Expired 3M coverall suit Gown for Isolation Room

[Mercado Sheilla]

Dear Brain Trust:

In our hospital , can we still use this in case theres an outbreak of 2019- nCoV in our isolation room even the gown was expired 3 years ago ? What is the risk? I cant find any hard evidence that theres a risk in using it after expiration date.

I hope someone can shed a light on me regarding this.

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Thanks and kind regards,

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Sheilla S. Mercado
Nurse Manager
Quality Management
HP: 076-317-8106
E-mail: mercado_sheilla@cih.com.vn

BNH VIN QUC T CITY
S 3, ng 17A, P. Bnh Tr ng B
Q. Bnh Tn, TP.HCM, Vit nam

CITY INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
No.3, 17A St., Binh Tri Dong B Ward
Binh Tan Dist., HCMC Vietnam

web http://www.cih.com.vn
fax +84-8 6269 6269
tel +84-8 6280 3333 (ext: 8397)

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[Glenys Harrington]

Hi Sheilla,

During such an outbreak you have to be practical particularly in developing countries where supplies may be very limited.

Have you contacted the company representatives in Vietnam to check?

http://business.amchamvietnam.com/list/member/3m-vietnam-ltd-ho-chi-minh-city-2

Are you able to get a supply of gowns and other PPE that has not expired?

Are you in touch with the HCMC Infection Control Society and the health department in HCMC?

Ho Chi Minh City Infection Control Society, Vietnam
201B Nguyen Chi Thanh, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tel :+ 84913750074 Fax: + 8438557267

If you are unable to get any gowns that have not expired and you have checked the integrity of the ones you have ( i.e. no holes or tears) then you should use the ones you have until you can get new stock.

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

P.O. Box 6385

Melbourne

Australia, 3004

M: +61 404816434

E: infexion@ozemail.com.au

Dear Brain Trust:

In our hospital , can we still use this in case theres an outbreak of 2019- nCoV in our isolation room even the gown was expired 3 years ago ? What is the risk? I cant find any hard evidence that theres a risk in using it after expiration date.

I hope someone can shed a light on me regarding this.

Thanks and kind regards,

Sheilla S. Mercado

Nurse Manager

Quality Management

BNH VIN QUC T CITY

S 3, ng 17A, P. Bnh Tr ng B

Q. Bnh Tn, TP.HCM, Vit nam

CITY INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

No.3, 17A St., Binh Tri Dong B Ward

Binh Tan Dist., HCMC Vietnam

web http://www.cih.com.vn

fax +84-8 6269 6269

tel +84-8 6280 3333 (ext: 8397)

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