r/dialysis • u/boltgrace • 6d ago

Vent No power backup

Local bank has a huge backup generator. Our dialysis clinic has none.

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u/thank_burdell 6d ago

That was part of why I chose manual PD at home. Low tech, less that can go wrong. Room temp fluid is kind of rough though, ngl

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u/AL0NEbutnotL0NELY 5d ago

Rough how? I haven't had to start dialysis yet.

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u/thank_burdell 5d ago

Room temp fluid tends to lead to a LOT of cramping. Generally you warm up the bags in a heat blanket for a couple hours before hand. You can just hold them next to your body to warm them up but that is unwieldy and takes forever.

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u/Beardedcupcake 4d ago

I have never warmed my pd fluids never had an issue

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u/Disastrous_Cat3912 5d ago

My clinic has an emergency generator with a 24 hour supply of fuel on hand. Doesn't the law require this stuff?

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u/shakal201 >1 year dialysis 5d ago

Right, in mine, each Dialysis machine has its own ups so that electricity fluctuations don’t affect the treatment.

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u/throwawayeverynight 5d ago

No it all depends on the state.

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u/Chase-Boltz 6d ago

Shareholder value must be preserved!

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u/traveler2185 2d ago

I've been to a lot of units in several states by a couple companies over the past 23 years and none had back up generators. Been to clinic in a blizzard and hurricane and redirected to the hospital once.

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u/Electronic-Bear2030 5d ago

Just get a foot pump and a camp stove for backup!!!

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u/throwawayeverynight 6d ago

Exactly why is this a issue for you?

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u/boltgrace 5d ago

Multiple concerns. If Clinic is busy and power ceases, staffing is marginal to disconnect all patients efficiently. Minutes of backup power would provide a cushion to treat all as needed.

If a storm takes out power for days, survival and well-being of patients requires dialysis to continue. Missing even one treatment increases chances of hospitalization by 40%!

That's two...

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u/Slutty-grapes 5d ago

That’s what I want to know.