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Policies and Procedures on Infection Control

7. Clean, disinfect, rinse with sterile water and dry nebulisers between treatments on
the same patient. Replace nebulisers with those that have undergone sterilisation or
high-level disinfection between uses on different patients.
8. Use only sterile fluid for nebulisation, and dispense the fluid into the nebuliser
aseptically. Use aerosolised medications in single dose vials whenever possible.

9. Change the mouthpiece of a peak flow meter or the mouthpiece and filter of a
spirometer between uses on different patients.
10. Change the entire length of suction-collection tubing and canisters between uses on
different patients.

11. Closed-suction system for tracheal suctioning is recommended for infectious
respiratory cases.

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