| Cleaning and disinfecting the transport vehicle and equipment |
- Personnel cleaning the patient care area should wear gloves, disposable gown and eye protection.
- Use an EPA-registered hospital disinfectant for cleaning stretchers, railings, radio, equipment, walls, floors and other surfaces that may have been in contact during patient care.
- Avoid cleaners with compressed air as it may re-aerosolize infectious particles.
- Currently, the CDC states “there are no disinfectant products currently registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) specifically for the inactivation of the newly identified viruses associated with SARS.” EPA-registered antimicrobial agents can be found at www.epa.gov
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