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BRATIE
05-26-2005, 11:13 PM
COULD ANY ONE TELL ME IF IT'S OKAY TO WRAP A ITEAM TO BE STEAM STERILIZE IN A BED SHEET. INSTEAD OF A SURGICAL TOWEL .BEFORE WRAPPING IN KIMGUARD. :eek:
jluten
05-27-2005, 08:50 PM
As long as the bed sheet is hospital cleaned, it can be sterilized and therefore should be ok to use as a wrap before the kimguard. We use large drapes and surgical towels, however we do sterilize bed linens for use on burn patients. Joyce
Guest
06-02-2005, 09:17 AM
Shouldn't there be a concern about the lint factor? There was a thought provoking presentation at the Cleveland Meeting about lint and how it can affect patient care.
Guest
06-03-2005, 02:19 PM
We delint all linen before putting in trays.

joe
Erle Shepard
06-08-2005, 07:26 PM
I do not think a bed sheet meets the AAMI standards for textile wrapper. Bed sheet doess not have any barrier to microorganisms as a wrapper has. I do not have the AAMI standards with me but you can contact me and I will be glad to share them with you.
Erle Shepard
06-08-2005, 07:26 PM
I do not think a bed sheet meets the AAMI standards for textile wrapper. Bed sheet does not have any barrier to microorganisms as a wrapper has. I do not have the AAMI standards with me but you can contact me and I will be glad to share them with you.
Guest
06-15-2005, 09:26 AM
I think the question was, is it ok to wrap a sheet around an item, THEN place it in kimguard.
I dont know why it wouldnt be ok, as long as it was lint free.
greenegldn
06-15-2005, 03:20 PM
:confused: What are you wapping and why do you feel you need a sheet to protect the integrity of the package?
Angel
09-26-2011, 10:54 AM
We have used a linen sheet for protections on trays that do not have lids on them then wrap in a blue kimberly clark wrap. Also my question to everyone is - does anyone out there use a cloth wrap that is made for sterilizing on larger trays instead of blue kimberly clark wrap??
allis
09-27-2011, 08:12 AM
We have used a linen sheet for protections on trays that do not have lids on them then wrap in a blue kimberly clark wrap. Also my question to everyone is - does anyone out there use a cloth wrap that is made for sterilizing on larger trays instead of blue kimberly clark wrap??
How can a linen sheet protect instruments? And against what exactly the sheet is expected to protect instruments? I am just curious!