Klima Optima Dehumidifiers
Humidity is one of the factors that contribute to the safe and sterile environment in healthcare facilities. Excess humidity is known to make the environment uncomfortable for patients and cause structural damage to expensive healthcare equipment and lenses.
In hospitals around the world, dehumidifiers play an important part in managing the humidity of the hospital, which guarantees the quality of the environment to ensure patients’ comfort and healthy surroundings. It also helps with getting accurate test results and helps maintain the quality of all hospital equipment by preventing bacteria growth, systems damage, rust, and corrosion.
Klima Optima Humidifier
Headaches, sore eyes and throat, nasal stuffiness, lethargy, skin complaints and an increase in airborne viral transmissions are all effects of a dry atmosphere. Dry air will suck moisture from all possible sources in the room including mucous membranes in the nose and throat, which are designed to protect us from infection. Moisture will also be drawn from any body tissue exposed during operations. This can cause premature drying and promote the formation of a scab from coagulated blood.
Perhaps more importantly in theatre is the effect of electrostatic shocks which build up below 40% RH. The uncomfortable, surprising jolts caused by a sudden static discharge can have potentially damaging and dangerous effects on surgery.
Consideration must also be given to the prevention of electrostatic sparks in relation to flammable anesthetic gases.
The humidity levels in maternity and obstetric departments should always be maintained as babies are particularly sensitive to a dry atmosphere. Also, low relative humidity can severely exacerbate the condition of patients with respiratory problems.