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Good Afternoon,
I am writing a procedure for the cleaning of a transport van, used in our sector to transport clean and dirty Operating theatre stock between rural sites in our sector. During this process I have found great information regarding the storage of stock within the vehicle, but wondered if anyone could please point me in the direction of where to find specific information regarding cleaning of the vehicle.
Kind Regards
Ann Relf
Registered Nurse / Midwife | Singleton District Health Service
Dangar Road, Singleton NSW 2330
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Hi Ann,
I worked for several years at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which had a large off site processing facility servicing several hospitals. The same vehicles were used for pick up and delivery. When I saw your question I was hoping I would be able to find an old vehicle cleaning policy that I could forward you. Unfortunately, I have found nothing specific. There was certainly no “deep” clean or “bombing” of the vehicle between runs.
My recollection is that more attention was paid to the cleaning and disinfection of the sealed transport containers loaded into the truck. These where processed in a parallel to the instrument sets i.e. the instruments were unloaded in Decontamination. The empty transport trolleys passed through Trolley AWD, once dry they were loaded with sterile trays. Basically, the same process as happens with list carts on site at many hospitals. The focus on ensuring the demarcation between clean and contaminated transport containers was also the focus of work I did in the primary health sector rather than vehicle cleaning. This concept also seems to be reflected in the small amount of reading I’ve done concerning this topic in Australia and your own research.The below link suggests that even in the US there is no strict government or professional body guidance.
https://www.aami.org/productspublications/articledetail.aspx?ItemNumber3127
Transporting Sterile Instruments Kindles Uncertainty – Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation – aami.org
As large healthcare facilities consolidate their sterile processing departments, transporting sterile instruments long distances between various buildings, campuses, and cities has become more common, raising questions about how to keep them in top condition and free from contaminants.
http://www.aami.org
Sorry I couldn’t provide specific information you required.Kind regards
Ken
Ken Chapman
Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
Cabrini Health
________________________________Good Afternoon,
I am writing a procedure for the cleaning of a transport van, used in our sector to transport clean and dirty Operating theatre stock between rural sites in our sector. During this process I have found great information regarding the storage of stock within the vehicle, but wondered if anyone could please point me in the direction of where to find specific information regarding cleaning of the vehicle.
Kind Regards
Ann Relf
Registered Nurse / Midwife | Singleton District Health Service
Dangar Road, Singleton NSW 2330
Tel (02) 6571 9222 | ann.relf@health.nsw.gov.au[http://internal.health.nsw.gov.au/communications/e-signatures/images/NSW-Health-Hunter-New-England-LHD.jpg]
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