5 Things to Look for in a Portable Medical Refrigerator
Because pharmaceuticals are so sensitive to temperature, a quality medical refrigerator is an essential part of providing safe health care. Especially in the case of portable units, a consistently cooled medical refrigerator or vaccine refrigerator is critical to transporting pharmaceuticals and vaccines safely. Here we’ll take a look at some of the essential elements to consider when shopping for a portable medical refrigerator or a vaccine refrigerator.
Visible Outer Thermometer:
You should be able to detect the temperature inside of the medical refrigerator at any time without opening the unit. If you need to open the unit to get a temperature reading, it may not be accurate. Schedule routine checks on your vaccine refrigerator to ensure that the temperature reading on the thermometer is correct by placing a thermometer inside of the unit as a secondary test and comparing the results.
Compressor Technology Versus Thermoelectric:
A medical refrigerator built using compressor technology works in a similar way to that of a home refrigerator or freezer unit. A compressor vaccine refrigerator uses power to maintain a temperature and can reach much lower temperatures than a thermoelectric cooler. A thermoelectric cooler is not suited for a medical refrigerator unit and can sustain a temperature of about 30 degrees below the environmental temperature.
Power Supply:
If your organization needs a portable medical refrigerator, you’ll need a source of power that’s reliable. The vaccine refrigerator should have a cigarette lighter adaptor for use in a vehicle. Always keep an extra on hand and before you buy, check to see that the provider of the medical refrigerator makes replacements easily available for purchase. You may not always be able to rely on vehicle power with a portable vaccine refrigerator. The medical refrigerator should also accommodate a solar charging system. Even if you don’t need a solar charger now, you may need this option down the road.
Outer Construction:
To conserve power and remain cold, every element of a portable medical refrigerator should be made of material that serves the function of cooling the internal compartment. The handles should be made of sturdy a material for the purpose of strength and durability. Dropping a vaccine refrigerator as a result of a broken handle could be potentially disastrous.
Time to Cool:
A medical refrigerator built with compressor technology cools a hot item by extracting the warm air and drawing it out of the unit. Variations in vaccine refrigerator quality will determine how fast an object can be cooled. The temperature of the item when it is placed into the freezer will determine the amount of time it will take to freeze. Ask questions or conduct your test using the same measurement of the same material such as a one-gallon jug of room temperature water. Items that are transferred from one refrigerator to a portable vaccine refrigerator should remain consistent.
The advancement in technology of portable vaccine refrigerators and medical refrigerators has opened new doors in the area of on-site medical care. With a dependable medical refrigerator, medical specialists can treat more patients in disaster areas for longer periods of time. Specialists can use portable vaccine freezers to go on site to administer vaccines to those in remote locations that don’t have access to medical facilities. With the right choice in medical refrigeration, the possibilities are endless.
Christine Harrell
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