Negative ventilation room monitoring

[PALMBY Samantha]

We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.
According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities 2007, section 5.8 states:
“When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked monthly.”
At St Vincent’s we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.
Thanks,
Samantha

Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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[Richard Bartolo]

Hi Samantha,
Same here at Western, no smoke tests done.
I have only done smoke tests on commissioning.

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of PALMBY Samantha
Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2012 3:44 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Negative ventilation room monitoring

We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.
According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities 2007, section 5.8 states:
When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked monthly.
At St Vincents we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.
Thanks,
Samantha

Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincents | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincents | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
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[MARTIN, Rhea]

Ha Of course not

Rhea

Rhea Martin

Manager Infection Control Team

Austin Health

Studley Rd., Heidelberg

Victoria, Australia 3084

Phone 9496 5801

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Behalf Of PALMBY Samantha

We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.

According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the
classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities
2007, section 5.8 states:

“When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in
addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily
monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing
staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked
monthly.”

At St Vincent’s we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and
are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.

Thanks,

Samantha

Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant

St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065

t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant

St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065

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[Anonymous]

Hi Samantha.

We are about to recommence smoke testing of these rooms again, I think
it just fell off the radar for a while.

The engineering folks are responsible for this, they just generate a
work order which flags every month.

There is also a dial outside the room, when we have someone in there for
airborne precautions, we make sure it is in good working order. Most of
the time, these rooms are used for non airborne precautions.

We also randomly audit these rooms when we are doing area audits.

Sandi Millington.

Available Mon, Tue and Thur.Acting Regional Infection Control CN.

Geraldton Hospital. 99562437.

Sandi.Millington@health.wa.gov.au

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Behalf Of PALMBY Samantha

We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.

According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the
classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities
2007, section 5.8 states:

“When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in
addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily
monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing
staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked
monthly.”

At St Vincent’s we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and
are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.

Thanks,

Samantha

Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant

St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065

t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant

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[Sony SO]

Dear All,

We would like to know, if isolation rooms are equipped with pressure stabilizer i.e. the louvers, whether the smoke test is necessary? Video clip for the louver (installed outside of isolation room) is taken when HVAC is activated http://www.youtube.com/watch?vY46Ye9uUad8

Regards,

Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital, HK SAR, CHINA
http://www.ha.org.hk/kwh/default.htm
Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk
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Hi Samantha.

We are about to recommence smoke testing of these rooms again, I think it just fell off the radar for a while.
The engineering folks are responsible for this, they just generate a work order which flags every month.
There is also a dial outside the room, when we have someone in there for airborne precautions, we make sure it is in good working order. Most of the time, these rooms are used for non airborne precautions.
We also randomly audit these rooms when we are doing area audits.

Sandi Millington.
Available Mon, Tue and Thur.Acting Regional Infection Control CN.
Geraldton Hospital. 99562437.
Sandi.Millington@health.wa.gov.au
________________________________

We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.
According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities 2007, section 5.8 states:
“When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked monthly.”
At St Vincent’s we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.
Thanks,
Samantha

Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au

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