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I thought this one had been done to death, but no, more controversy!
Last time I checked, fans with internal blades were more acceptable than fans with external (visible) blades for use in patient rooms and clinical environments, due to the lack of dust on the blades.
Now I am hearing that fans with concealed (internal) blades are no longer acceptable as the blades can’t be cleaned!
Does anyone have any evidence-based recommendations on use of portable fans in patient environments, please?
Thanks
MichaelMichael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
St Vincents Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
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Not directly related but perhaps relevant.
I have read of an infection in a restaurant in China where the droplets were transported over a 6m distance on the air stream from a ceiling split a/c system (very directional airflow) to one particular table and not others.
Also read articles which discourage fans of any kind that can create drafts (>0.4m/s) which can then transport droplets over much longer distances.
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Lalith Ramachandra
Mechanical Engineer
LR Consulting Engineers, Darwin, NTSent from my iPad
> On 19 Jan 2021, at 4:28 pm, Michael Wishart wrote:
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> I thought this one had been done to death, but no, more controversy!
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> Last time I checked, fans with internal blades were more acceptable than fans with external (visible) blades for use in patient rooms and clinical environments, due to the lack of dust on the blades.
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> Now I am hearing that fans with concealed (internal) blades are no longer acceptable as the blades can’t be cleaned!
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> Does anyone have any evidence-based recommendations on use of portable fans in patient environments, please?
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> Thanks
> Michael
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> Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
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> St Vincents Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
> M +61 448 954 282 | T +61 7 3326 3068 | F +61 7 3607 2226
> E michael.wishart@svha.org.au|
> W https://www.svphn.org.au
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> St Vincents Private Hospital Brisbane | 411 Main Street KANGAROO POINT QLD 4169
> M +61 448 954 282 | T +61 7 3240 1208 | F +61 7 3240 1166
> E michael.wishart@svha.org.au|
> W https://www.svphb.org.au
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