(3)
Excretions.
(a) Clean bedpans and urinals after each use.
(b) Flush away all contents promptly unless specimens are required.
(c) Cover the bedpan or urinal with paper cover when it is necessary to
carry it from the patient's room to another area.
h. Follow Specific Isolation Techniques for Patients with Communicable
Diseases. See Lesson 5 of this subcourse for instruction on isolation techniques. For
a brief description of some selected communicable diseases along with pertinent points
in health care, see FM 8-33, Control of Communicable Diseases in Man, an official
report of the American Public Health Association.
i.
Other Considerations.
(1) Standing liquids (including medications). Time, date, and label all
standing liquids at time of change. Standing liquids should be changed every 24 hours
unless otherwise directed.
(2) Refrigerators. Clean and check temperature of refrigerators according
to the local SOP. Contents should be labeled and dated.
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