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Making Service Simple: Changing Chart Paper in a Temperature Chart Recorder

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Matt Schafer

Regular maintenance of your Helmer product doesn’t have to be difficult. Our How-To video series provides step-by-step instruction for several routine maintenance tasks.  Follow along as one of our qualified service technicians guides you through these detailed procedures.

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The Shocking Truth behind the World’s Vaccine Storage Practices

Posted on May 09, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

The World Health Organization estimates that vaccines prevent between 2 and 3 million deaths per year, and that this figure would rise by 1.5 million if all children received recommended vaccinations (1). The careless storage and monitoring of vaccines makes achieving...

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Safely Storing Neuromuscular Blockers

Posted on May 03, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

Neuromuscular blocking agents such as Rocuronium and Suxamethonium, are labeled high-risk medications because of their history of causing injuries or death when used incorrectly. These drugs are used during tracheal intubation, during surgery, and to facilitate mechanical...

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Preparing your Cold Storage for a Vaccines for Children Site Visit

Posted on Apr 27, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

Preparing for a Vaccines for Children (VFC) site visit can feel overwhelming. Site visits are conducted to insure that vaccines are being ordered in appropriate quantities, stored and handled properly, and that only VFC eligible patients are receiving VFC vaccines, with...

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International Blood Safety Forum 2017

Posted on Apr 25, 2017 by Lori Gabrek

The International Blood Safety Forum brings together individuals from across the globe representing blood center, government, not-for-profit, academic institutions, and industry to improve access to safe blood therapies in the developing world. The goal of this bi-annual forum...

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Intelligent Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Featured in New Video

Posted on Apr 13, 2017 by Colleen Holtkamp

The i.Series® line of Ultra-Low Freezers from Helmer Scientific features the i.C3® Information Center, an integrated control and monitoring system. This built-in intelligence provides temperature data and diagnostic information, as well as security features to keep sensitive...

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The Importance of Offering Immunization Services at Urgent Care Clinics

Posted on Apr 11, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

Urgent care clinics offer the perfect opportunity for patients to be vaccinated. According to the Urgent Care Association of America, there were around 7,000 urgent care clinics in 2016, and more than half (66 percent) of urgent care patients have an outside primary care...

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Understanding the CDC Recommendation for Having a Certificate of Calibration

Posted on Apr 06, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

Proper vaccine storage and monitoring equipment is essential to delivering safe and effective vaccines to patients. Medical-grade vaccine refrigerators and accurate temperature monitoring devices can be thought of as an insurance policy for sensitive and expensive...

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Making Service Simple: Routing an External Temperature Probe on the MLR102 Countertop Refrigerator

Posted on Mar 31, 2017 by Matt Schafer

Regular maintenance of your Helmer product doesn’t have to be difficult. Our How-To video series provides step-by-step instruction for several routine maintenance tasks.  Follow along as one of our qualified service technicians guides you through these detailed procedures.

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What You Need to Know About Ultra-Low Temperature Storage

Posted on Mar 30, 2017 by Colleen Holtkamp

Laboratories rely on ultra-low temperature storage to protect sensitive (and in some cases, irreplaceable) samples from being exposed to unacceptable temperatures. When evaluating various ultra-low freezers, it is important to know what to look for. There are critical design...

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