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Strikethrough Resistant Technology™: a possible solution to mattress audit failures

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Strikethrough Resistant Technology™: a possible solution to mattress audit failures

Jo Milnes, Margaret Laidlaw, Peter McLean, Stephan McDowall-Laing
27 September 2015

In response to problems with spontaneous fluid ingress (strikethrough) in pressure-reducing support surfaces, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has worked alongside industry, testing a new mattress cover material. Since January 2012, mattresses supplied with Invacare’s Strikethrough Resistant Technology™ (SRT) fabric have been in constant, heavy use throughout the hospitals.