[Michele Claire Cullen]

Hi Joe-Anne

Food in any clinical area is not acceptable for all the reasons you cited.
The fact that some hospitals “allow it” does not make it good practice.

I agree with the comments by Terry and Michael – Surgeons do not eat as they work and neither should anaesthetists.

I have contacted the Executive Officer for ACORN (Stephen Born) for a comment as I believe there is a standard about this but do not have the latest copy of the ACORN standards and guidelines in this office.
I will let you know.

Michele Cullen

Good morning
We have been asked by Anaesthetists if they can eat and drink in the Anaesthetic Bays – as this is what they do in ‘private hospitals’ during long cases………..I am not sure how accurate this information is.

Does any hospital allow this practice to occur and what are the circumstances for this to occur?

PS It does not occur at this hospital for a number of reasons:

1. Infection control policy requirement

2. Community expectations

3. Workplace Health and Safety

Thanks

Joe-Anne Bendall

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[Michele Claire Cullen]

Hi Michael
Agree with your comments.

Australia has a BedBug Book which talks about bedbugs and the use of hot water.
Temperature of greater than 55 deg C is cited in the Accommodation Providers management policy (page 13, Section 6.6)

Has lots of useful information and is linked to Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research at Westmead.
Stephen Doggett is the author

Michele Cullen
Infection Control Consultant

—–Original Message—–
From: AICA Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Michael Wishart
Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 12:43 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: temperature for laundry – drying process for different fabric

Hi Sony

If scabies s the major concern, and the fabrics are heat-labile and
will not survive a hot water wash at 75C or above, then you could simply
quarantine the fabrics in sealed plastic bags for 72 hours as scabies
mites will not survive away from the human body for longer than that.
They could then be washed at a low temperature as normal. Another option
is dry cleaning, where the fabrics are able to withstand the dry
cleaning process.

See the US CDC fact sheet for this information:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/gen_info/faqs.html#clothes

Cheers
Michael

Michael Wishart

Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
Logan West Moreton PHU
Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221

To contact Nursing team:
LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

>>> “N Y SO, KWH NO(ICN)” 14/05/2012 12:36 pm >>>

Dear Fiona.

Thank for your sharing.

Australian / New Zealand Standards for Laundry Practice AS/NZS
4146:2000, Section 3.5.2, which states:
The minimum time/temperature combinations are therefore
(a) 65C maintained for not less than 10 minutes; minimum cycle time 14
minutes forlow loading or 18 minutes for high loading; or
(b) 71C maintained for not less than 3 minutes; minimum cycle time 7
minutes for lowloading or 11 minutes for high loading.

My raised question is for the heat liable fabricand it is contaminated
with scabies. Because the concerned fabrics laundry label states the
fabric is not suitable for temperature which is greater than 65C.

So, we would like to know the temperature requirements for washing and
ironing process of this heat labile fabric.

Regards,

Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital
Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk

From:AICA Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
Behalf Of Fiona de Sousa
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 9:50 AM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: temperature for laundry – drying process for different
fabric

Hi Sony,

Refer to the Australian / New Zealand Standards for Laundry Practice
AS/NZS 4146:2000. Section 3 outlines the requirements for thermal and
chemical disinfection.

Kind Regards,

Fiona De Sousa
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sydney Adventist Hospital
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Office: (02) 9487 9732
Fax: (02) 9472 8053
Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au ( blocked::mailto:Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au )
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076

From:AICA Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
Behalf Of Sony SO
Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 10:23 AM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: [AICA_Infexion_Connexion] temperature for laundry – drying
process for different fabric

HI All,

I am reviewing our hospitals laundry practices, and I would like to
knowthe temperature for laundry – drying process for different fabric.
(1) for heat liable fabric that is treated by low temperature.
(2) for general fabric that would stand for higher temperature.

Yours sincerely,

Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital
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