Hi
Can you guys tell me how do you disinfect your blood pressure cuffs after each treatment.

Also if you can include what type of cuffs you use.

I was reading on the specification sheet for our bp cuffs not to use chlorine.
I use colin BP cuffs.

Thanks

I don't know of a policy or procedure for that. BUT, if you do disinfect them make sure to clamp off the hose so that no fluid gets into the bladder! If it does, when the module deflates the cuff the fluid will be pulled back into the module and may ruin it. Staff have been known to submerge cuffs in bleach solutions to clean them and I have found modules that had bleach in them.

Every cuff gets wiped down with 1 1:100 bleach solution after treatment. All MRSA patients have their own cuff. I couldn't agree more with Ktech. I've replaced at least two colin modules (these are on Fresenius machines)where bleach had got in and blew the module. A very expensive cuff cleaning.

I read the fresenius operator's manual and it says not to use chlorine solutions on the cuff.
It says to use commercial soaks.
Now if the cuff needs to be disinfected between patients, how can we do it in fast and afficient way.
Any ideas?

At our facility every patient has their own cuff. You may want to consider doing the same.

You could try asepti-zyme. Its an instrument cleaner and presoak. We use it on arm clamps BEFORE a bleach soak. Good luck