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Hi all,
Does anyone use contactless infrared thermometers?
In the current environment it may seem prudent to use them.
We use Covidien thermometers and go through 100 probe covers a day on one ward.
It would be good to reduce the level of plastic discarded too.
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Sue
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Hi Debra,
We use probe covers or the thermometers don’t work anyway. I have always wiped them down with the cleaning wipe supplied to wipe down the rest of the obs machine. It’s standard practice to clean between each patient. I would of thought if proper cleaning has been used with wipes rated to kill the microorganism and use of covers sufficient for general use with dedicated equipment wherever possible for people in isolation.
Regards Angela Carvosso
RN Warwick Health Services
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Hi all,
Has anyone else been asked if oral thermometers should undergo HLD to comply with 4187, as the probe comes in contact with a mucous membrane?
There is heightened awareness around COVID 19 transmission and it was raised that a probe cover is not considered sufficient protection without HLD for other “sites”…
If you could please let me know what processes do others use for cleaning of oral thermometer probes between each patient?
Kind regards,
Debra Lee
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Management and Prevention Service
West Block – Ground floor
Redcliffe Hospital
Redcliffe, Qld 4020
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