Kathryn Gaskell, Product Manager, Dri-Steem Humidifier Company, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Humidifier Fills Critical Control Need in Norwegian Hospital Burn Unit

When Norway's largest hospital—the Riks-hospital—opened in Oslo, it quickly became apparent that the installed electrode-type humidifiers could not maintain stable, reliable humidification. Of particular concern was the skin culture laboratory of the burn unit, where relative humidity (RH) needs to be consistently maintained at 60%, with no more than a 1% fluctuation in RH.