...to
tell you how much we value the Lamellar mattress...so
versatile...It packs easily, perfect for travel,
even "on the road." We take along a
battery which we hook up to an AC-DC inverter
which we hook up to his box (electronic control
unit) for his mattress...
...all so very simple and of course so completely
effective.
This mattress enables our son
to continue traveling, camping, staying over with
friends, etc., which are parts of his former physical
life that he loved, and can now continue to love
and experience...
...you are providing a fantastic
service. I can’t say enough. Thank you.
S.H., mother of quadriplegic
patient
Sebastopol, CA
…As
you know I am a C4-5 quadriplegic with severely
limited use of my arms. I am unable to move myself
while in bed. The first four days I was home from
the hospital my wife needed to turn me every three
hours while I was in bed. The pain to my shoulders
was extreme and my wife became increasingly exhausted
from the interruptions in her sleep. We are grateful
that through the donations of friends we were
able to obtain Dr. Völkner’s mattress.
At this point I am still spending up to fifteen
hours a day in bed and have had no incidents of
pressure sores or skin breakdown of any kind.
I need no turning and only minimal adjustments
once I am on the mattress…
…the
fact that the mattress easily repackages and transports
are features that we have appreciated when we
spend nights away from home.
Again,
I would like to thank you for a product that so
enhances the quality of our lives. …
P.
Rinne, Colfax, CA
…the
decubitus from the body brace healed quickly.
Kevin’s skin is in good condition now…
C.
Kreamer, Vacaville, CA
…the
mattress was located for most of the time in the
Intensive Care Unit…
…the
mattress was also used on a number of vascular
surgical patients. Normally, support mattresses
of this kind would cause circulatory problems
when used near graft sites. This was not the case
with Dr. Völkner’s turning mattress.
It appeared to in fact enhance circulation…
…generally,
the unit was overall accepted as being the best
product seen to date for the prevention and healing
of pressure care areas. The additional benefits
of less nurse intervention and reduction in workload
are well recognized.
C.J.
Equipment Officer
John Hunter Hospital
Australia
…I
have found the equipment most satisfactory. It
is a great improvement over what I used before.
I have had no trouble with my skin breaking down…
L.
A. Russell, MD Long Beach, CA
This
patient requires routine and continual turning
for treatment of tissue trauma and respiratory
indications. Because of this diagnosis and limited
sensation, we are concerned about skin breakdown.
Of equal concern is his respiratory status.
Therefore,
it is my opinion that the Völkner Turning
System® is a medical necessity. The constant
movement mobilizes secretions and decreases the
risk of pulmonary infection as well as serving
the purpose for proper skin care…
…There
is no comparable substitute on the market today.
V.C.,
MD, Florida
…it
is such a Godsend to use your unit and have no
need to be concerned about pressure sores.
A.
Reed, San Diego, CA
…we
were able to use the device for a patient who
had a large 4" diameter fresh skin graft
on one thigh and a donor site on the buttock making
the usual turning procedures virtually impossible…Her
graft and donor sites healed well without any
complications in spite of the fact that both areas
were touching the "mattress". This would
not normally have been possible…
We
have been very happy with the Turning Bed and
found it to be far superior to other similar devices…We
recommend this device for Medicare and Medi-Cal
coverage as well as other insurances. It is less
costly, more comfortable and easier to use than
other skin care devices used for the same purposes.
V.
daSilva, RN, PHN, MPH
Oakland, CA
Excerpt
from an Abstract, reported in the Journal of the
American Paraplegia Society, Vol. 14, Number 2,
page 90. Presentation of a survey of 20 acute
spinal cord injury patients at the American Spinal
Injury Association Meeting, April 1991, in Seattle,
Washington. Reported by medical and nursing staff
associated with Stanford University, California:
…"this
study documented the effectiveness of this mattress
in maintaining skin tolerance while eliminating
the need for turning every two to three hours."…
Presentation
of a case history:
"A
24 year old C1 level ventilator quadriplegic female
has used a turning air mattress for the past two
years. The German manufactured product was obtained
for her use to decrease the necessity of turning
her at night and to maintain her skin integrity.
Our
monitoring of her condition has shown:
-
No
skin problems in spite of prior history of
sacral lesions.
-
No
manual turning required except for bowel program
procedures even when the patient is in the
bed for days.
-
Improved
sleep pattern for the patient.
-
No
pulmonary complications with routine chest
physical therapy.
The
lamellar construction mattress turns the patient
30 degrees alternately right and left every four
minutes, and is less expensive than air flotation
beds. In the reports available, it is very reliable
in construction and wear.
The
air mattress is a promising alternative to turning
beds per se and a boon to decreasing care-taker’s
nightly turning of patients for skin protection.
Specifics of the case and air mattress will be
discussed."
J.D.
Thompson, MD
San Jose, CA
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