Where To Use
From hospital and home health, to long term care facilities, primary care doctor offices, emergency services, occupational health, military, and veterinary, Saljet® is the trusted choice for unit dose saline application.
Explore the areas of interest below and learn how Saljet® can work for you.
Saljet® has numerous uses in all types of medical settings.
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Home Health
Saljet® is the perfect solution for the home health setting. It is easy to use and a home health nurse can leave Saljet® vials with the patient if there is a need for a dressing change before the next visit.
Because Saljet® is a licensed device and not a medicine, it can be used for dressing changes where there is a standard order from a physician to use saline in the dressing change procedure. Plus, Saljet® is easy to use, with a simple twist of the top and firm squeeze to deliver a steady stream of sterile saline at 4-8psi.
If desired, the Saljet® vial can be held by the patient while the home health nurse prepares for a dressing change, allowing the saline to warm to body temperature. They can also be placed in a cup of warm water before opening to help warm the saline, avoiding the risk of slowing down the healing process by using cold saline.
Saljet® is a single use vial of sterile saline, it cannot be recapped thereby giving best practice in patient care.
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Hospital
Saljet® is the perfect single use sterile saline solution for a hospital setting. It’s easy to use, with just a twist of the top and a firm squeeze, delivers 30ml of sterile saline at 4-8psi.
Because Saljet® is single use, it cannot be recapped and therefore delivers the best practice in patient care. There are no dating and timing issues with Saljet®. It can be disposed of in the trash or re-cycled once the procedure is completed.
Plus, with Saljet® there is no need for the ancillary equipment required with large volume containers of saline, saving your hospital time, waste and money.
If desired, the Saljet® vial can be given to the patient to hold while the nurse prepares for a dressing change, allowing a natural warming to body temperature thereby avoiding the risk of slowing down the healing process by using cold saline.
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Long Term Care
Long term care facilities and nursing homes looking for a sterile saline solution need look no further than Saljet®. It’s easy to use, just twist off the top and direct at the required site. A firm squeeze delivers the pressure needed to cleanse a healing wound during dressing changes.
Because Saljet® is a single use, it cannot be recapped and therefore delivers the best practice in patient care. There are no dating and timing issues with Saljet®. It can be disposed of in the trash or recycled once the procedure is completed.
Plus, with Saljet® there is no need for the ancillary equipment required with large volume containers of saline, saving your long term facility time, waste and money.
If desired, the Saljet® vial can be given to the patient to hold while the nurse prepares for a dressing change, allowing a natural warming to body temperature thereby avoiding the risk of slowing down the healing process by using cold saline.
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Primary Care
Saljet® is a 30ml single use plastic vial of sterile saline. It delivers a steady stream of saline at 4-8psi.
Saljet® is easy to use, just twist off the top and direct at the required site. A firm squeeze delivers the pressure needed to cleanse a healing wound during dressing changes.
Saljet® is a single use vial of sterile saline, it cannot be recapped therefore giving best practice in patient care.
Saljet® saves on ancillary equipment needed when using a large volume container of saline, thereby saving nursing time, wastage and money.
If desired, a Saljet® vial can be given to the patient to hold whilst the nurse prepares for a dressing change, this will warm the saline to body heat thereby avoiding the risk of slowing down the healing process by using cold saline.
Saljet® is unit dose so that when the dressing change has been performed there is no previously opened bottle of saline to deal with, and you are assured that the saline used in every procedure is sterile.
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Emergency Services
One look at Saljet® and you would think it is custom made for Emergency Medical Services applications!
No need to fumble with large saline containers and their ancillary equipment. Saljet® easily fits into a pocket, backpack or medical case and with a quick twist of the top, delivers 30ml of sterile saline with gentle pressure.
Saljet® also saves money by reducing the waste associated with large volume saline containers and because each vial is single dose, you eliminate the possibility of cross contamination.
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Occupational Health
Saljet® is a great solution for workplace applications. If your company’s employees run the risk of minor cuts and scrapes during their jobs, Saljet® is the perfect addition to your workplace medical kit.
One quick twist of the top and 30ml of sterile saline is at your disposal for wound cleaning. A firm squeeze delivers a steady stream of saline at a gentle pressure.
Saljet® can also be used to rinse out the eye with a drop-by-drop action delivered with a gentle squeeze of the vial.
Saljet® saves time and money when all that is required is a small volume of saline. Saljet® is unit dose so is sterile every use. It saves on using ancillary equipment needed when using a large volume container of saline.
Saljet® enables the company nurse to employ best practice in the care of employees.
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Military
Saljet® is a unit dose, plastic vial of 30ml sterile saline. It is normal saline with no preservatives or surfactants.
Saljet® was designed for use in wound care and gives a steady stream of saline with a pressure of between 4 to 8 psi.
Saljet® is easy to use, just twist off the top and squeeze to obtain a steady stream of saline or squeeze more gently to obtain drop by drop.
Saljet® is small and lightweight, only an ounce per vial, making it ideal when space and weight is at a premium, e.g. in a combat pack, field hospital, boats, planes, helicopters, etc.
Saljet® is designed to care for the healing wound during dressing changes and because it is easy to use it can be used by persons in the field to clean up small cuts and grazes, to wash grit and sand out of eyes, etc.
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Veterinary
Saljet® isn’t only for use on humans! It’s a great solution for veterinary practices looking for a simple way to clean wounds on animals. A quick twist of the cap give you access to 30ml of sterile saline. And a firm squeeze delivers a steady stream of saline at 4-8psi, enough gently to clean a wound.
Saljet® is perfect for cleansing cuts, grazes and small operation sites. It can also easily be given to pet owners for post operative and other wound care.
Saljet® saves on ancillary equipment needed when using a large volume container of saline, thereby saving time, waste and money.
Saljet® ensures that the saline is sterile for every use, once opened the sterility of a large container cannot be assumed.
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Television producers go to great lengths to ensure that their medical shows are as realistic as possible.
Saljet® is proud to have been featured in the ABC hit drama "Grey's Anatomy." Here is an example of one of our appearances as Dr. Mark "McDreamy" Sloan uses a vial of Saljet® three minutes and 18 seconds into series four, episode 13.