Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
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<strong>NHS</strong> <strong>Lanarkshire</strong><br />
Health Protection Committee<br />
SECTION I – <strong>Decontamination</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Environment (including <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> single-use <strong>and</strong> singlepatient<br />
use items<br />
Section<br />
Effective From<br />
I<br />
October<br />
2013<br />
Replaces Jan 2010<br />
Review Date July 2016<br />
Appendix 2<br />
EQUIPMENT<br />
ITEM<br />
Between<br />
Patients<br />
CLEANING SCHEDULES FOR CLINICAL STAFF<br />
FREQUENCY<br />
After<br />
Monthly PREFERRED METHODS<br />
Daily Weekly<br />
Soiling<br />
or O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
ECG Leads √ Clean with detergent wipes. Dry<br />
thoroughly. [refer to<br />
Manufacturers user manual]<br />
Electric Fans √ √ If all areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> equipment are<br />
accessible clean with detergent<br />
wipes. Dry thoroughly. If unable<br />
to do so cleaning should be<br />
carried out by Estates<br />
Department on request.<br />
Endoscopes<br />
arthroscopes<br />
bronchoscopes<br />
colonoscope<br />
cystoscopes<br />
gasrtoscopes<br />
laparoscopes etc<br />
Finger Probes for O2<br />
Saturation Monitors<br />
√<br />
Manually cleaned to remove soil<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n reprocessed in an<br />
automated endoscope washer.<br />
√ √ Clean with detergent wipes. Dry<br />
thoroughly. [refer to<br />
Manufacturers user manual]<br />
COMMENTS<br />
Include in weekly ward cleaning<br />
schedule. Complete a<br />
decontamination certificate before<br />
sending equipment to Estates<br />
Department.<br />
Follow local guidance on <strong>the</strong><br />
decontamination <strong>of</strong> endoscopes<br />
Disposable preferred.<br />
I 20
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