Recently the following question has arisen at work. Information about your
current practices would be appreciated.
When devices are removed from the fitting room and taken to the lab area
for modification or repair, what precautions are taken to sanitize the
device and/or any surfaces or objects in the lab that it may come into
contact with?
What do you do in your service regarding this issue? Do you have any
written policy/procedure statements dealing with it?
Please note that the question raised above is quite distinct from any
issues involving the treatment of surfaces and objects in the fitting
room or the storage of soiled devices physically segregated from clean,
unused stock.
In the interest of full disclosure (as they say on TV), I am Supervisor of
the O&P Service of the VA Medical Center, Gainesville FL
—
Charles H Pritham CPO
