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cleaning suffers more, the farther from the bed you move.
You're less likely to miss something if all members of the turnover team know
what the system is. "I've got this, you're doing that," they should say to each
other. It's dangerous to assume another person on the turnover team is in
charge of cleaning the periphery surfaces. Don't assume. Always ask.
3. How is the
disinfectant
applied?
Here's a ques-
tion worth asking:
Regardless of what cleaner
you're using, how are you
applying it? Are you using
a minimal amount of disin-
fectant on a cloth, soaking
a cloth in the solution or
simply applying the disin-
fectant on the surface?
Your answer should corre-
spond with manufacturers'
recommendations for all
important contact and dry
times.
Take OR table mattress-
es, for example. Most mat-
tresses are black, so it's
hard to see the cleaner on
the surface, let alone in the
cracks and crevices. Dry
time is a key component.
E N V I R O N M E N T A L H Y G I E N E
End the
Waiting Game
The 1 minute contact time of CaviCide1
™
and CaviWipes1
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save precious time, instead of waiting up
to 10 minutes for slower disinfectants to
do their job.
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The 1 minute contact time of CaviCide1
™
Turn operating rooms faster with the
only 1 minute surface disinfectants.
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