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tine and appropriate inspections of
each mattress and cover. Some vendors,
however, do not provide a comprehensive
inspection and preventive
maintenance (IPM) procedure for their
products, or they do not recommend
an appropriate inspection frequency for
them. Consequently, environmental services
or housekeeping staff may not
know how to identify signs of damage
when cleaning and disinfecting covers,
or clinical/biomedical engineering or
facilities departments may not include
mattresses and covers on their IPM
schedule.
Additionally, not all mattresses and
mattress covers are marked with individual
serial numbers or similar unique
identifiers, so it can be complicated
to track mattresses and covers for
IPM purposes and to identify when a
mattress or cover has exceeded its expected
life.
Key recommendations
" The first thing we recommend is that
you conduct a housewide inspection of
all your mattresses and covers to identify
whether any show signs of fluid ingress, "
advises Sivek. " When one small
facility we spoke with went looking for
this problem, they found that approximately
half of their mattresses showed
signs of fluid ingress. "
Further, ECRI Institute recommends
that healthcare facilities:
* Require that mattress cover suppliers
specify compatible antimicrobial
products.
* Use additional surfaces (pads/
chucks, mattress covers) that are
compatible with your mattresses.
* Train staff to recognize mattress
cover problems (eg, tears, cracks).
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* Verify that relevant cleaning checklists
include recommended procedures
and materials for cleaning
mattress covers and steps for inspecting
mattresses and covers.
* Add mattresses and covers to your
IPM schedule, if they are not already
included.
When selecting mattresses and mattress
covers for future procurement,
you should favor products that facilitate
cleaning, inspection, and tracking. ✥
This article is an excerpt from ECRI
Institute's 2019 Top 10 Health Technology
Hazards report. An Executive
Brief of the report can be downloaded
from ECRI Institute as a free public service.
For more information, visit www.
ecri.org/2019Hazards, or contact ECRI
Institute by telephone at (610) 8256000,
ext. 5891, or by e-mail at clientservices@ecri.org.
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