Shipping Medical Material In The Heat

San Francisco is a city that can get extremely hot in the summertime

. Therefore, a San Francisco courier company may need to take extra precautions in order to make sure that any medical material that they ship stays safe. Heat is one of the worst enemies of medical material, and so the way it is handled and transported has to be carefully addressed in order to make sure that it arrives at its destination unharmed.

There are many different types of shipments which can be classified as medical material, and all are vulnerable to heat in their own way. Whole blood is one of the most common medical deliveries. Other common things which are shipped with a medical courier include tissue samples that are being sent for testing, and pharmaceuticals for treatment. Excessive heat can render any of these things useless.

The protection against the heat begins with the vehicles that these goods are being shipped in. That is why, in order to be classified as a medical courier and allowed to carry these types of goods; a company has to show that they have the proper vehicles to transport goods at a constant low temperature. These refrigerated units are typically made specifically for the medical industry.

There is more to moving medical goods in the heat than just having a refrigerated truck though. One of the most important things is to reduce the amount of handling time that any material is exposed to outside the vehicle. Even though medical material is packed in strongly insulated containers, they can't hold out the heat forever. It is important to minimize the amount of time that the goods are outside as much as possible.

Couriers accomplish this by making sure that everything is ready for transport before they move the goods. They make sure that the receiving site is clear and ready to receive. If they have to transfer goods between vehicles on a longer delivery route, they typically do so inside an air conditioned terminal. The goal is to always minimize the amount of time the goods are anywhere in a non-temperature controlled environment.

The company which is shipping must also take care that the goods are as well insulated as possible. Using special coolers and insulated packing as much as possible is a necessity. That way, even if the goods are exposed to the hot air for a brief amount of time, the internal temperature of the package should not be greatly affected.

by: Paul McDuffy

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