At ASPiH 2014 Nottingham I had a chance to see some new innovative products in the medical simulation space. One such product was the KWICK Screen, which is a versatile mobile wall which can help to section off areas or add background settings to help increase fidelity. After seeing the product in person I can attest that it is portable, retractable and printable do your specific needs!
About the Kwick Screen:
Kwickscreen is the first real alternative to Hospital Curtains and Hospital Screens in over 100 years. The Kwickscreen has countless uses in healthcare, hospitality, and marketing; Its innovative design allows it to replace Room Dividers and Privacy Screens. Doctors and Hospitals love the KwickScreen because of its portability, its ability to be customized, and how easy it is to clean, thus enhancing the patient experience while also reducing the spread of Hospital Acquired Infections. The Kwickscreen is also used for emergency and disaster preparedness and response, converting open spaces into temporary triage areas or organizing patients in a hospital’s flu tent during flu season.
MEDICAL EDUCATION & SIMULATION: KwickScreen’s customizable screen panel can be printed with images of everyday and medical surroundings – perfect for creating realistic environments for training and simulation.
TEMPORARY SCREENING: Quickly and easily create partitions for crash situations or pop up side rooms for patients needing isolated care. Portable and retractable, KwickScreen has a small storage footprint when not in use.
PRIVACY & DIGNITY: Construct versatile, adaptable private areas within open-plan wards, with the option of adding printed designs to provide a more pleasant and comfortable, care environment.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE: Alongside solving specific space problems, printed KwickScreens significantly improve the patient experience by incorporating art and design into hospital environments.
Easy to Use
Changing the screens was as easy as unzipping and replacing the canvas. You can order from their library of images or send in your high-resolution photos to create any background you need! The system was easy to move, setup, teardown and clean and so I would recommend anyone looking to create temporary simulation environments consider learning more about this product.
