[Brigid Robertson]

Thanks Kelly,

We don’t resterilise single use items. It was RMD’s I was asking about. It is happening less often as we purchase our own equipment.

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Brigid Robertson

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Hi Brigid,
We outsource all our sterilising to another healthcare facility. We are a small rural health care facility that does minor day procedures. It was not possible to do sterilising onsite due to staff and other issues. We have contracts in place, and all our equipment is shipped an hard walled plastic containers. Part of the contract is the facility we outsource through must show us annual compliance to AS4187. Most of our products are single use though, and there is not large amounts of instruments going back and forth. I am not sure why you would resterilise when it gets to a destination if the packaging is intact and not damaged in anyway. I don’t know of any service that resterilises single use trays or sterile gloves??

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Thanks Jenny,

That is ours too, I am looking for evidence to back up my argument. I thought there may have been a standard out there I haven’t found yet ? 🙂

Brigid .

Hi Brigid – our policy is to resterilise anything that comes from another facility – even if its sealed in plastic
Jenny

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Hello Brains truss,

Could someone please point me in the right direction for standards for transporting instrument trays and RMD’s between hospitals? I understand they must be reprocessed prior to use in the next hospital as sterility cannot be guaranteed. Though some staff members are saying if transported in sealed plastic dust covers it is ok to use. I disagree, though the 4187 standards are a bit generic in this aspect.

My belief was that if to be transported from one hospital to another, many factors needed to be taken into account including , transport vehicle, humidity etc. The hospitals are about 30mins apart.

Thanks

Brigid Robertson

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Palmerston Regional Hospital | Top End Health Service

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[Brigid Robertson]

Thanks Jenny,

That is ours too, I am looking for evidence to back up my argument. I thought there may have been a standard out there I haven’t found yet ? 🙂

Brigid .

Hi Brigid – our policy is to resterilise anything that comes from another facility – even if its sealed in plastic
Jenny

Jenny McCarthy
Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator

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a | 286 Maryvale Road, Morwell, VIC 3840

http://www.maryvaleph.com.au
Maryvale Private Hospital acknowledges the traditional owners of country, the Gunaikurnai nation,
and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Hello Brains truss,

Could someone please point me in the right direction for standards for transporting instrument trays and RMD’s between hospitals? I understand they must be reprocessed prior to use in the next hospital as sterility cannot be guaranteed. Though some staff members are saying if transported in sealed plastic dust covers it is ok to use. I disagree, though the 4187 standards are a bit generic in this aspect.

My belief was that if to be transported from one hospital to another, many factors needed to be taken into account including , transport vehicle, humidity etc. The hospitals are about 30mins apart.

Thanks

Brigid Robertson

Brigid Robertson | Clinical Nurse Educator Perioperative Services
Palmerston Regional Hospital | Top End Health Service

Ph: (08) 7979 9619
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