Sats Probe Box System
It is imperative that each patient receives an Oxygen Saturation Probe and patient leaflet when going home. This is so the patient knows who to contact should they not hear from us and so they understand how to use the Sats Probe.
Sending patients home safely requires robust safety netting. So we have developed a ‘Take 3, Give 3’ system (based on the sepsis ‘take 3, give 3’). Each ward which refers to the COVID Ambulatory Clinic has a plastic box filled with Sats Probes and patient leaflets.
We have also made a video to explain how to do the ‘give three’ part of the process: