Practical guides for caregivers on bedsore prevention, medical sheepskin and wool care, from the team supplying Australian medical wool since 1988.
A medical sheepskin differs from a regular sheepskin in what it is made for: it is made and tested for patient care, with a dense, even wool pile on leather tanned to be machine washed hot, up to 80&d…
Read the article →The best medical sheepskin is one made to AS4480.1, the Australian Standard for medical sheepskins: it carries the standard's stamp on its leather back, has a dense wool pile about 25 to 30 mm (1 to 1…
Read more →"HiTemp UR" on a medical sheepskin means two things: HiTemp (high temperature) says the leather is tanned to be washed in water up to 80°C (176°F) without shrinking or going hard, and UR says…
Read more →AS4480.1 is the Australian Standard for medical sheepskins: a specification published by Standards Australia on 5 May 1998 that sets out what a tanned sheepskin or lambskin must meet before it can be…
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