Equipment Processing

Respiratory Therapists, on all units, are responsible for the cleaning/maintenance of Respiratory Care equipment.

Key Points:

• All reusable equipment will be cleaned and wiped with a low level disinfectant after patient use and then stored properly, i.e.:
  • Ventilators
  • HFNC
  • Vest machines
  • Cough assists
  • Blenders/heaters
• Servo-I expiratory filters are wiped down followed by running warm water through the cassette for 2 minutes. Next, they are shaken 5-8 times to get the water out and placed in the drying setup with air flowing through.
• Wipe down temp probes with disinfectant wipes and allow to air dry. Place in a clean bag, then in the bin labeled for temp probes.
• All INO injector modules and drain cups, Draegar expiratory filters, and reusable IPV/VDR parts will be taken to the Sterile Processing Department for cleaning/sterilization with the following procedure:
1. Place all dirty equipment in the red biohazard container in the 2nd floor RT clean room
2. RT (does not have to be the charge) will deliver to the dirty room in SPD on the 1st floor
3. The white and yellow clinic tag should be filled out (Department, # of temp probes, injector modules, etc) and attached to red biohazard container
4. The container is then placed inside the dirty SPD room next to sink
5. Fill out the Clinic Drop Off Form and place in the file folder located on the clean side of SPD
6. Retrieve a clean red biohazard container from the clean room in SPD to take back to the 2nd floor RT room
7. If there is clean equipment to be picked up then take the corresponding “Clinic Drop Off Form” from the file folder on your way out