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Hi Teresa and Vanessa,
I have attached a couple of Clinical Bulletins that may help with
explaining the Spaulding Classification for the disinfection of Ultrasound
probes in OBGYN.
You may also find it helpful to look on the ASUM site for their
guidelines.
https://www.asum.com.au/standards-of-practice/obstetrics-and-gynaecology/
All the very best,
With warm regards,
Beverley Jones
Clinical Applications Specialist
townsendjonesb@gmail.com
On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 10:11 AM wrote:
> Hi Teresa, if they come into contact with body fluids (blood and faeces)
> they should be reprocessed as semi-critical. I know in some birthing suites
> they ask the mother to stand up to avoid this issue. You cant guarantee
> that the next woman who the probe comes into contact with will have
> entirely intact skin.
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> *From:* ACIPC Infexion Connexion *On Behalf Of *Teresa
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 September 2022 6:58 AM
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> *Subject:* [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Fwd: Seeking clarification on
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> *Date:* 20 September 2022 at 6:56:20 am AEST
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> Dear brains trust
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> A question has arisen today which I thought I would ask in this forum. Our
> team would appreciate your feedback.
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> Ultrasound probes are often used on intact skin in our delivery suite
> while the labouring mother is in the bathtub to monitor the foetal heart
> rate.
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> These probes obviously become contaminated with blood and body fluids
> during this process.
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> They are used on multiple patients but not ever used on broken skin, nor
> are they used internally.
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> Q: Do these ultrasound probes need to cleaned and reprocessed as per
> semi-critical RMDs?
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