Patient Emergency Nutrition Supply (PENS)

Patient Saddlebag - Patent Pending

For Hospitals and HealthCare

Background:

Every hospital and healthcare facility with in-house patients is required to maintain a three-day/72 hour supply of food and water for each patient.

The vast majority of facilities purchase water in plastic bottles and canned food. Storing bulky food and water creates some unique challenges:

• Storage space is at a premium in most facilities
• Available storage space is often a distance from patient care areas
• Distribution of bulky supplies when needed in an emergency may be hampered due to the distance and limited staffing
• There may not be room available in the patient care area for bulky food and water
• The current supplies available for storage has limited shelf-life
• Some bottled water products expire within one year
• Staff are required to inventory and rotate the stock on a yearly basis

 

 

The PENS Solution:

The PENS Saddlebag was created and designed to specifically overcome the challenges of using bulky food and water:

• The PENS Saddlebag can be easily stored in the patient’s room if desired

- Compact design – measures 27” long X 7 ½ ” wide X 4” tall when folded
- A three-day/72 hour supply of food and water weighs only 5 pounds

• The food and water have a five-year shelf life
• The sterile water is approved by the United States Coast Guard (USCG)
  
- The manufacturer recommends consuming two 4.225 ounce packets per day
- We include four packets per day

• The food is also approved by the United States Coast Guard

- 3 – 400 calorie meals per day = 1200 total calories
- Non thirst provoking
- No meat by-products
- Kosher and it meets the dictates for Halal
- Healthy eating for the Diabetic Patient (see ADA discussion points)

 

• The food and water are packaged in a heavy plastic material that is easy to clean
• Large pocket for patient’s chart if evacuation is necessary
• A second pocket with Velcro to hold the patient’s medications if evacuation is necessary
• PENS Saddlebags are wrapped in opaque shrink-wrap so the contents are not visible
• Opaque shrink-wrap deters tampering and it can be easily determined if tampering has occurred
• Labeling on the shrink-wrap lists the contents and expiration date
• SURVIVE-ALL will notify you every five years to rotate the inventory and will supply you with a new saddlebag and 5 more years of food and water
• Affordable

- Initial cost most likely already budgeted for bottled water and bulky food
- The PENS Saddlebag cost is amortized over 5 years

ADA Discussion Points

Food Bars and the Diabetic Patient

• Food Bars are life-sustaining and are to be used only in an emergency
• Food Bars provide needed nutrition for a patient in crisis
• Food Bars are designed to meet the nutritional needs of all patients, including Diabetics, who have unique dietary needs
• Food Bar is comprised of 3 four-hundred calorie portions, which is equivalent to 1,200 calories per day
• Each portion contains 46 grams of carbohydrates, which is equivalent to 138 grams of carbohydrate per day
• The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends 180 grams of carbohydrate for a dietary plan of 1200 – 1500 calories per day
• Each portion contains 15% of the Daily Value of carbohydrates
• “A good source of a particular nutrient if one serving provides 10 to 19% of the Daily Value.” (ADA)
• Each Bar consist of 45% carbohydrate
• “The AMDR for carbohydrates is 45 – 65 percent of total calories”, according to the USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS 2005
• “Few people would have to restrict their carb intake to 10 to 20 grams per meal, especially if eating whole grams and high-fiber foods. I don’t think you need to restrict yourself.” Joann Manson, MD, Director of Public Health – Department of Epidemiology in Harvard School of Public Health
• “The “diabetic” diet does not restrict carbohydrates. For those individuals whose doctors have restricted carbs in their diet, these are most likely diabetics that are out of control”, Brunida Nazario, MD – Board-certified in both internal medicine and in endocrinology and metabolism. She is also affiliated with numerous organizations including the American College of Physicians, The Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association for Health Professionals.
• The food Bars meet and exceed ADA guidelines


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