Guidelines for handling Ebola linens

Linen services provider offers tips to customers about handling potentially contaminated linens


A linen services provider has offered tips to its customers about handling potentialy contaminated linens, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality Review website.

The guidance includes:

•  Bag any linen used by a patient being tested for Ebola

•  Store the bag in the patient's room

•  If the patient tests positive for Ebola, the linen should be treated as a Category A infectious substance

"Ebola presents special challenges for hospitals and caregivers related to the handling of linens," said David Van Vliet, president and CEO of Angelica.

Read the article.

 



November 5, 2014


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