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Hi Donna
The keyboards with the cover are an absolute nightmare and the staff just remove them or “lose” them as they don’t like typing through the cover. A sealed washable keyboard is the best option.
Regards Sue

Sue Thorpe
Senior Infection Preventionist
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention and Control Unit
Employee Exposure Management & Immunisation Services (EEMIS)

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Hi ACIPC Colleagues,

Our facility has launched electronic documentation and with that the use of computers on wheels. From an infection control point of view I’m recommending either covered or washable keyboards and mice.

We’ve tried the ‘SteriClick’ keyboard and the feedback from users has been that the keys are so stiff and hard to push that staff are refusing to use them. For those of you using computers on wheels – what washable key boards and mice are you successfully using? or are you using covers and if so do they work? When I raised the possibility of using covers here feedback was that these would be flipped off and not used.

Anyone have suggestions?

Kind regards,
Donna

Donna McFadyen-Taylor RN BN Grad Dip HSM
Regional Infection Prevention & Control CNS
WA Country Health Service (WACHS) – Pilbara
2-34 Colebatch Way, South Hedland 6722
PMB 12, South Hedland WA 6722
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Hi all
I think it is very important that the container is secured as we had an incident where a staff member had a needle stick injury when opening a tray type sharps container. We carry these sharps containers around the organisation when we do flu vaccinations and we think this one was dropped and jarred the tray back allowing a couple of used flu injections to jut out. When the staff member opened the container again she brushed her hand against the needle jutting out. Have recreated it in picture attached. So very important to secure them to avoid jarring or dropping.
Sue
Sue Thorpe
Infection Prevention and Control Unit

Hi Tara

Our Sharps Management Policy requires:

Transport sharps containers for use in mobile clinics, secured in a dedicated bracket in the rear of the vehicle.
Regards
Lincoln Fowler / Infection Control
Child and Adolescent Community Health
Department of Health
E: Lincoln.Fowler@health.wa.gov.au
L3 WASON, 151 Wellington St, PERTH WA 6000
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Afternoon

I was wondering if anyone was able to share their policy/ procedure of transporting sharps containers within the community,eg. travel form base to school and return or home visits.

Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tara

Tara Stanway
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Cape York Hospital and Health Service
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