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History of HipSaver Hip Protector HipSaver - The Leader in Hip Protection WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTIES NAVIGATING AROUND THE SITE, PLEASE CALL US ON 01835 864866 FOR HELP! OUR ONLINE SHOP IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE WEBSITE CHANGES. YOU CAN SEARCH FOR THE PRODUCTS OF YOUR CHOICE THERE! SIMPLY CLICK ON THE 'TO SHOP ONLINE' MOVING LINK ABOVE TO BE REDIRECTED TO OUR ONLINE SHOP. IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTIES NAVIGATING AROUND THE SITE or GOING TO OUR ONLINE SHOP, PLEASE CALL US ON 01835 864866 FOR HELP! Our International number for calling from outside the UK is + 44 1835 864866.
Ed
Goodwin is a consumer products designer and engineer trained in developing
consumer-friendly goods. Ed’s background and his beliefs are reflected and very
evident in the HipSaver products. Ed has always believed that new age materials should be used to create an effective soft protector that is easy to wear, comfortable and truly user-friendly in all its parameters and aspects. He believed that this would motivate users to accept the garments and comply with wearing them. Lack of motivation to wear and/or to administer hip protectors present a real stumbling block to their long term effectiveness in hip fracture prevention. Comfortability, appearance and compatibility with the elderly people's needs as well as with the needs of the carers is very important. It is equally important as the effective force attenuation capability of the hip protector.
HipSaver is a user-friendly effective soft hip protector. HipSaver is now routinely and successfully used in well over 5000 nursing and residential homes and hospitals worldwide. The acceptance of HipSaver is rapidly growing. Countries include the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Australia, Israel, Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany. Ed Goodwin at the HipSaver booth at a recent Care Association Conference in Florida, USA. Read the findings and conclusions or even print out your own copy of the RHINO Project - a Hip Protector Project to Reduce Hip Injury in Needy Older People - a year long project undertaken in Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom between July 2003 and June 2004. The RHINO trial was funded by a DTI modernisation grant. The aim of the RHINO trial was to evaluate the use of two types of hip protectors (hard shells protector Safehip and soft pads protector HipSaver) amongst frail dependent fallers and fallers with dementia, both in their own homes and in a care home setting, with a view to highlighting the most cost-effective use of future funding. Findings of more recent UK project can be viewed and printed out here - South West Kent PCT Hip Protector Trial Read and print a Hip Protector Pilot Project Report completed in the Medway and Swale. Recently published 'cost-benefit' analysis of external hip protectors in the nursing home setting states clearly that hip protectors represent not only a cost-saving intervention, but that hip protectors prolong lives and their use leads to 'life expectancy gains' in the elderly population destined to have a fracture. The authors recommend a preferential use of the soft-shell variety of hip protectors, because soft hip protectors are preferred for comfort and are likely to have improved adherence rates without compromise to biomechanical effectiveness. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of External Hip Protectors in the Nursing Home Setting. Lisa A Honkanen, Bruce R Schackman, Alvin I Mushlin, Mark S Lachs. Journal of American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), 2005; 53:190-197. Video programme on DVD entitled "Protecting people from the effects of falling" is available now from Win Health. It is offered free to healthcare professionals, social services executives, care homes staff and other professionals involved with Falls Prevention Initiatives or practically interested in the prevention of fall related injuries. The programme features Dr Tahir Masud of Nottingham City Hospital; Dr Bernard Walsh from St. James's Hospital in Dublin; Mr George Gross from Boston, MA and others. You can reserve your free copy by sending an e-mail to halina@winhealth.co.uk We require your full name, position, postal address, telephone number. You can also request your free copy by phone or fax as presented above. Printable HipSaver research: In the UK, the RHINO Project - a 12 Months Hip Protector Study carried out in Dudley, West Midlands (project funded by the DTi Modernisation Grant) between July 2003 and June 2004 - also confirmed the superiority of the soft HipSavers over the hard shell Safehips. You can view the Rhino Project Final Report here! View and print out a summary of another successful Hip Protector Project carried out in South West Kent South West Kent PCT Hip Protector Trial Read and print a Hip Protector Pilot Project Report completed in the Medway and Swale. Prevention of fall-induced hip fractures: Usability evaluation of hip protectors. K.R. Dunn, C.L. Brace, T. Masud, R.A. Haslam, R.O. Morris. Contemporary Ergonomics 2005 (edited by P.D. Bust and P.T. McCabe). Taylor and Francis, London. Ergonomics Society Conference, Hatfield, 6-8 April 2005, pp 464-468, ISBN 0415374480
HipSaver is a registered Class 1 Medical Device. NHS Buyers can purchase HipSavers from the NHS Supply Chain (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Alternatively - HipSavers can be purchased directly from us at the NHS price. In Scotland, we supply the NHS institutions directly and our details feature on the Scottish Healthcare Supplies website. While HipSaverR has achieved excellent and impressive results, no product can claim to be 100% effective all of the time. HipSaverR is not guaranteed to work in every individual instance. And, therefore, the HipSaver Company Inc. as well as the UK distributor of HipSaverR, Win Health Ltd., make no implied or express guarantee that HipSaver products will prevent injury. Printable HipSaver Patient Leaflet with Order Form Printable HipSaver Interim and Activs Leaflet Printable Falls Mats Bedside Fall Out Mats Leaflet DermaSaver Printable Brochure with Case Studies, Pricing and Order Forms
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line with Ed’s vision and conviction, HipSaver offers a full range
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