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HDmedical engages and empowers care teams of all levels to improve outcomes with patient-centered, evidence-based cognitive and mobility goals through immersive learning and innovative safety-focused solutions for adults and pediatrics.

05/30/2025

She was sedated for airway protection. Days later, her team mistook her delirium for dying.

In this clip, Kali Dayton recounts the story of a survivor who was intubated for Ludwig’s angina. After a sedation hold, she came out thrashing. Staff said, “she’s not ready,” turned the sedation back on, and she remained intubated for nearly three more weeks.

It was not the illness that extended her ICU stay. It was our perception of her agitation.

Sedation led to delirium. Delirium looked like suffering. And suffering looked like futility.

So we talk about palliative care.
Not because the patient is dying.
But because we cannot see their potential through the sedation.

🎥 Watch the clip
🧠 Let's challenge what we think we see.

05/29/2025

"While there are a lot of ideas out there, there's really not enough action at this point."

Every day in the ICU, we see the damage done by over-sedation, restraints, and immobility: delirium, trauma, longer stays, and avoidable complications. The evidence is clear. The guidelines are clear. So why does change stall at the bedside?

Well, some systems fail the very teams they expect to lead the change. Nurses are told to reduce restraints and sedation, yet are left holding down patients’ hands to prevent tube and line dislodgement. They are expected to let patients mobilize yet have no safe means to do that. The burden of risk falls entirely on the frontline, with tools that only work for a few more coherent patients.

This is not just unfair. It is unsafe, and it has to stop.

We cannot expect change without supporting the people who make it happen. We need solutions that make safe mobility possible, tools that protect tubes and lines without tying patients down, education that helps teams understand the human experience of delirium and restraint, and systems that drive—not obstruct—culture change.

It’s time to get real. Let’s give teams what they need to transform care at the bedside, not just policies that clash with other policies.

05/21/2025

“Being restrained is distressful. And it increases the need for sedation. That’s the perfect storm for delirium.”

This is a real patient’s story, told with clarity, pain, and a reminder we can’t ignore.

What we call “routine” — restraint and sedation with intubation — too often becomes trauma for the people we’re trying to protect. They may look calm. But inside, they’re fighting confusion, hallucinations, and a loss of self.

At HDmedical, we’ve met hundreds of survivors who echo this same experience. That’s why we built tools like Deltrain™ VR to help staff feel what this is like before they’re asked to intervene. That’s why we designed the Refraint®, a safe patient mobility restraint alternative that puts dignity, safety, and mobility on equal footing.

Let’s make it standard to teach not just how to sedate, but when not to. Not just how to secure a line, but how to protect a person.

Delirium is preventable. But only if we stop treating restraint and sedation as neutral choices.

Traditional restraints can increase delirium, length of stay, and aren't even effective at preventing self extubations.A...
05/16/2025

Traditional restraints can increase delirium, length of stay, and aren't even effective at preventing self extubations.

At , we’re exhibiting the Exersides® Refraint® — a safe patient mobility system designed to allow for safe active range of motion without compromising lines, tubes, or staff safety.

We’ll be with EarlyMobility.com at Booth #911. Stop by for a hands-on demo and a conversation about what restraint should look like.

Exhibitor hours:
Tuesday, May 20th, 10:15AM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, May 21st, 10:15AM - 4:00PM

Bonus: Try DelTrain™ VR, our empathy-driven delirium simulation for ICU education.

05/14/2025

Delirium causes trauma, fear, and long-term cognitive decline AND it doubles nursing hours.

The worst part? Staff often don’t recognize it until it's too late.

This is what it feels like, in first person. 👇

Deltrain VR is a transformative, evidence-based, immersive education tool to build staff empathy and change clinical behavior.

Don’t train about delirium. Experience it. Book a call here: https://calendly.com/healthy-design/

To every nurse who has followed an order or policy that felt wrong because patient safety or your license was on the lin...
05/06/2025

To every nurse who has followed an order or policy that felt wrong because patient safety or your license was on the line. To every nurse who has cried quietly after a shift, who has been asked to do more with less, and who has been told its just policy. To every nurse who has stayed kind while exhausted, who chose dignity over efficiency, and who showed up again the next day anyway. We see you.

This National Nurses Day, we offer more than thanks. We honor your courage, your conscience, and the compassion that keeps showing up, even when the system doesn’t make it easy. We are committed to helping you deliver care that is not only safe and effective, but also ethical and full of heart.

Happy National Nurses Day.

American Organization for Nursing Leadership
American Nurses Association
AACN American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

04/30/2025

Imagine being trapped in your own mind.

Sedated. Restrained. Powerless.

What should have been a simple act of care, a routine “fluff and buff”, becomes a terrifying hallucination. The nurses think of the care they are providing. But in his mind, he’s being exposed… violated… helpless.

This is what delirium looks like from the inside.
This is the silent trauma patients endure.
And this is why physical and chemical restraint reduction, early mobility, and empathy-based education matter.

Deltrain VR allows providers to step into the patient's experience, to feel the disorientation, the fear, the reality of ICU delirium.

Let's move from assumed intention to insight-driven action. Be the patient...if only for a virtual moment.

04/24/2025

Innovation doesn’t always start in a lab. Sometimes, it starts with a napkin sketch and a trip to the hardware store.

At HDmedical, we were founded on the belief that better patient care begins with tools that empower staff, reduce harm, and restore dignity.

Restraint is not neutral. It is an independent risk factor for agitation and delirium, and its use can lead to significant complications and long-term harm. For most patients in a vulnerable state, especially geriatrics and pediatrics, restraint to a bed is a dehumanizing and unnecessary clinical intervention.

Our founder, Marie Pavini MD FCCM FCCP saw this firsthand in the ICU. Instead of waiting for "they" to address the gaps in delirium and mobility care, she began to build the solution herself. A solution that merges safety, mobility, cognition, and compassion.

We’re proud to be part of the movement toward safer, more human-centered healthcare. Learn more here: https://www.hdmedical.org/products/

04/18/2025

You wake up in a hospital bed.
You’re confused.
You can’t speak.
There’s a tube in your throat.
Your hands are tied down.
You don’t know what’s happening.

You just feel scared and alone.

This is what many ICU patients experience after days of deep sedation, this isn’t just a bad dream—it’s reality.

Sedation and restraints are meant to keep patients safe.
But they’re also independent risk factors for delirium.

And delirium isn’t just a moment of confusion — it’s linked to long-term trauma, memory loss, and even death.

Deltrain VR is a virtual reality training that helps healthcare teams experience delirium from the patient’s point of view.

Not as a lecture. Not in a PowerPoint.

But in a way that you feel.

Because when we truly understand what our patients go through, we change how we care for them.

Watch the video.
Visit https://www.hdmedical.org/deltrainvrproductpage/
to learn more.

We're back in Boston this year for AONL 2025. We'll be packing the SUV 🚗 and driving down from Vermont to bring you the ...
03/27/2025

We're back in Boston this year for AONL 2025. We'll be packing the SUV 🚗 and driving down from Vermont to bring you the most interactive booth you'll find in New England!

Exhibitor hours will be:

Monday, March 31st, 9:30AM - 1:30PM
Tuesday, April 1st, 9:30AM - 1:30PM

Together, we can minimize , , and .



American Organization for Nursing Leadership

03/12/2025

World Delirium Awareness Day: Healthcare's Silent Scream

Delirium is one of the most common, costly, and dangerous conditions in hospitals—yet it often goes undetected. It affects up to 81% of ICU patients, leading to higher mortality, failed weaning trials, unplanned extubations, readmissions, and long-term cognitive decline, including dementia. It also puts staff at risk, increasing agitation-related incidents. Beyond patient harm, delirium drives longer ICU stays, increased costs, and soon, reimbursement penalties will be tied to its prevention and management.

So how do we fix a problem we can’t see?

That’s where DelTrain™ VR comes in. In this video, see how our easy-to-implement VR training allows clinicians to step inside the mind of a delirious patient—experiencing firsthand the confusion, fear, and hallucinations that impact recovery. This empathy-building approach helps providers recognize delirium earlier, prevent complications, and deliver better patient care.

Click play and be the patient!



Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Early Mobility
American Nurses Enterprise
The American Delirium Society
Hopkins ICU Rehab
American Association of Colleges of Nursing

We’re eager to partner for and minimization at this years hosted by Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). A ne...
02/23/2025

We’re eager to partner for and minimization at this years hosted by Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). A new is coming and we have the tools to make best practices even better.

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Center Rutland, VT
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