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Hi Jude,
We have six RAC facilities and looked into the practice for scissor usage for our residents for dressings and also cutting of nails etc.
The most cost effective way for us was to move to single use disposable scissors.
We could not prove that sterilising on site was done correctly, nor were staff trained in the process and sending these off site was more expensive and as you have alerted to the fact, you don’t receive back your stock.
The use of isowipes does not sterilise equipment. I would move to the single use method.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Folks
I need the hive mind again. Our RACF is attached to the hospital and previously we have sent instruments like scissors to the hospital theatre for sterilization. In practice this has meant that often the instruments never come back to us. Does anyone know if there is a solution that will sterilize instruments without damaging them. Would a product like Isowipes be acceptable to clean scissors prior to cutting fingernails?
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