Reddit reviews 3M Health Care 1624W Tegaderm Film Dressing, Frame Style, 2.75" Length x 2.375" Width, Transparent (Pack of 100)
We found 4 Reddit comments about 3M Health Care 1624W Tegaderm Film Dressing, Frame Style, 2.75" Length x 2.375" Width, Transparent (Pack of 100). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Made with a hypoallergenic, latex-free adhesive that is gentle to the skin yet holds catheters and other devices in placeConformable, dressing flexes with skin for greater patient comfortPicture-frame delivery makes placement accurate and easy, minimizing potential to stick to gloves or to itselfApplication - Short peripheral and midline venous catheterApplication - Clean, closed surgical incisions
As someone that has spend allot of time with our health-care system the last 4 months one of the biggest things I think they could get better at is not wasting supplies.
No one seems to give a shit about wasting supplies, they fuck up and its just "oh well get a new one". If they used the old saying measure twice, cut once it would probably save tens of millions per year.
The other thing that boggled me was being sent home a huge bag of medical supplies when I got home because its that or throwing them out. When they bring supplies into your room they can't be taken out and used on something else even if they are sealed. This might make sense to a point but could probably be solved easily by not bringing more supplies then needed. They sent me home with a whole box of tegaderm because it entered my room.
So I had quite a few problems with patches (they were still far superior to gel for me ... don't get me started about gel), BUT getting some sort of transparent dressing to put over the top solved all of them.... I use these (https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Tegaderm-Pack-100-Pieces/dp/B000O5YRPU). Makes the whole process much easier. I'd advise either shaving the part you are putting the patch on OR finding a part of your body free of hair (I use my hip and alternate sides)... Anyways best of luck!
I use a tegaderm 1624W over my sensor. (cut a disc of paper about the side of the sensor and stick it on the tegaderm patch first, then apply. That way if the tegaderm starts peeling you can easily remove the tegaderm and stick on a new one.
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https://www.amazon.ca/3M-Health-Care-1624W-Transparent/dp/B000O5YRPU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540506777&sr=8-1&keywords=1624w&dpID=41s9hkKUv7L&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
These are the patches I got and the Emla was ~$53 for 30ml at the Costco pharmacy... which is quite a but cheaper than at Shoppers Drug Mart. You have to ask the pharmacist for the cream, but no prescription is required. 😊
There's a 5% Lidocaine cream available on Anazon too, but I went with the Emla because the cost difference was minimal.