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Revised -XO\ <br />EC 6: Post Response: <br />•HOUSEKEEPING: <br />o All vehicles, equipment, environmental and working surfaces (fixed and <br />non-fixed) will be cleaned as soon as possible at the conclusion of each <br />call. This will include but not be limited to, wiping down the floor, walls, <br />stretcher, and squad bench with an approved disinfectant. (See <br />definitions.) <br />o All contaminated work surfaces will be decontaminated after completion of <br />procedures and immediately, or as soon as feasible after any spill of blood <br />or other potentially infectious materials, as well as at the end of the work <br />shift if the surface may have become contaminated since the last cleaning. <br />o All bins, pails, and similar receptacles shall be inspected and <br />decontaminated on a regular scheduled basis. <br />o Any broken glassware that may be contaminated will not be picked up <br />directly with the hands. Dustpans and hand-brooms or forceps are to be <br />used. <br />o Contaminated equipment will be stored only in the decontamination area. <br />Cleaning and decontamination will be performed immediately. <br />o Disposable equipment (such as endotracheal tubes, suction catheters, <br />suction tubing, plastic oral airways, respiratory supplies, linen soiled with <br />blood, vomitus, blood/soiled bandages, etc.) and other biohazard waste <br />generated during on-scene operations will be handled as infectious waste. <br />Sharps containers, when 3/4 full, will be closed and disposed of in <br />accordance with the UNC Hospitals policy. <br />o Gloves will be worn for all contact with contaminated equipment or <br />materials. Other PPE will be used depending on splash or spill potential. <br />Heavy-duty utility gloves will be used for cleaning, disinfection, or <br />decontamination procedures. <br />o Blood and body fluid spills will receive priority cleaning: <br />•Heavy-duty rubber, utility (nondisposable), or doubled disposable (if <br />clean up is done at the hospital) gloves will be worn when cleaning <br />blood and body fluid spills. <br />•Wipe up all blood and body fluids using a clean towel or absorbent <br />material. Dispose of these towels as infectious waste. Reusable <br />towels are to be bagged with linen. Disposable materials will be <br />treated as infectious waste. <br />•Saturate the contaminated area with approved cleaning solution. <br />Soak up this solution with towels or other absorbent material and <br />dispose of as infectious waste. Reusable towels will be treated as <br />infectious waste. <br />Orange County Emergency Services <br />Exposure Control Policy <br />Standard Operating Procedures <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD