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Cleaning your Respiratory Equipment

Cleaning your Respiratory Equipment. Colleen Dunn, RRT, CCRC. The Process…. Clean it Disinfect it Rinse it Air dry it. Step 1…. FIRST, wash your hands! Gel or Soap and water (15 seconds). Clean it…. Disassemble parts Wash with liquid dish soap Use hot water. Step 2.

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Cleaning your Respiratory Equipment

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  1. Cleaning your Respiratory Equipment Colleen Dunn, RRT, CCRC

  2. The Process… • Clean it • Disinfect it • Rinse it • Air dry it

  3. Step 1…. • FIRST, wash your hands! • Gel or • Soap and water (15 seconds)

  4. Clean it… • Disassemble parts • Wash with liquid dish soap • Use hot water

  5. Step 2 • DISINFECT all parts…. • NO VINEGAR • Boil • Microwave • Dishwasher • Soaking

  6. Soaking… • Bleach • 1 part bleach, 50 parts water • Soak for 3 minutes • Isopropyl alcohol • Use 70% • Soak for 5 minutes • Hydrogen peroxide • Use 3% • Soak for 30 minutes

  7. Step 3 - Rinse • After soaking rinse with sterile water • Sterile water • Boil water for 5 minutes

  8. Step 4 • Lay out clean paper towels • Clean and disinfected parts • Air dry completely • Store dry equipment in plastic bag

  9. Stanford’s Policy • Boil • Microwave • Dishwasher

  10. Option 1 • Boil • Clean parts with soapy water • Rinsed pieces into a pot • Boil for 5 minutes • Place all pieces on paper towel • Air dry

  11. Option 2 • MICROWAVE • Clean parts with soapy water -Place all pieces in a bowl of water • Turn on high for 5 minutes • Place all pieces on paper towel to air dry

  12. Option 3 • Dishwasher • Rinse • Top shelf • Temp = 158 º for 30mintues

  13. Questions: • ASK Kristin! • (650) 724-0206

  14. Treatment Order

  15. “Oh- PAAS” • “O”- Bronchodilators (Albuterol) Openairways • “h” - Hypertonic saline • “P” - Pulmozyme® • “A”- Airway Clearance (CPT, Flutter Acapella) • “A”- Antibiotics (Tobi, Colistin) • “S” - Steroids

  16. Vest • OK to use the vest while doing: • Bronchodilators (Open airways) • Hypertonic saline • Pulmozyme® • Antibiotics and Steroids after

  17. Flutter/CPT • Do therapy after Pulmozyme® • Bronchodilators (Open airways) • Hypertonic saline • Pulmozyme® • Flutter/CPT (Airway Clearance)

  18. IPV • Ok to do with: • Bronchodilators (Open airways) • Hypertonic saline • Pulmozyme®, Antibiotics & Steroids after IPV

  19. Acapella • OK to use the Acapella while doing: • Bronchodilators (Open airways) • Hypertonic saline • Pulmozyme®, Antibiotics & Steroids after Acapella

  20. “Keep it Simple” Don’t forget to sign up for a research study. YOU ARE THE KEY!

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