Equipment in clinic
Clinic health and safety
Equipment in clinic
You should undertake regular and routine checks on your equipment, to ensure that it’s fully functional and safe for use. Before each clinical session, it’s important to;
- Prepare the equipment.
- Ensure needle packs remain sealed until required.
- Check your adjunctive equipment.
- Check your cleanfield site.
- Store equipment safe and securely.
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Before each clinical session
Prepare clinical equipment
Prepare the equipment you intend to use, in order to avoid any last minute issues or mishaps.
Needles remain sealed
You must make sure that sterile needle packs remain sealed until needed. Additionally, it is crucial that all needles are within their expiry date, and have not been previously opened.
Adjunctive equipment
When utilising any of your adjunctive equipment, such as dermal rollers or probes, they should be clean, well-maintained, and kept within your designated clean field area.
Cleanfield site
The cleanfield area should be thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis and should only contain equipment that is necessary for current use. Sharps bins must remain outside of this area.
Store equipment
You should ensure that all of your clinical equipment is kept stored safely and securely.