Walk-through survey report: control technology for negative pressure rooms at Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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• Personal Author:
  Hayden, Charles S. II
• Description:
  A study was made to document and evaluate effective technologies for the control of potential health hazards at the Wishard Memorial Hospital (SIC-8062), Indianapolis, Indiana. An evaluation was made of ways to maintain negative pressure in acid fast bacilli (AFB) isolation rooms, to quantify the parameters associated with negative pressure isolation rooms, and to evaluate the effectiveness of those parameters. Three nursery isolation rooms, and ten general isolation rooms were surveyed. Ventilation parameters were also collected from a pentamidine (100334) treatment area. Air was exhausted at a constant volume from the general isolation rooms through 16 inch by 16 inch grills located on the walls, near floor level and additional grills located in the ceiling of the bathrooms. The pentamidine treatment area consisted of a three sided booth within a large room. The booth was furnished with a cushioned chair for the patient. Exhaust was provided for the booth from a hood which enclosed the entire top of the booth. The nursery isolation rooms were provided with 100% outside air, conditioned and filtered.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Animal Husbandry Animals Bacterial Infections Diagnosis Environmental Exposure Health Personnel Livestock Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Bacterial-infections Control-technology Field-Study Health-care-personnel Infection-control NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Pharmaceuticals Region-5 Ventilation-systems
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB21214a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00221234
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ECTB 212-14a, 1994 Jul; :1-5
• CAS Registry Number:
  Pentamidine (CAS RN 100-33-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8062 - General medical & surgical hospitals - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8a58a72ce19dd0d95c3a2711734fbb85dc6921204bced5a36214dfe48eef93584f791ff6c744678a313a6f116a54ae54cc1a42674e83d8f52214b13d782ab02
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180884/cdc_180884_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]