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Infection Control

We can assist you with your infection control program by:

  1. Providing or coordinating infection control training opportunities for Service Unit Infection Control Officers.
  2. Providing infection control meetings that bring together all of the infection control officers in the Alaska area.
  3. Assisting with trend analysis and epidemiological studies.
  4. Helping plan implementation of new regulations or guidelines.
  5. Training personnel to perform respirator fit testing for N-95 respirators.
  6. Performing other respirator fit testing for other respirators as needed.

Image of patient care linen stored on the floor.

Image of person pointing into dirty linen cart without a bag.

Clean linen stored on the floor.

Dirty linen in cart with no secondary containment.

Why don't we do it in our sleeves?

Follow the link below to an informative and humorous video on the importance of proper sneezing and coughing hygiene.

Why don't we do it in our sleeves?

Reuse of irrigation solutions:

Baxter bottle

 

 

Irrigation solutions, such as sterile water and sodium chloride, do not typically contain preservatives and are designed for single use only. See the technical letter from Baxter.