[Christine Dufty]

It is not practical to ban fans in many areas.
Most fans have a cage that opens easily and the blades can be easily cleaned/ weekly if necessary.
They shouldn’t be used with open wounds etc

Christine A. Dufty
Infection Control Practitioner
West Wimmera Health Service

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Hi all

The question of whether we should ban portable fans from clinical areas has raised it head again here. Conventional portable fans have blades enclosed in a cage, which makes it difficult to routinely clean the blades between uses, and dust can build up significantly on the blades themselves.

A suggestion has been to change our portable conventional fans for ‘air multiplier’ type devices, which are bladeless, and much easier to clean between uses. These are considerable more expensive, so I want to ensure they would be appropriate in clinical settings, especially ICU and oncology, before recommending their purchase.

Has anyone used these devices (or looked at using) in clinical areas instead of conventional fans yet? If so, were there any clinical issues we need to note?

Thanks

Michael

Michael Wishart

CNC Infection Control

Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital

627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032

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