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‘Holby City’ plotline should set alarms ringing for hospital managers
 A plotline from BBC1 drama Holby City has urgent safety lessons for the medical and scientific communities, says Robin Gregson, Sales and Marketing Director of Labcold.
In the long-running storyline, a medical implant is rendered dangerous when an over-zealous employee on the look-out for carbon savings decides to turn off the refrigerator in which it was being stored. Unfortunately, no-one notices the error until it is too late.
“This emphasises the crucial importance of using specially designed, installed and maintained refrigeration equipment for sensitive medical uses,” said Robin. “Ironically, the appliance featured on the programme was a Labcold model which has an audible alarm that will sound if the temperature moves outside set limits, even if the unit is unplugged. But showing that would not have made for such good drama!
“Current guidelines recommend refrigerator alarms that will alert staff if the temperature rises or falls below set ranges, but this is not a requirement. So all hospital, pharmacy and laboratory managers should assess which of their refrigerators are likely to store temperature-sensitive items and choose models with alarms,” added Robin. Meanwhile, Labcold has recently launched a revised range of pharmacy fridges including new glass door versions, as shown here.
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