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S1E5 - Environmental Infection Control: “If it says 10 min … you better make sure that surface is wet for 10 min”
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Episode 5:
Today on Level Up Infection Prevention, Michelle Strange and India Chance are addressing environmental infection control… one of Michelle’s favorite topics!
Episode Highlights:
- What is environmental infection control
- Op set up to encourage environmental infection control
- 1 step vs 2 step disinfecting processes
- EPA registration number
- Barrier Wrapping and PPE
Quotes:
“Less is more in this situation”
“We are healthcare settings, my hospital room doesn’t feel warm and fuzzy”
“It needs to be a minimum of a cleaning step in these processes, it needs to have a surfactant in that product”
“We don’t know what the patients have … sometimes they don’t even know”
“You need to have hospital-grade disinfectants”
“If it says 10 min … you better make sure that surface is wet for 10 min”
Resources and Links:
OSHA: https://www.osha.gov
OSAP: https://www.osap.org
Michelle Email: Michelle@ataleoftwohyienists.com
India Email: info@learn2prevent.com
A Tale of Two Hygienists: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com
Learn to Prevent: https://www.learn2prevent.com
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