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Hi All
In my travels around many Australian hospitals, I have found that clinical staff (myself included) really struggle to clean an obs machine i.e.: the BP cuff / sats probe / thermometer and the whole machine itself.
The conversations I have had and the trials and errors we have gone through, still concludes there isn’t an acceptable way to clean the obs machine that does not re-contaminate a part or is practical and easy enough for staff to comply.
I would like to ask the IP group, if anyone has a step-by-step procedure they wouldn’t mind sharing or if anyone could think of practical way to clean the obs machine (in particular the re-usable cuff) in between patient use?
Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks for your help!Kind Regards,
Carla De Marco
Senior Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist | Australia & New Zealand
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Hi Carla,
We have designated blood pressure cuffs that are assigned to patients on admission and they do not move around with the machine from patient to patient. When the patient is discharged then the cuff is cleaned with disinfectant/detergent wipes. In regards to the observation machine itself staff clean this with disinfectant/detergent wipes between patients but I guess we have never thought about how to do this in a step by step process.
LeeanneLeeanne Atkinson
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Hi All
In my travels around many Australian hospitals, I have found that clinical staff (myself included) really struggle to clean an obs machine i.e.: the BP cuff / sats probe / thermometer and the whole machine itself.
The conversations I have had and the trials and errors we have gone through, still concludes there isnt an acceptable way to clean the obs machine that does not re-contaminate a part or is practical and easy enough for staff to comply.
I would like to ask the IP group, if anyone has a step-by-step procedure they wouldnt mind sharing or if anyone could think of practical way to clean the obs machine (in particular the re-usable cuff) in between patient use?
Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks for your help!Kind Regards,
Carla De Marco
Senior Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist | Australia & New Zealand
RN, BN, GCertNurs (CriticalCare), GCertNurs (InfectionPrevention).
Empowering each other to reduce infections through education, knowledge and support.GAMA Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd
A wholly owned subsidiary of GAMA Healthcare Ltd.
T: 03 9769 6600
F: 03 9769 6677
M: 0488 003 581
W: http://www.gamahealthcare.com.au[cid:image001.png@01D6BC28.DF721E00]
The information in this email is confidential. The contents may not be disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient please destroy it immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. GAMA Healthcare Limited (UK) and GAMA Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd, cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this email as it has been transmitted over a public network. If you suspect that the email may have been intercepted or amended, please call the sender. Any commercial offer contained in this mail is subject to the standard terms and conditions of GAMA Healthcare Limited. Registered Office: Suite 1, 33-37 Duerdin Street, Notting Hill, VIC, 3168, Australia. ABN: 17 103 939 420
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