SAFETY TURTLE® ALARM ADAPTED TO
PROTECT AQUATIC PHYSIOTHERAPY PATIENTS
Medical Experts Develop New Ways to Protect Adults and Others
Who May Be At Risk Near Water Hazards
Terrapin Communications, manufacturer of the Safety Turtle® personal immersion alarm has announced that the company has expanded sales of the company's alarm products for applications that protect adults with special needs, senior citizens, and patients who participate in aquatic physiotherapy exercises. The announcement was made upon completion of several months of testing with patients by Therapywerks, a Physical Therapy Clinic and Health Club located in Faribault, just south of Minneapolis, MN.
"Thanks to an innovation by Therapywerks, Safety Turtle is now affording a layer of protection for rehabilitation patients who exercise in water," said Robert Lyons, president and CEO of Terrapin Communications. "Therapywerks has been very successful in demonstrating how the Safety Turtle alarm can be modified to protect senior citizens, patients with physical challenges, or any adult who may be at risk near a water hazard."
Safety Turtle addresses a real concern that I have had with my patients who participate in aquatic therapy," said Paul Hougan, founder and president of Thereapywerks. "I have been particularly impressed with how patients have adopted the practice of using the Safety Turtle alarm. While the safety profile of our patients has been greatly improved with the installation of the Safety Turtle alarm, our patients hardly notice the alarm components and the alarm in no way affects their therapy experience."
Therapywerks' patients wear a Turtle sun visor [see photo] or a Turtle headphone for
musical accompaniment. The alarm will sound the instant the sensor is immersed in water. In addition, dispensable Turtles on cones at each corner of the pool [see photo] allow the attendant or another patient to immediately sound the alarm in the event of an emergency.
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