Tag: medical keyboard

Medical Keyboard and Mouse

In any hospital and medical setting, preventing the spread of germs is an essential aspect of disease control, especially in an age of hospital-acquired infections. Of course hand washing is an essential aspect to good clinical management, but keeping areas clean and preventing the build up of germs is just as essential. Office equipment can […]

Industrial and Medical Keyboards – Data Entry in Harsh or Sterile Surroundings

Computers are a vital in most industries; No longer is the PC just a piece of office equipment they are used in almost every industry and environment imaginable from the factory floor to the hospital ward. Computer control and data storage makes most functions and processes easier and more efficient but using PCs in many […]

The Importance of Hospital Keyboards and Washable Mouse

The medical profession has undergone dramatic changes in the last decade. Computers and technology used to be the solely used by administrators but now, everybody, from doctors, nurses and even orderlies, regularly have to use computers equipment. All this sharing of keyboards and computer mouse can cause problems. Computer keyboards and a computer mouse are […]

Infection Control – Importance of Washable Keyboards and Mouse in Medical Settings

The spread of hospital acquired infections is an increasing problem in many hospitals and clinics throughout the world. Anti-biotic resistant infections such as MRSA and C. Difficile are all too common and result in hundreds of deaths each year. Controlling infection throughout hospitals is an important aspect of good clinical management and many measures have […]

Computer Filth

A recent study has discovered that computer keyboards house more germs than toilet seats even harbouring potentially lethal bacteria such MRSA. Experts say there are over 3,000 microbes per square inch on the average keyboards compared to just 49 microbes on a toilet seat! With the increasing use of computers in the health professions they […]

Armagard’s Medical Keyboards

Medical Keyboards provide a safer environment in an industry where germs, bacteria and viruses are lethal. It’s extremely durable and is built to withstand the kind of rigorous cleaning that would render other keyboards useless, making medical keyboards widely used in hospitals and other medical facilities. With its sealed feature the transfer of germs is […]

Medical Keyboards Fight Against MRSA

A recent study by the University of Arizona has discovered that computer keyboards can house more germs than toilet seats with 25% carrying the deadly superbug MRSA- one of a number of hospital-acquired infections which kill 5,000 people each year in the UK alone. Microbiologists found an average of 3,300 microbes per square inch on […]