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Pressure-reduction mattresses.


Chestnut Ridge Chestnut Ridge may refer to:
  • Chestnut Ridge, New York, United States
  • Chestnut Ridge people, Melungeon community residing just northeast of Philippi, West Virginia, USA
  • the western-most ridge of Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains
 has added the SRHP SRHP Space Radiation Health Program  mattress to its CAREFLEX[R] family of pressure-reduction mattresses. The SRHP uses slow-recovery cushioning to maximize its pressure-reduction characteristics in combination with soft, pliable covering materials, which eliminate the "slippery effect" of nylon-type coverings. The SRHP includes a soft, specialty heel pad heel pad Orthopedics–foot Calcaneal fat pad A flat encapsulated disk of fat that lies below the plantar surface of the calcaneus, which acts as a cushion for ambulation; normally < 21 mm; enlarged in the obese, with steroids, or in acromegaly Orthotics A . The thermally reactive cushioning easily conforms to differences in resident size and weight.

Available direct from the manufacturer to individual facilities, multifacility businesses, and group purchasing organizations, the SRHP comes with a 10 year limited warranty Limited warranty

A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good.
 and is available in small quantities for evaluation purposes.

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Title Annotation:Product Spotlight
Publication:Nursing Homes
Date:Nov 1, 2003
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