| Item |
Details/Rationale |
Intended Use |
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| Emergency Infection Control Kit |
- Hand Sanitizer
- Procedure Masks
- Exam Gloves
- Eye Protection
- Disposable Gowns
- Surface Cleaner
- Disinfectant Wipes
- Documentation
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For health care providers to protect themselves, staff, and patients from infection for the first seven to 10 days of a droplet-spread illness outbreak of a large-scale infectious disease |
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Hand Sanitizer
Quantity = 6 bottles of 354mL |
Hand hygiene is the most important infection control practice. Hand sanitizer with 60-90% alcohol is portable and is easily accessible in office settings. |
Physicians/staff before and after
seeing a patient, before touching
face, after removing PPE.
Patients entering waiting room. |
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Ear-loop procedure masks
Quantity = 500 |
Fluid-resistant ear-loop procedure masks provide the same level of droplet protection as surgical masks, along with increased ease of use. |
Mask for physician and/or staff when providing care within one metre of patient.
Mask for any patient with Influenza-like-illness (ILI) in the waiting room. |
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Non-latex exam gloves
Quantity = 100 large
100 medium |
Exam gloves are hypoallergenic, standard sizes to fit a broad spectrum of individuals,
and are disposable. |
Physician/staff when in contact with mucous membranes or body fluids, or touching
contaminated surfaces. |
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Re-usable eye protection glasses
Quantity = 6 |
Glasses provide a barrier to splashes from front and side, and are easier to use than visors
or face-shields, and can be used multiple times. |
Eye protection for physician and/or staff when providing care within one metre of patient. |
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Disposable gowns
Quantity = 20 |
Disposable gowns are comfortable and easy to dispose of. |
Gowns for physician and/or staff for procedures/patient care where clothing might be
contaminated. |
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Surface cleaner/disinfectant wipes
Quantity = 2 containers of 160 wipes |
Sanitizing surfaces and equipment such as eye protection after each patient visit is an important infection control practice and sani-wipes are effective and easy to use in offices. |
Re-usable equipment such as eye protection and stethoscopes, as well as surfaces which may have been contaminated by droplets, must be cleaned and disinfected between patients. |
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Notice materials
transparent plastic sleeve in which notices can be inserted and posted
Quantity = 1 |
Ministry information sheets provide consistent messaging to be displayed in public areas in
standardized plastic sleeve that will provide easily recognizable information from the ministry. |
Information pages can be printed off from ministry websites, inserted into these folders,
and prominently displayed to provide instructions to patients and staff. |
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