Warming of heatpacks

[Carien Coleman]

Hi everyone,

What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?

Thanks,
Carien

Carien Coleman | Infection Control CNC
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
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[Carolyn.Chenoweth@FMC-ASIA.COM Subject: Re: Warming of heatpacks In-Reply-To:]

Hi Carien,
We have moved from dedicated microwaves for heat packs to only using the
gel packs which are crushed and heat up. Heatpacks became a safety issue
with burns and the gel packs only heat to a certain temperature.

With best regards
Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
NephroCare

Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd.
Payneham Dialysis Clinic, 2 Portrush Road,
PAYNEHAM
SA 5070 Adelaide
Australia
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Hi everyone,

What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do
you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with
patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?

Thanks,
Carien

Carien Coleman | Infection Control CNC
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Syd Lingard Drive | BUDERIM QLD 4556
PO Box 5050 | Maroochydore BC QLD 4558
T: (07) 5430 3245 | F: (07) 5430 3375
E: carien.coleman@uchealth.com.au

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[Helen Scott]

I think you’ll find this is covered by WH&S issues (scalding, bursting of contents etc.) and the obvious infection transmission issues (gastro!!!), especially putting in same place as food. Plus, a lot of places say they can’t warm up their own food because of the risk of food poisoning.
Most of us are going to respond in this way I think!!
Cheers,
Helen.
( mailto:Helen.Scott@healthscope.com.au )
Helen Scott
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
Infection Control |
Anaesthetics & Recovery
Nepean Private Hospital
Kingswood, NSW.
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>>> On 18/10/2012 at 10:55 am, in message , Carien Coleman wrote:

Hi everyone,
What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?
Thanks,
Carien
Carien Coleman | Infection Control CNC
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Syd Lingard Drive | BUDERIM QLD 4556
PO Box5050 | Maroochydore BC QLD 4558
T: (07) 5430 3245 | F: (07) 5430 3375
E:carien.coleman@uchealth.com.au

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[Wellington, Bronwyn]

Hi Carolyn

Where do you source the heat packs that crush and heat up? We are looking at removing the gel heat packs.

Regards

Bronwyn Wellington I Quality and Infection Control Coordinator

Quality and Infection Control I Glengarry Private Hospital
53 Arnisdale Road
Duncraig WA 6023

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Hi Carien,
We have moved from dedicated microwaves for heat packs to only using the gel packs which are crushed and heat up. Heatpacks became a safety issue with burns and the gel packs only heat to a certain temperature.

With best regards
Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
NephroCare

Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd.
Payneham Dialysis Clinic, 2 Portrush Road,
PAYNEHAM
SA 5070 Adelaide
Australia
T: +61 8 8165 4313
F: +61 8 8336 4833
M: +61 0 407 810 800
http://www.fmc-ag.com

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Hi everyone,

What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?

Thanks,
Carien

Carien Coleman | Infection Control CNC
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Syd Lingard Drive | BUDERIM QLD 4556
PO Box 5050 | Maroochydore BC QLD 4558
T: (07) 5430 3245 | F: (07) 5430 3375
E: carien.coleman@uchealth.com.au

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[Margaret Byrne]

I work in an aged care facility and homes are required to have separate microwaves for heating heat packs as opposed to those in which meals etc can be heated. They are all marked as such, according to their use.
Heatpacks are still heated in microwaves, although many homes have changed from wheat based packs to others less likely to burn, even when heated with a glass of water in the microwave.

Regards

Margaret Byrne

Margaret Byrne – Quality Manager
P: 03 6261 2744 F: 03 6261 4530
E: mbyrne@corumbene.org.au
Web: http://www.corumbene.org.au/contact
13-21 Lower Road, New Norfolk, Tas, 7140

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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Carien Coleman
Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012 10:55 AM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Warming of heatpacks

Hi everyone,

What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?

Thanks,
Carien

Carien Coleman | Infection Control CNC
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Syd Lingard Drive | BUDERIM QLD 4556
PO Box 5050 | Maroochydore BC QLD 4558
T: (07) 5430 3245 | F: (07) 5430 3375
E: carien.coleman@uchealth.com.au

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