D.8 Pretreatment and Transportation Soiled Critical 2 02.pdf
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- Q201--McCurtain CBOC Federal contract opportunity
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- 36C25923R0040
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This memorandum outlines requirements for pre-treatment and transportation of soiled reusable medical equipment at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. It specifies that end users must follow manufacturer instructions for use when applying an FDA-approved enzymatic pretreatment solution to soiled equipment immediately following use. Transportation of pre-treated equipment from point of care to the soiled utility area must utilize a properly labeled medical-grade puncture-resistant rigid container or enclosed cart to prevent injury. The related federal contract opportunity is a solicitation from the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 to provide services at the McCurtain CBOC, though no further details are provided on required products, response dates, or pricing terms.
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Department of
Veterans Affairs
Date: f EB 1 1 2016
Memorandum
From: Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health Operations and Management (1 ON) subj: Pre-treatment and Transportation of Soiled Critical and Semi-Critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) ro: VISN Directors, VISN CMOs, VISN QMOs, VISN Nurse Executives, VISN Sterile
Processing Boards
1. This memorandum is to improve current processes for pre-t transportation of soiled RME from the point of use to a econtamination area in accordance with professional practice standards.
2. Pre-Treatment:
a. Responsibility of end user
b. Manufacturer's Instructions for Use (IFUs) must be followed
c. Removal of all gross debris must occur prior to application of enzymatic solution
d. Use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pretreatment enzymatic solution (Note: If IFUs delineate specific validated solution, said solution must be used)
e. Thoroughly spray enzymatic solution directly onto instruments to be cleaned allowing for each instrument to remain covered to dissolve bioburden.
f. Application of enzymatic solution is to be done immediately following
RME use. This can occur at point of care or within soiled utility room.
3. Transport of RME from point of care to soiled utility/appropriate holding area:
a. Properly labeled medical grade puncture resistant biohazard rigid container or an enclosed cart is to be used to transport all RME
b. Two methods:
i. Exchange transport container - the container with the soiled RME is placed in the utility room and a clean container (which has been intermediate level disinfected between uses) acquired from clean storage is taken back to the point of use.
ii. Point of use transport container - the container with soiled RME at point of care is transported to soiled utility room where end user will don appropriate PPE to transfer soiled RME to designated collection container that is a properly labeled medical grade puncture resistant biohazard rigid container. The point of care
D.8 PRETREATMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF SOILED CRITICAL AND SEMI CRITICAL
REUSABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 2
36C25923R0040
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