Kits Help Patients Fight Off Hospital Germs
Although hospital superbugs may be infamous, we haven’t yet seen a branded, integral B2C approach to their prevention.
Sold and marketed to consumers instead of to health institutions, PatientPak is a collection of antimicrobial and other hygiene items for those planning a hospital visit. Its aim: to kill 99.99% of bugs, including nasties such as MRSA, salmonella and E. coli.
GBP 16 buys a set of fourteen different germ prevention items to be used during a hospital stay, ranging from hand, surface and fabric sanitizing sprays to an advice leaflet, disposable pen and polite bedside sign to remind others to wash their hands.
PatientPak was made available from UK stockists such as Amazon.co.uk, Tesco and Mothercare late last year. Separately, much of the pack’s contents are readily available, but by bundling a range of products for a specific purpose, the brand has created a new product that should speak both to consumers’ worries and to their desire for convenience. One to launch locally?
Photo by PatientPak Ltd..
Jaclyn on January 27th, 2009 2:47 pm
i have made quite a few trips to the hospital myself, and have gone through almost 3 year’s of schooling in the medical field, and it’s surprising that even though it’s a hospital…it is actually one of the dirtiest places in the respect of you can catch just about anything in there. no joke. that was one of the thing’s taught in my schooling, with all the sick people roaming around in there…it’s the worst place to be if your looking to stay away from getting sick.
cassy on January 27th, 2009 5:53 pm
great post! thanks for this information about hospital germs,coz i really hate to stay in the hospital! thanks Rich!
jaeda on January 28th, 2009 3:12 am
…yeah, i agree on you Jaclyn,, because when my aunt was hospitalize because her appendicitis must be remove, she caught pneumonia in the hospital while is stays there…and to think that she only stays in the hospital for 4 days… IMAGINE!!!
so, you can never says that your safe with germs when you are in the hospital… must be more careful..
Maggie Brown on January 30th, 2009 1:03 pm
Here’s a tip for avoiding the flu or a cold this season: Young children are the #1 spreaders of germs and they do so often. There is a new program out called Germy Wormy Germ Awareness for Germ Transportation Vehicles ages 2- 7. If anyone out there has kids or work with them, I recommend checking this out. It’s priceless!
http://www.germywormy.com
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