BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND INVASIVE PESTS

A Constant Battle

A LOOK AT THE TOOLS FOR

CONTROLLING THE SPREAD

PEOPLEIndividuals

Promoting Health

• Nutrition

• Sleep

• Exercise

Immunization

Healthful Practices such as

• Washing hands

• Correctly covering coughs

• Touching of face

Groups

Promoting Health

• Social Distancing

• Washing hands

• Quarantining those who are ill

Safe activities

Managing risks for those with special needs and/or are immunocompromised

Effective Policies and Procedures

ENVIRONMENTS

These become increasingly important as we learn more about the challenges we face.

Facility Design• Enough space to prevent crowding

• Easily cleanable surfaces

• Toileting and diapering areas separate from food areas

• Enough flushing toilets and well-designed diaper changing stations

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems meet health standards

Program Plan• Group size and staffing facilitates practicing infection control routines

• Mixed age and mixed group arrangements require extra infection control effort

BACTERIA AND VIRUSES

• Wash Hands

• Clean and sanitize surfaces and objects

• Carefully dispose of material that might contain harmful germs

• Exclude ill people from the group

• Follow Standard Precautions for exposure to blood

HAND WASHING

• Make sinks, soap and towels easily available

• Do at routine times including upon arrival!

• Use good technique

• Make it fun!

• Soap and water is the best!

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COVID – 19 JUST THE BASICS!• SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus that causes

the disease COVID-19.

• Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals.

• Coronavirus particles are surrounded by a fatty outer layer called an envelope and have a crown or club-shaped spikes.

• The World Health Organization states that COVID-19 spreads mostly through respiratory droplets.

• It can be spread by both symptomatic and asymptomatic people.

• Currently, there is no vaccine nor cure for the virus.

BACTERIA AND VIRUSES

• Wash Hands

• Clean and sanitize surfaces and objects

• Carefully dispose of material that might contain harmful germs

• Exclude ill people from the group

• Follow Standard Precautions for exposure to blood

WHAT DOES “CLEAN” MEAN?

What is the difference between the following?

• Clean

• Sanitize

• Disinfect

• Sterilize

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

Sanitizing

• 99.9% of bacteria killed

• Reduce, not eliminate, germs to a level that is unlikely to cause disease

Disinfecting

• 99.99% of viruses killed

• 99.999% of bacteria killed

• Destroy or inactivate infectious fungi and bacteria, not necessarily spores

CLEANING & SANITIZING SURFACES AND OBJECTS

Current Methods Include:

• Immersing, rinsing and air drying

• Wiping and/or spraying with chemicals

• Treating with heat

• Dishwashers on sanitize cycle

• Washing machines

WHAT IS DWELL TIME?

• Dwell time is the amount of time the surface is required to be in contact with the chemical for sanitation or disinfection to occur and achieve the proclaimed kill rate.

• Dwell time is found on the labeling of the product.

• Dwell time can vary between different lots of the same product.

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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES AROUND SANITIZING AND DISINFECTING

Gloves

• Hands must be washed even when gloves are worn

Hand Sanitizers

• Toxic, flammable, expensive and need enough of the sanitizer for required contact time

Antibacterial Soaps

• Neither required nor recommended

INFORMING PARENTS AND STAFF

• Daily Health Check

• Talking with parents about health policies

• Notification when children are ill

• Providing medical reports

• Children with special needs

REMEMBER…MORE IS BETTER

Sanitize…more items, more often

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INVASIVE PESTS

LICE AND NITS

Lice

• Six-legged parasites that are

• About the size of a sesame seed.

• Live on the human head

Nits

• Eggs that females glue onto hairs near the scalp

Elimination

• Most effective method is use of heat at 131◦ F for 30 minutes

• Use: clothes dryer or commercial drying cabinet

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BED BUGS

Bed Bugs

• Small, wingless insects

• Feed by hematophagy (blood of warm-blooded animals)

Elimination

• Most effective method is use of heat at 131◦ F for 30 minutes

• Use: clothes dryer or commercial drying cabinet

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IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES?

Hydrogen Peroxide

• Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide

Dry mist hydrogen peroxide produces a fine mist aerosolizing a solution containing 5% H2O2, phosphoric acid, silver cations and gum Arabic

• Hydrogen peroxide vapor

Currently used to fumigate hospital rooms

Ozone

• Created by passing oxygen O2 by ultraviolet light resulting in Ozone which is O3.

• Used in sanitizing:

• Water treatment plants

• Meat and poultry industry

• Bottled water companies

• HVAC systems

• Ozone infused water

• Swimming pools

Companies

• Clorox

• Johnson and Johnson

• Halosil

• Clean Water Store

• NASA

• Ivation Ozone Generator

• ZONO Technologies

POLICIES AND PROCEDURESGOOD RESOURCES

• Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards, Third Edition (2019), available online @ www.nrckids.org

• Model Child Care Health Policies, available online @ www.ecels-healthchildcarepa.org

HOW DO YOU SANITIZE THESE

TODAY?

The list can be overwhelming!

• Soft toys such as stuffed animals

• Books and puzzles

• Crayons and play dough

• Clothing such as hats, shoes, jackets

• Electronics such as keyboards and headsets

• Small carpets and area rugs

• Cots, mats, and crib mattresses

• Car seats and strollers

• Easels and small play furniture

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY!

BILL WILLIAMS, PRESIDENTINNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS251-401-2064WWW.IHCSOLUTIONSUSA.COM

Please join me on Tuesday, April 28th for a webinar:

The Future of Sanitizing: Simplified Technology to Fight Challenging Outbreaks