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Using Weighing Scales in the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 has caused disruption and uncertainty across the world. Many businesses have had to step up and introduce a range of health and safety measures to ensure the risk of transmission, to both customers and employees in the workplace, is reduced.
Businesses that are open under UK government guidelines include restaurants operating on a takeaway basis, laboratories carrying out essential research, industrial warehouses and distribution depots.
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Marsden donates a Patient Transfer Scale to the NHS
The NHS has been going above and beyond this year to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone across the UK is thankful for all of their hard work and dedication during this difficult time.
That's why everyone at here at Marsden has decided to give something back. So, we've donated a Patient Transfer Scale to one lucky ward.
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We're Still Here, and We Support You: Our COVID-19 Message
In two weeks we have seen High Street businesses shut up shop, our movements be restricted and working from home become the new normal.
Whilst shops have been instructed to close until further notice, online stores can still operate. Since Marsden provides vital weighing equipment to the medical profession and industries, our factory and warehouse is still open. Here are answers to a few questions we’ve been asked over the past fortnight.
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The M-250 Chair Scale with Stand Assist: Another Marsden world-first arrives
Our brand new chair scale with Stand assist, the Marsden M-250, has arrived.
Two years in the making, the M-250 will be officially launched at Medica in Dusseldorf, Germany next week. You can read everything you need to know, and see the M-250 in action, in this blog post.
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The kilogram has been redefined
Since 1889 a platinum-iridium cylinder was made, which was to serve as a global standard for weighing: the kilogram.
Now, scientists have voted to change the way a kilogram is defined - from Le Grand K (as it is known), to a measure based on electric currents.
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We supported Lucy’s Zambia cycle ride for WaterAid – here is her journey
Back in August, we revealed Marsden would be supporting the journey of Lucy Pheiffer - the daughter of former Marsden Managing Director John Tooher - as she cycled across Zambia to raise money for charity WaterAid.
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The history of weighing babies
From the moment they are born, weighing babies is an integral procedure in monitoring health. NICE guidelines state baby weighing should take place on day 1, day 5 and day 10 to help to ensure a healthy growth.
Weight is a crucial indicator of ill health at all ages, but this is especially true for babies. Despite this, weighing babies hasn't always been standard procedure.
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Best practice: Using a weighing scale to calculate drug dosages
Drugs are generally dosed according to one of three approaches: fixed dosing, weight-based dosing and body surface area-based dosing. Fixed dosing means that the dose is constant, no matter what size the patient. With weight or BSA-based dosing, the drug dosage is proportionate to size.
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