Sterile Processing is expected to produce clean, disinfected or sterilize products. How are we able to do that when our department is not being properly disinfectant? Now that the Corona Virus is in the news, everyone is interested in disinfecting their workplaces, home and public spaces.
NPR AUDIO ABOUT CORONA: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815307842/research-coronavirus-can-live-for-a-long-time-in-air-on-surfaces
KAISER NEWS, EVERYBODY'S DISINFECTING: https://khn.org/news/ships-planes-trains-scooters-all-need-a-virus-wipe-but-what-does-a-deep-clean-mean/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=84831735&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9v3pGevsoti0r7Ng3rFNdnHt8IYwITivpWqrqWa_fzkZr8BrGx3UUt10FS-58CWfg3zXapfo-Rf84dNlnun5azKsM0XA&_hsmi=84831735
EPA CHECK YOUR DISINFECTANT REGISTRATION: https://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=PPLS:1
EPA REGISTERED ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCTS: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/selected-epa-registered-disinfectants
WHAT IS ATP?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJx9K6_kgeI
(PDF) ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING IN SPD: www.ormanager.com › download.
BACTERIA AND VIRUS ON SURFACES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564025/
BACTERIA AND VIRUS OUTSIDE THE BODY: https://www.idealresponse.co.uk/blog/how-long-do-6-common-bacteria-and-viruses-last-outside-the-body/
