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Author:
Yvonne Andrews
Email:
YAndrews@baptistcare.org.au
Position:
IPC Consultant
Organisation:
Baptistcare
State:
ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS, WA
Hi Parisha,
This can be very difficult to get rid of.
Some things to consider. Are they scabies or bed bugs? There is a difference.
If you are treating residents with Lyclear are you:
Putting it on at night head to toe, leaving it overnight,
treating everyone at the same time, residents, staff and visitors.
washing it off in the morning and putting on fresh sheets and clothing
removing all clothes and bedding that from that room that has been used in the last 72 hours,
vacuuming floors, beds, chairs
Bagging anything that cannot be cleaned for 72 hours
but most importantly are you doing a second treatment 7 days later. Sometimes there are eggs that hatch and have missed the treatment.
If taking the tablets, then we found the best treatment was 2-3 lots 7 days apart.
Hope this helps