Practical Tips for Cleaning Medical Carts
Medical carts, including emergency carts and surgical carts, assist healthcare providers in providing safe, efficient patient care.
This article will detail the key points and methods of maintaining medical carts to help you maintain medical carts in detail and make medical services more reliable!
1. Purchase a medical cart that meets the following conditions:
If you want to maintain a medical cart well, you should first choose a suitable medical cart. We recommend that the medical cart you choose meets the following characteristics:
1. Easy to maintain and repair.
2. Obtain approval from all departments involved in the overall quality management process, i.e. clinical care, infection control, safety.
3. Have equipment-specific written instructions for proper cleaning and decontamination of medical carts.
2. What precautions should be taken when cleaning and disinfecting medical carts?
1. Clean first: Thoroughly clean the dirt and impurities on the surface of the cart before disinfecting.
Cleaning agents may include:
Liquid soap
Detergent
Enzymatic cleaner
2. Disinfect second: Develop a reasonable cleaning and disinfection plan based on the frequency of use and environment of the cart. Disinfection needs to be comprehensive, including all parts of the cart.
Commonly used disinfectants include:
Ethyl or isopropyl alcohol
Bleach or other chlorine-based products
Improved hydrogen peroxide
Quaternary ammonium compounds
3. How to perform routine maintenance?
Involve your staff in training on the proper use of medical carts to ensure they understand the correct use and precautions for the cart. Regularly inspect all medical carts for cleanliness and accuracy of contents. For example, inspect emergency vehicles every eight hours or every shift and document maintenance.
Develop standard operating procedures that state the following:
1. Staff responsible for inspecting each cart
2. The staff responsible for replenishing each shopping cart
3. Check frequency
4. How to clean and disinfect carts
5. Replenishment process
It's a good idea to ask employees to record every cleaning and restocking in a log, including the date, time and name of the employee who completed the task.
If you maintain your medical carts correctly and regularly, medical carts serve your patients by helping your medical staff provide safe, efficient care.
For more information or to view our selection of medical cart, contact us today.