C. Our EZ-Clean™ Pillows are Staff Friendly

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• Gives the nurse extra time to handle the accidental mess. When a spill occurs on our EZ-Clean™ Vinyl Cough Pillows, the bodily liquids such as blood, mucus, or another type of mess are kept out and forced to stay on top of the waterproof vinyl cover providing the opportunity and time for quick removal onsite. If the same mess happens to a cloth pillow that has a porous and rough surface, the liquid will seep inside or run down between the weaves before anyone can react.

• It’s easy to clean in the patient room for prompt reuse. A nurse or anyone else can use a piece of tissue or cloth to wipe any type of mess including liquid from the smooth vinyl surface.  The vinyl surface can then be sprayed with disinfectant and wiped for immediate reuse. No washing or drying is needed. No backup pillows are needed. Meanwhile, the mess cannot be removed completely from a cloth pillow. There is no way, for example, to reach the mess that has leaked inside, between the weaves, or even stuck on top of the threads. Therefore, the messy cloth pillows must be sent to the laundry room to be washed, dried, and then brought back – a time-consuming processing before the pillow can be reused. Not mentioning that the nurse has to spend time retrieving a backup pillow if they are located offsite.

• It’s easy to move around and wash. Let’s try to imagine a typical laundry routine for 20 cough pillows. A nurse can easily carry 20 vinyl covers (13” tall) to the laundry room and finish them in one regular load or use a specialty cart to transport 20 cloth pillows (stacked at 8’ height) and complete the washing with 7-10 loads. It is worth noting that the efficiency difference is 7-10 times.  As you may be aware, we do not recommend washing our inner pillows since they are well protected and stay dry and clean.