Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces and Articles Used for COVID 19 Patient

Nemkholam Chongloi; Seema Sachdeva

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Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces and Articles Used for COVID 19 Patient

Nemkholam Chongloi, Seema Sachdeva

Published in International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 26 April 2021 Accepted: 25 May 2021 Published: 22 June 2021

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Abstract

Disinfection of environment surfaces and articles used for COVID 19 patient plays an important role in reducing indirect transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus responsible for COVID-19. Depending on the type of surface, SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable between eight hours to several days. The surfaces are contaminated when virus-containing droplets land on surfaces, or when someone with contaminated hands touches these surfaces. Virus contamination in both health care as well as non-health care settings can be reduced by good disinfection practices. Cleaning and disinfection is fundamental because it kills any remaining germs on the surface and thereby reduces the spread of germs. Therefore disinfection of the health care environment is vital in reducing infection rate. Following strict cleaning and disinfection protocols is the key to make sure that the patient as well as the health care worker remains safe. It is also important to increase awareness on how to clean and disinfect the articles used for Covid patient, so that the disease not spread to other patients and at the same time health care workers are protected. The disinfectant and its concentration should be carefully selected to avoid or minimize toxic effects on household members and also avoid damaging surfaces.

Published in	International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijcda.20210701.13
Page(s)	18-22
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Disinfection, Equipments, Sodium Hypochlorite, Glutaraldehyde Solution

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Nemkholam Chongloi, Seema Sachdeva. (2021). Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces and Articles Used for COVID 19 Patient. International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy, 7(1), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijcda.20210701.13

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Nemkholam Chongloi

Department of College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Seema Sachdeva

Department of College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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