(3) This second bag is closed or stapled tight and labeled
"CONTAMINATED" or "ISOLATION" so that whoever receives this material can take the
necessary precautions to protect himself.
c. Dishes. Disposable dishes and utensils are available and can be used for
patients in isolation.
d. Drinking Water. No special precautions are necessary.
e. Clothing and Personal Effects. Follow established special precautions in
strict isolation, enteric precautions, and wound and skin precautions.
f. Laboratory Specimens. When double-bag technique is necessary for
transporting specimens, use transparent bags so contents can be seen and handled
appropriately.
g. Books, Magazines, Money, Letters, and Toys. In general, any of these
articles visibly soiled with potentially infective excretions or secretions should be
disinfected or destroyed.
h. Patient's Chart. The patient's chart should not be taken into the isolation
room if the patient is under strict isolation.
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CLEANING
a. Concurrent Cleaning. Cleaning equipment must be disinfected at the end of
each cleaning shift. For example, wiping cloths and mop heads should be laundered
and thoroughly dried, dirty water discarded, and buckets disinfected before being
refilled.
b. Terminal Cleaning. Terminal cleaning of isolation rooms for isolation areas
consists of the following general actions in addition to any specific measures listed in
the individual section.
thermometer holders) should be emptied, wrapped, or marked (if indicated), and
returned to Central Supply.
(2) All disposable items should be discarded in a wastebasket lined with an
impervious plastic bag.
(3) All equipment that cannot be best handled by Central Supply or
discarded should be washed with a freshly prepared germicidal detergent solution.
(4) All furniture and mattress covers should be washed with the germicidal
detergent solution. Furniture after terminal disinfection is illustrated in figure 5-1.
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