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Dear All,
We would like to know, if isolation rooms are equipped with pressure stabilizer i.e. the louvers, whether the smoke test is necessary? Video clip for the louver (installed outside of isolation room) is taken when HVAC is activated http://www.youtube.com/watch?vY46Ye9uUad8
Regards,
Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital, HK SAR, CHINA
http://www.ha.org.hk/kwh/default.htm
Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mailHi Samantha.
We are about to recommence smoke testing of these rooms again, I think it just fell off the radar for a while.
The engineering folks are responsible for this, they just generate a work order which flags every month.
There is also a dial outside the room, when we have someone in there for airborne precautions, we make sure it is in good working order. Most of the time, these rooms are used for non airborne precautions.
We also randomly audit these rooms when we are doing area audits.Sandi Millington.
Available Mon, Tue and Thur.Acting Regional Infection Control CN.
Geraldton Hospital. 99562437.
Sandi.Millington@health.wa.gov.au
________________________________We are currently reviewing our Negative ventilation room policy.
According to the Victorian Department of Health Guidelines for the classification and design of isolation rooms in health care facilities 2007, section 5.8 states:
“When a room is occupied, smoke tests should be carried out monthly in addition to continuous electronic monitoring of room pressure, and daily monitoring and documentation of room and anteroom pressures by nursing staff. When a room is not occupied, room pressure should be checked monthly.”
At St Vincent’s we do not currently perform monthly smoke testing, and are wondering if anyone routinely performs this.
Thanks,
SamanthaSamantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au[cid:image001.jpg@01CD43FB.26BC0140]
Samantha Palmby | Infection Control Consultant
St Vincent’s | 41 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065
t: +61 3 9288 4063 | f: +61 3 9288 4068 | http://www.svhm.org.au[cid:image001.jpg@01CD43FB.26BC0140]
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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 for low loading or 18 minutes for high loading; or
(b) 71C maintained for not less than 3 minutes; minimum cycle time 7 minutes for low loading or 11 minutes for high loading.”My raised question is for the heat liable fabric and it is contaminated with scabies. Because the concerned fabric’s 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.hkHi 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
Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076
________________________________HI All,
I am reviewing our hospital’s laundry practices, and I would like to know the 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
Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I note the issue regular disposal of sued disinfectants is addressed in the Queensland Health, 2011, Surgical Skin Antisepsis in Operating Theatres. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/chrisp/resources/rec_prac_skinprep.pdf, section 7, point Expiry dates, page 5, which states:
o aqueous povidone-iodine expires one month after opening;
o alcoholic solutions must be discarded six (6) months after opening.
I would like to know whether the above mentioned recommendations are common infection control practices in Australia, and additional references to support this practice.
Yours sincerely,
Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital
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Hi jacky,
Local technician recommends us using 121OC for the cleaned bottles & pacifiers. After the bottles are filled with reconstituted milk, the sterilizer’s parameters are set to 105 OC for 18-20 mins., sterilize time maintain at 105 OC for 2 min.
Sony SO
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Hi Sony
Have you approached the manufacturer of the product for advice?
JackieMs Jackie Miley
Course Leader MSc Infection Prevention and Control
Course Leader Short Course Infection Prevention & ControlSenior Lecturer Infection Prevention and Control & Continuing Professional Development
Brookes University
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jmiley@brookes.ac.ukDip RN, Cert Infection Control, PGCert Management, PGCert Public Health, PGCert Higher Professional Education
On 16 June 2011 18:22, Sony SO <sony@ha.org.hk> wrote:
Dear All,My hospital is mainly using the commercially sterile ready-to-feed liquid infant formula, however we still need to reconstitute powdered infant formula (PIF), and we use steam sterilizer to sterilize the PIF.
We would like to know the recommended sterilization parameters such as temperature and the duration for this process.
Regards,
Sony SO
Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team
Kwong Wah Hospital
HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
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