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SOUTH ORANGE RESCUE SQUAD,INC. <br /> North Carolina <br /> Standard Operations Manual <br /> Subject: Ambulance Checkout and Cleaning SOM No.: EMS-004 <br /> Effective Date: June 14,2007 <br /> Revision Date: Authorization Signature: <br /> 5.2. Ambulance Cleaning <br /> 5.2.1. The following duties are to be performed at the beginning of each shift. <br /> 5.2.1.1. The cab area shall be cleaned(vacuum floors,clean seats, dashboard and windows, <br /> etc.)as needed. <br /> 5.2.1.2. All surface areas(walls,seats,doors,handrails, etc.)in the patient compartment area <br /> shall be cleaned with disinfectant. <br /> 5.2.1.3. The stretcher shall be taken out and cleaned with disinfectant,including the stretcher <br /> pad,rails and base. <br /> 5.2.1.4. The patient compartment floor shall be swept and mopped. <br /> 5.2.1.5. The ambulance shall be washed once in the morning and as needed. <br /> 5.2.2. The following duties are to be performed after each transport is completed. <br /> 5.2.2.1. All affected areas in the patient compartment shall be cleaned,i.e. stretcher pad, <br /> stretcher rails and base,seats,etc. <br /> 5.2.2.2. The floor shall be swept and affected areas of the floor cleaned with disinfectant or <br /> other cleaning solutions as needed. <br /> 5. GUIDELINES <br /> 6.1. N/A <br /> 6. TERMS <br /> 7.1. N/A <br /> 7. REFERENCES <br /> 8.1. N/A <br /> EMS-004 Ambulance Checkout and Cleaning <br /> -2- <br />