COVID-19 Equipment Removal Process: Non-disposable Respiratory-Related Equipment

Last update: March 23, 2020

All non-disposable equipment example: Flowmeter, high flow oxygen devices, ventilators, BiPAP, video laryngoscopes, oxygen cylinders, oxygen holders, nitric oxide units, syringe pumps

Cleaning equipment will start in the patient’s room.

• Must have proper PPE during cleaning.
• Move equipment to be removed close to the patient door.
• Remove all disposable parts/pieces and discard in red biohazard bag.
• Perform hand hygiene with gloved hands.
• Clean equipment with appropriate wipes (orange top or purple top based on manufacture instructions).
  • All surfaces of equipment must be cleaned
  • Surface must be left to dry for manufacture required time (Purple top – 2 mins and Orange top – 4 mins)
  • Equipment is passed to assistant outside room (Ante room preferred)
• Staff member inside patient room then doffs PPE and performs hand hygiene
• Doff face shield
• Exit patient’s room and perform hand hygiene
• Doff N95 respirator and perform hand hygiene
• Don gloves
• Re-wipes equipment with appropriate wipes and then allowing for appropriate surface dry time
• Doff gloves and perform hand hygiene.
• Equipment is safe to continue regular reprocessing.

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