Proper hygiene is also about protecting the skin

The skin protection control with the Dermalux® system

As part of the recommended preventive measures, the didactic advantages of the Dermalux® system as part of the skin protection training courses and controls have proven to be a convincing aid. The possible uses are very broad and can be individually designed by the instructors. The training system is suitable for all those responsible in training centers, company medical practices and centers as well as for affected companies and clinics that are active in the field of professional dermatology. In addition, it has been shown in many areas such as the pharmaceutical and food industry or clinical hygiene and in the entire care sector that the combination options of elements of skin protection training and the instructions on personal hygiene that the training system opens up are perceived as particularly helpful.

For the first time it is possible to make visible that skin protection can only work where the skin protection ointments are correctly applied. Nothing could speak more convincingly for the need for skin protection than the feeling of vulnerability felt by a test person who can see the "unprotected" areas on the hands for the first time. Here the learning process starts immediately. This was already proven by the first studies at the University Clinic in Jena under the direction of Professor Peter Elsner a few years ago, and the various scientific projects currently under way have now confirmed these results. A success also for KBD GmbH, who worked out and developed the Dermalux system together with Professor Elsner on the basis of his fluorescence method, which was previously widely published in Switzerland. A special feature is that the communication specialist Karin Bartling-Dudziak, whose initials are hidden behind the company name, has succeeded, together with Professor Elsner in Germany and Switzerland, in numerous early partners in the leading industry and, for example, in the employers' liability insurance association to inspire the didactic special module. Today they are not only customers of KBD GmbH, but have also been very committed to contributing their specialist knowledge to the prosperity of the project and the dissemination of the methodology. Among other things, this has resulted in KBD GmbH now in a team with such companies stretching out feelers to nearer and further foreign countries and attracting considerable attention there.

The Dermalux® system

In its well thought-out compactness, the Dermalux® system represents an elegant solution to the many training requirements that daily practice has. Due to the clarity of the fluorescence method, the system is recommended as a particularly suitable didactic medium and is widely used by professional associations and occupational physicians in the context of skin protection measures in prevention due to its excellent properties.

The portable Dermalux® Checkbox was professionally developed by the industrial designer Kai-Uwe Witte from Offenbach for the training situation according to the requirements of practice. It is equipped with UV tubes, with specially ingenious technical equipment ensuring that the interior of the device has optimal lighting conditions. The device costs EUR 845,00 plus VAT. and shipping for mains operation, but is also available in a battery version. A transport and display case is also available, and a detachable trolley can also be ordered. Since the end of 2002, the Dermalux® Multimedia Cam, available as an accessory for the UV device, has also been available for displaying images on a TV or beamer.

Impressive in their effectiveness as a means of communication, the Dermalux® test products complete the system. They should be authentic enough, but most importantly make sure the training works well. They develop a high level of luminosity, shine in clean white, feel pleasant on the skin and only contain hypoallergenic odorants to the absolutely necessary extent. Test media for various fluorescence applications are also developed and produced by KBD GmbH for industry on behalf of customers.

Reference address and information:

KBD Ltd
Kaiserstraße 35
69469 Weinheim
Phone: +49 9134 7082262
Fax: 06201/59 00 66
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Website: www.dermalux.de

Source: Weinheim [ Karin Bartling-Dudziak ]