Hospitals have many different areas where air quality is important to protecting patient and employee health
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Hospitals rely heavily on infection control to ensure both the health of the patients and staff are protected. Many viruses and contaminants are transferred through the respiratory system and it is for this reason that the air quality in hospitals needs to be protected. Camfil is a leader in clean air solutions. Find out how Camfil solutions can help you protect patients and staff in your hospital.
Camfil air cleaners are used for a variety of applications within hospitals. Find out how St.James's Hospital in Dublin used Camfil air cleaners to help prevent Aspergillus in hospitals.
The harmful particles that are potentially hazardous to patient health comes from a range of different areas. These areas are generally catagorized into “internal and external pollutants.”
External pollutants:
External pollutants are sources of air pollution that are generated in the air outside of a building. Car exhaust fumes, factory emissions, dust particles from construction work and other processes are the main cause of these pollutants. Although your HVAC system will help deal with most of these contaminants, the contaminants can also penetrate a building through open doors and windows throughout a hospital.
Internal Pollutants:
Internal pollutants are any pollutant that is introduced into an indoor air environment from people or processes that are present within a building. Contaminants such as respiratory-spread viruses, fumes from cleaning products, kitchen odors and other man-made contaminants are considered internal pollutants.
During construction, there is an increased release of the Aspergillus into the atmosphere. Aspergillus can be deadly to high-risk, low-immune patients. During construction, all hospital windows must be sealed shut, and the air must be filtered adequately in the patient rooms to avoid the risk of contamination.
One of the key problems that hospital laboratories face are the odors that are emitted from the use of formaldaldehyde. Laboratory staff that complain of headaches may suffer from the inhalation of this compound. Installing air cleaners can be the solution. As well as using Absolute HEPA Filters, Camfil air cleaners also use molecular filtration. The right molecular filtration solution can deal efficiently with formaldehyde and other VOCs. This can help protect employee health and also rid the nuisance odor from laboratories.
The secret to achieving the correct ISO rating for a cleanroom facility is using the right filtration solution with the correct number of air changes. Camfil air cleaners use EN1822:2009-rated Absolute HEPA filters (The same standard used in HVAC systems.) Through using Camfil air cleaners, hospitals have improved ISO 8-rated rooms to achieve ISO 7 standard air quality. Talk to your local Camfil representative to find out more.
Camfil air cleaners are an adaptable plug-and-play solution. Using patented dual inlet systems allows each CC unit to be used for different applications around the hospital. Camfil air cleaners use HEPA filters that are tested and certified to EN1822:2009. This means that the efficiency of the filter has been tested to ensure optimum unit performance.
Hydrogen peroxide is often used to decontaminate theatres after operations. Doing this can mean that the theatre can be out of commission from 24 to 48 hours. This can be costly to hospitals as surgeries can be delayed
Solution – CC2000 C/W Molecular add on
After surgery patients immune systems are low as they recover from the anaesthetic. Ensuring that your patients have a clean environment to recover is imperative to help protect them from potentially harmful particles that can be carried around the hospital
In intensive care areas positive pressure rooms are important to help protect patients from any outside contaminants. Ensuring the air inside the room remains clean is imperative to helping to protect your patients health
In a hospital pharmacy there is often a need for air cleaners to reduce dust levels in the air that are present after the mixing process.
Solution – CC2000 (dependent on pharmacy size)
One of the big problems experienced in laboratory environments is complaints associated with the use of formaldehyde. Employees often complain about headaches and Odours from this compound.
For Aspergillus prevention works hospitals need to ensure that windows into the hospital (and especially patient rooms) are sealed shut. Introducing clean air into these rooms then becomes a priority as often HVAC systems are already working at maximum capacity
During chemotherapy patients’ immune system is at an all-time low. These patients are susceptible to viruses which can hinder their treatment progression. Using air cleaners can ensure that air quality in the oncology wards is at its best to help protect against the spread of viruses
In hospitals one of the key reasons for viruses spreading is through the respiratory system. In areas where many patients and people pass through there is an increased risk of viruses spreading between individual
In hospitals one of the key reasons for viruses spreading is through the respiratory system. In areas where many patients and people pass through there is an increased risk of viruses spreading between individual
Solution – CC800, CC2000, CC City M
In hospitals one of the key reasons for viruses spreading is through the respiratory system. In areas where many patients and people pass through there is an increased risk of viruses spreading between individual
Solution – CC800, CC2000, CC City M
In any launderette there is a huge increase in the number of particles in the air. In a hospital grade launderette, it is key to reduce these particles to ensure that the clean laundry is protected from potential contaminants.
Solution – CC2000 (dependent launderette size)
In the mortuary and pathology areas of hospitals there is often complaints of bad odours. Molecular filtration is used to rid nuisance odours from rooms and buildings
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