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Annual Biosafety Training 2012 Part 3

Annual Biosafety Training 2012 Part 3. Medical Equipment Management. Medical Equipment Management. Medical equipment is defined as any equipment that is applied to a patient or used to assess a clinical parameter about a patient

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Annual Biosafety Training 2012 Part 3

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  1. Annual Biosafety Training 2012Part 3

  2. Medical Equipment Management

  3. Medical Equipment Management • Medical equipment is defined as any equipment that is applied to a patient or used to assess a clinical parameter about a patient • Medical Equipment records are located in the main laboratory area of each health • Medical Equipment records are maintained for the life of the instrument

  4. Medical Equipment Management • Dental Equipment records are documented on the JCDH intranet • Records includes all initial equipment records, re-inspection and calibration records, quarterly summaries, summaries of all instrument failures and remedial action

  5. Medical Equipment Management • All Records, including outside contracts such as scale calibration and oxygen cylinders should be maintained in the Medical Equipment records

  6. Medical Equipment ManagementTraining- Competency • Medical Technologist performs training/competency assessment on laboratory equipment usage • Clinical services nurses provide training/competency assessment on medical equipment other than lab equipment • Dental services provides dental equipment training/competency assessment

  7. Medical Equipment Initial Testing • All medical equipment must be inspected prior to use • Electrical Safety Criteria • Ground pin continuity of less than 1.0 ohms • Ground pin continuity (other) as manufacturer’s specification or • Internal isolation transformer and electrically insulated with no ground • Fire Safety • UL approval • No frayed wiring

  8. Medical Equipment Initial • Miscellaneous • Service Manual available • Operator manual available • Instrument passes initial performance test • Instrument undamaged and no parts are missing • Checked for possible physical risks to patient

  9. Medical Equipment ManagementInspection/Tagged • All medical equipment is tagged • identifying the date inspected • date due for inspection • Initials of Biomedical Technician • Date due is not always performed on the exact date

  10. Medical Equipment ManagementEquipment Failure • Criteria for removing Medical equipment from service: • Evidence of malfunctioning • risk to patient or employee • documentation must be provided • Specific criteria of includes • open ground • leakage • deteriorated wiring

  11. Medical Equipment ManagementEquipment Failure • Risky non-performance reasons • Performance malfunction • Contamination of instrument with blood or body fluids in undefined areas • Failure of equipment to perform based on quality control • Equipment hazard recall

  12. Knowledge Assessment Medical Equipment is defined as • Equipment that is used to assess a clinical parameter about a patient • Any equipment used in the clinics • Equipment that is applied to a patient or used to assess a clinical parameter about a patient Answer C. Equipment that is applied to a patient or used to assess a clinical parameter about a patient

  13. Knowledge Assessment • Medical Equipment is removed from service if • A. Equipment is malfunctioning • B. Equipment does not pass electrical safety • C. Equipment is not UL approved • D. Equipment has frayed Wiring • E. All of the above • E. All of the above

  14. Medical Waste Policy Medical waste? or Regular Waste?

  15. Medical Waste Policy Purpose of the Medical Waste policy is to establish guidelines on the proper management of medical waste JCDH policy follows the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM)definition of Medical Waste

  16. Medical Waste Policy • “Items contaminated with blood or body fluids derived from blood components (serum /plasma). Also included are secretions from lab specimens to include blood, tissue, semen, vaginal fluid, pleural fluid amniotic fluid and urine.” • Urine is discarded in the sink or toilet • Dispose the urine container in Medical Waste Container Medical Waste only

  17. Medical Waste Policy • Special Medical Waste Treatment does NOT apply to feces, nasal secretions, sputum, sweat, tears, or vomitus unless they contain visible blood Everything else Clear Bag Only

  18. Medical WasteIF IN DOUBT Put in bio-hazard trash can

  19. Knowledge Assessment Special Medical Waste Treatment does not apply to: A. Blood B. Serum C. Vaginal secretions D. Feces Answer D. Feces

  20. Questions? • Contact Mary McCollum • 930-1372 • mary.mccollum@jcdh.org

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