New \"CLABSI Conscious\" Campaign to Help Children Heal Without Infections\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n Amongst a climbing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (\"CLABSI\") rate across\n \n the United States\n \n , Covalon is releasing new digital resources focused on the role of technology to strengthen and reinforce infection prevention practices.\n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 8, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"Covalon\") (TSXV: COV)  (OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, is ramping up awareness about rising Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (\"CLABSI\") rates across the U.S. with new digital resources designed to bring the standard infection ratio for CLABSI down, specifically in pediatric patients.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Covalon is taking a stand against the significant rise in the standard infection ratio for CLABSI through a new \"CLABSI Conscious\" campaign geared to minimize human error, maintain safety consistency, and empower frontline healthcare teams with the technology they need to reduce CLABSIs in pediatric patients.\n \n \n \"The CDC has reported a 47% increase in CLABSIs in US hospitals and a 65% increase in infections in intensive care units,\" says\n \n Brian Pedlar\n \n , CEO of Covalon. \"Sick children don't deserve a CLABSI. While healthcare providers continue to deal with unprecedented challenges, there are effective and practical solutions at our fingertips to help all patients, especially children to heal with their best chance for recovery and comfort.\"\n \n \n Covalon's new campaign focuses on the role that CLABSI-conscious technology can play in maintaining safety consistency across healthcare sites, teams, and procedures. The list of CLABSI prevention practices at most hospitals is long, including highly specialized sterilization protocols, hand hygiene mandates, training toolkits, and more, but the role that...