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How do services manage the waste, given that most wipes are non-compostable synthetics and your service green fingerprint with wipes? Does the antimicrobial product lead to issues with the environment (AMR etc)
Kind regards
Karen
Karen Booth
RN BHSCN GAICD
President APNA
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
M: 0411 898 884
APNA Office
Level 2, 159 Dorcas St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
T: (03) 9669 7400 F: (03) 9669 7499 http://www.apna.asn.auHi Cate,
We started using equipment wipes in the last 6 months and I have since been made aware of this tea staining to trolleys in an operating theatre and a renal dialysis unit. The trolleys are not that old either.
I received the same answer from the rep of the wipes company we use.
However, in the big picture there are 200+ grades of stainless steel, so it is difficult to know which grade of SS the trolleys are made of.
Obtaining the manufacturers instruction would be the way to go & they should know the SS grade.
In an information brochure of wipes we use has a list of manufacturers that have approved the wipes to be used on their equipment.
Unfortunately, the trolleys we have are not on that list.
Cheers
Liz
Liz Reading
Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention Service
Lower Mid North Coast Sector, HNELHD
C/o Manning Base Hospital, 26 York Street, TAREE, NSW, 2430
Tel 02 6592 9351 | Mob 0427 777 612 | liz.reading@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.auHI everyone
Our facility uses a commercial 2 in1 wipe to clean and disinfect equipment. We have noticed rust like stains in stainless steel IV trolleys, the staining looks like rust but does not appear to have broken the integrity of the surface. I contacted the company who supplies the wipe and was informed that this is known as ‘Tea Staining” and occurs on ‘cheaper quality stainless steel”
Has anyone had similar issues or heard of this? Should the IV trolleys with tea staining be replaced.? Some trolleys are only 12mth old , I am currently chasing manufactures instructions for Trolleys.
Thanks very much
Cate Coffey | Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention and Control Unit | Central Australia Health Service
Northern Territory Government
Alice Springs Hopsital, Gap Rd, Alice Springs
GPO Box 2234, Suburb, NT Postcode
p … 08 89517737
e … cate.coffey@nt.gov.au http://www.nt.gov.au/health
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