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3. Use these to clean the bed:
• A soft cloth soaked with warm water and a facility-approved general cleaning
soap/detergent solution. Make sure the cloth is not so wet as to cause the
cleaning solution to pool or flood on the mattress or other bed components.
• A soft brush to remove stains and resistant soil. Do not use harsh or abrasive
cleansers, solvents, or scouring pads.
4. Clean the bed. Give special attention to these areas:
• Headboard—thoroughly clean as this is a high-touch area
• Footboard—remove from the bed, and thoroughly clean as this is a high-touch
area
• Siderails—thoroughly clean the high-touch areas (such as the upper and under
sides of the siderail releases, pendants, and patient controls) and the latch areas
and latch pins of the mount brackets.
• Bed frame
•Casters
• All other bed components
• Fully-extended IV pole
• Bed accessories that can be used again such as the mattress (see “Clean the
Mattress and the AMT Coverlet” on page 61)
If you turn the mattress to clean it, make sure the cleaning solution does not pool or flow
on to the other side or edges of the mattress. This may permit fluid to get into the mattress
air outlets and zipper closures that ordinarily are protected by the ticking flaps.
5. Examine the condition of the mattress. If there are holes, tears, or other signs of
damage or deterioration of the ticking, replace the mattress.
6. Disinfect the bed (see below).
Disinfect
Wipe down all surfaces with a facility-approved disinfectant, used in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions. Give special attention to high-touch areas such as the
siderails, upper and under sides of siderail releases, pendants, patient controls, headboard,
and footboard.
Clean the Mattress and the AMT Coverlet
We recommend that you wipe down the P500 to clean it. In cases of heavy soil, you can
machine wash the coverlet. We also recommend that you clean the P500 every 60 days for
patients who are on the mattress longer than 60 days.
Clean and Disinfect an NP100, NP200, A.I.R., or P500 Surface, and AMT Coverlet
1. Make sure the bed is unplugged.
2. If applicable, remove the sleep surface from the bed. Go to “To Remove the Sleep
Surfaces” on page 20.
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