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Tips for Cleaning the Ambulance

Post author By Greg Friese
Post date August 1, 2009
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Check out this fine summary of CDC tips for cleaning ambulances and other patient transport vehicles to prevent disease transmission from pathogens like H1N1. The 2nd tip describes cleaning driver compartment because driver may wear gloves while driving. The driver wearing their patient care gloves while driving is my top EMS pet peeve. Don’t do […]

Tags Ambulance, CDC, Driving, H1N1, Influenza

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Cleaning the Ambulance – to prevent spread of pathogens

Post author By Greg Friese
Post date April 28, 2009
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I bet you are paying a little more attention to cleaning the ambulance with all the attention, in-service trainings, and patient questions about Swine Influenza (H1N1). PandemicFlu.gov has issued Interim Guidance for Cleaning EMS Transport Vehicles. Take a few minutes and read those guidelines. Save yourself a little bit of time and energy by following […]

Tags Ambulance, Cleaning, Pandemic, PCR