The cost of falls
Noisy, chaotic and fast-paced—the emergency department never stops. With more patients and fewer nurses1, it can be challenging to not only set bed exit, but also to locate the right stretcher when an alarm is activated. And those actions have serious consequences.
Every year, nearly 1 million patients in the US experience a fall at the hospital2, with a significant number of these falls likely occurring in the emergency department. In addition to the devastating impact of lives lost, a fall can cost up to $32,2153 per episode of injury and take a serious toll on care team morale.
But falls don’t have to be the norm.
90% of emergency departments4
More than 90% of U.S. EDs report feeling stressed beyond the breaking point, at least some of the time.
1 million patients2
Every year, nearly 1 million patients in the US experience a fall at the hospital.
$32,2153
A fall can cost up to $32,2153 per episode of injury.
The Prime difference
Transforming patient care with connectivity, advanced mobility and electric functionality
The demands on caregivers have never been greater — heavier patients, longer transports, ever-growing time constraints, patient falls, and an expectation to perform with fewer hands on deck. At Stryker, we are driven to help healthcare professionals achieve their goals by providing the Prime solution to address their needs. Through advanced mobility, electric functionality and pressure redistribution surfaces; Prime Series stretchers are designed to help ensure caregiver safety and efficiency while enhancing the patient experience.
Prime Connect
Smart stretcher. Confident care.
With both visual and audible bed exit alarms, Prime Connect is a smart, connected stretcher designed to help support fall prevention protocols in your facility.
Designed to support both caregivers and patients
With its advanced mobility, electric functionality and pressure redistribution surfaces, Prime Connect helps prioritize caregiver safety and efficiency while also enhancing the overall patient experience.
Improved local monitoring
Local monitoring capabilities make it easy to acknowledge bed exit alarms in loud, fast-paced environments with the ability to have both the corridor light and the enhanced footboard display illuminate when bed exit is triggered.
Wired notifications
Plug Prime Connect into your existing nurse call system to enable the transmission of bed exit through the nurse call system itself. This connection can illuminate the dome light when bed exit is triggered.
Next-gen footboard display
Prime Connect’s customisable, high-contrast screen offers a user friendly experience. Tailored bed exit alarms align with patient fall risk status and hospital auditory preferences. Care team members can monitor power connection, alarm status and stretcher readiness at a glance.
Mobile. Safe. Efficient.
Stryker stretchers
Fifth Wheel
Recovery chair position
Glideaway siderails
Lift Assist backrest
Power-washable**
700 lb. safe working load
Big Wheel
All features of Fifth Wheel
+
Big Wheel mobility – push and steer easier compared to a manual Fifth Wheel Stretcher
Zoom
All features of Big Wheel
+
Zoom motorized drive – helps reduce strenuous pushing and pulling
Models can be configured to include:
- Prime Connect for enhanced local, centralized and mobile monitoring
- Electric lift (not available on Zoom models)
- Patient and caregiver comfort controls
- Bed exit
- Scale
**1105 and 1115 models only
Safety. Support. Features.
Our Prime Connect and Prime Series stretchers are built for safety and support with caregivers and patients in mind.
Enhanced footboard display
Includes a high-contrast screen that offers a user friendly experience. Tailored bed exit alarms align with patient fall risk status and hospital auditory preferences.
Advanced stretcher mobility
Zoom motorized drive virtually eliminates manual pushing, while Big Wheel reduces start-up push force and steering.
Electric lift pedal
Eliminates manual pumping, allowing for quick patient access. Simply step on the hydraulic pedal to raise the litter.
Lift Assist backrest
The drop seat leverages the patient’s weight to easily raise the head of the stretcher, while cradling the patient to reduce the need for boosting.
Simple and convenient
Four-sided brakes offer convenient access, while a power-washable design makes Prime Series stretchers easy to clean in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Recovery chair position
Helps eliminate the need for unnecessary transfers by providing a comfortable position for patients to recover.
IsoFlex SE gel support surface
IsoFlex SE addresses two key risk factors for skin breakdown: pressure and shear. Equipped with ShearGel throughout the entire surface and CoreGel in the sacral region, IsoFlex SE helps to keep the patient comfortable, aids in the treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers.**
Comfort controls
Patients can control their own comfort instead of calling for assistance and repositioning. Controls are staggered so the patient can access them in any position, and they include a patient lock-out. Optional foot-end nursing controls allow caregivers to improve patient comfort with the touch of a button.
Glideaway siderails
These siderails offer enhanced patient security when raised.
Experience the smart, connected difference.
Reach out today to learn more about our Prime Series stretchers.
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IsoFlex SE
Our premier stretcher surface, IsoFlex SE, addresses the key risk factors to skin breakdown: pressure and shear while enhancing patient comfort by aiding in the treatment and prevention of pressure injuries.
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Prime TC
Every aspect of the Prime TC seated transport chair is designed to help create a welcoming and safe environment. Prime TC is not your ordinary wheelchair and redesigned the way we think about seated patient transport. The BackSmart ergonomics have been incorporated into the design to help reduce the bending and reaching that may be associated with caregiver injury. A rigid frame helps enhance durability while reducing the risk of theft. This investment in the well-being of patients and caregivers tells them you care about their comfort and safety.
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Connected solutions
With simplified workflows and improved communication—hospitals can create richer, more human connections between care teams, patients and their loved ones for safer medical care and improved clinical outcomes.
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1. Verelst S, Wouters P, Gillet JB, and Van den Berghe G. Emergency department crowding in relation to in-hospital adverse medical events: A large prospective observational cohort study. J Emerg Med 2015;49:949-961 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736467915005235.
2. Health Research & Educational Trust. Preventing patient falls: A systematic approach from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare project. 2016 Oct. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/2016/preventing-patient-falls.pdf.
3. Dykes, Patricia C., et al. “Evaluation of a Patient-Centered Fall-Prevention Tool Kit to Reduce Falls and Injuries.” JAMA Network Open, vol. 3, no. 11, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25889.
4. Massachusetts Medical Society. Emergency Department Crowding: The Canary in the Health Care System. Gabor D. Kelen, Richard Wolfe, Gail D’Onofrio, Angela M. Mills, Deborah Diercks, Susan A. Stern, Michael C. Wadman, Peter E. Sokolove. 2021/09/01. doi: 10.1056/CAT.21.0217. 10.1056/CAT.21.0217. Vol. 2, no. 5. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0217.
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