Originally posted by John Sandham:
I think that techs should be given gloves, cleaning materials, and training in cleaning equipment. (What can/can't be used... how effective different methods are etc) We should (as a minimum) clean equipment before it goes out.
In Lincoln we have gloves, aprons, sanicloths, anti-bacterial foam sprays provided. However we do expect the users to DECONTAMINATE the equipment ie remove any traces of bodily fluids etc before sending to us. We have a card system whereas the user attach a white ( never contaminated ), yellow ( was contaminated but cleaned ) or red card ( contaminated but still so after cleaning ) to the equipment before sending to us and it works pretty well. Very rarely we have to send equipment back to the user for decontamination before we look at it.
It is useful for the EBME tech to clean the gear before returning it as it will reveal any physical damage to it.
