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Post by qman213 on Nov 29, 2022 23:44:49 GMT
What are some of you doing to minimize bed bugs exposure in your facilities? It boggles my mind that we have patients with bed bugs and they simply don't care. They also make zero effort to eradicate them at home.
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Post by stuff on Nov 30, 2022 14:04:37 GMT
Pull chair after each of those patients, take it out to parking lot and soak with 90% isopropyl alcohol. Puke from all the dried blood and guts still up in all the nooks and crannies, give the chair back
to minimize they try and use chair covers but thats only hiding the issue
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Post by eric on Nov 30, 2022 19:25:19 GMT
Pull chair after each of those patients, take it out to parking lot and soak with 90% isopropyl alcohol. Puke from all the dried blood and guts still up in all the nooks and crannies, give the chair back to minimize they try and use chair covers but thats only hiding the issue You forgot the light it on fire part....... |
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Post by dave74 on Dec 1, 2022 2:39:59 GMT
It can be very difficult to get rid of bed bugs in your home.
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Post by bcjammerx on Dec 1, 2022 4:19:47 GMT
we've had ****roaches (I'm not editing that it makes me chuckle it's getting asterisked) crawl out of patients bags SEVERAL times, can't think of any bed bug issues...kinda shocking now that I think about it
oh yeah, there will be blood. when I replaced all the armrests at one clinic to get them off you have to REALLY lean the back all the way back...SO MUCH dried blood...not as much as was INSIDE the armrests though...padding is supposed to be yellow...it was ALL red 0_o
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Post by Guest on Dec 1, 2022 13:05:02 GMT
We use Steri-Fab- Spray chair down before patient comes- it dries quick-we also use drape sheets on the chairs(17.00) a case of 50 and when the patient leaves we spray it again then put aside because we have a spare one- the bugs stay on the patient they dont go anywhere else, also if the patient is in a nursing home or paying rent- the social worker start making calls and makes them take care of it
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Post by qman213 on Dec 1, 2022 13:28:00 GMT
We use Steri-Fab- Spray chair down before patient comes- it dries quick-we also use drape sheets on the chairs(17.00) a case of 50 and when the patient leaves we spray it again then put aside because we have a spare one- the bugs stay on the patient they dont go anywhere else, also if the patient is in a nursing home or paying rent- the social worker start making calls and makes them take care of it We use Steri-Fab on the chair after the patient leaves. I like your idea of spraying the chair before. We will start doing that. We have two pts (brother/sister) that live together and they have them bad. We actually paid to have their small house sprayed thinking it would help minimize our exposure and maybe, just maybe, they would be motivated to help eliminate the issue. After almost a year of this, they refused to let the exterminator in their house anymore. Go figure. Thanks for the idea. |
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Post by gfreely on Dec 1, 2022 16:11:24 GMT
A few of our clinics use a steamer, carefully avoiding electrical connections. Others use a 99% alcohol in spray bottles.
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Post by qman213 on May 16, 2024 1:32:40 GMT
Another quick question about this glorious topic. Does anyone else try to "quarantine" the chair and only use it for that patient or another bed bug patient? We try to, but this can quickly become a royal PIA unless you have a lot of extra chairs.
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Post by stuff on May 16, 2024 18:02:28 GMT
Another quick question about this glorious topic. Does anyone else try to "quarantine" the chair and only use it for that patient or another bed bug patient? We try to, but this can quickly become a royal PIA unless you have a lot of extra chairs. We have done this. I put some yellow/black striped tape on the back to show staff that it was a bed bug chair. Unless we had 2 patients with them all bed bug people had to sit in that specific chair. If you do not do this you risk giving a normal patient bed bugs and spreading your problem even further. Also if you research bed bug sprays a lot of them do nothing because the bed bug is resistant to the chemical Products i found that work Cedarcide- smells good kills on contact but is expensive and leaves a residue that needs to be cleaned or 99% isopropyl alcohol. Still a bit pricey but works on contact as well and does not leave a residue |
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Post by qman213 on May 16, 2024 19:44:08 GMT
Another quick question about this glorious topic. Does anyone else try to "quarantine" the chair and only use it for that patient or another bed bug patient? We try to, but this can quickly become a royal PIA unless you have a lot of extra chairs. We have done this. I put some yellow/black striped tape on the back to show staff that it was a bed bug chair. Unless we had 2 patients with them all bed bug people had to sit in that specific chair. If you do not do this you risk giving a normal patient bed bugs and spreading your problem even further. Also if you research bed bug sprays a lot of them do nothing because the bed bug is resistant to the chemical Products i found that work Cedarcide- smells good kills on contact but is expensive and leaves a residue that needs to be cleaned or 99% isopropyl alcohol. Still a bit pricey but works on contact as well and does not leave a residue Thank you for the feedback. |
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