S1E5 - Environmental Infection Control: "If it says 10 min … you better make sure that surface is wet for 10 min"

25/05/2020 25 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
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: [email protected]  India Email: [email protected] A Tale of Two Hygienists: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com  Learn to Prevent: https://www.learn2prevent.com