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Proper Storage Practices for Children’s Vaccinations

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When it comes down to it, proper storage and handling is one of, if not the, most important factor regarding vaccines- especially when it comes to immunizations for preventable childhood illnesses. Improper care of immunizations can prove the efforts of many for naught, as not only can mishandled vaccinations decrease effectiveness, but can also lead to major financial loss in pointless vaccines and revaccinations, as well as overall distrust and skepticism in patients.

How to Prepare Your Clinic for the Flu Season

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Whether you’re a health care professional at a local clinic or a state hospital, you play a significant role in helping protect your patients against influenza. Because of the disease’s severity, flu season can create a monumental burden on the healthcare system. However, preparation and patient outreach during flu season will allow your facility to better compete in a crowded marketplace, all while protecting the health of your patients.

The Vaccine Storage Unit Used In NJHOA 2011 Study Was FridgeFreeze

A FridgeFreeze vaccine storage unit was used at the New Jersey Health Officers Association Mass Vaccination Exercises on June 12, 2011. A summary of the exercise is published in the NJHOA Mass Vaccination Exercises Best Practices Report, which was created in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and Rutgers University’s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education.

Disaster Recovery Journal’s Fall World 2013 Conference

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We attended Disaster Recovery Journal’s Fall World 2013 conference, earlier today. It was held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel, near the convention center and airport. There were many exhibits and speakers during the multi-day event. Among them were Jim Lukaszewski from The Lukaszewski Group Div., Frank Perlmutter of Strategic BCP and Ron Martel from IBM.

Product Demonstration at San Diego VA Outpatient Clinic

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We were happy to give the San Diego VA Outpatient Clinic a product demonstration today of some of our medical fridge freezer units. While there, we took a number of photos. Here are some of them.

You can see all the photos posted on our FaceBook page.

FridgeFreeze Products Employ Green Technology

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Energy saving FridgeFreeze portable medical refrigerator/freezers are designed with Green Technology to ensure maximum renewable energy conservation and sustainable performance. All FridgeFreeze medical units are CFC-Free, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly!

The cold chain is a system of refrigeration or freezing used for keeping and distributing vaccines at the correct temperature and in good condition, from the manufacturer to the point of use by the health worker.
Source: www.gavialliance.org/media_centre/glossary/index.php

About Our Product Line

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The FridgeFreeze medical freezers is ideal for safely transporting and storing medical supplies, vaccines, blood and other critical items that require a consistent temperature. Some Key features of our product line include:

APHIS Answers Questions About FridgeFreeze Units

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On August 31, 2012, APHIS National Veterinary Stockpile featured questions and answers about FridgeFreeze Portable Refrigeration Units.

See the APHIS Q & A document

 

Where Power Was Unreliable, FridgeFreeze Units Were Used In Research Study

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Published on July 4, 2012, page 3 of “Leski et al.: Leapfrog diagnostics: Demonstration of a broad spectrum pathogen identification platform in a resource-limited setting “, FridgeFreeze medical fridges and freezers are mentioned as being used in a research study in a severely resource-limited tropical setting where power was unreliable and maintaining a cold chain was difficult.

See The Health Research Policy and Systems Document

Oregon Health Authority Features FridgeFreeze

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On October 30, 2011, Oregon Health Authority’s “Oregon VFC Refrigerator and Freezer Guide” featured FridgeFreeze units on page 9 as “additional equipment, add-ons and services that your clinic may want to consider when assessing vaccine storage and monitoring needs”.

Read the Oregon VFC Refrigerator and Freezer Guide