Is UV-C “light wand” mobile disinfection in air ambulance helicopters effective?

Schulz-Stübner, Sebastian; Kosa, Raimund; Henker, Jürgen; Mattner, Frauke; Friedrich, K. Andreas

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.225

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“…More thorough decontamination methods, such as UV decontamination, were less commonly reported. The use of chemical disinfectants on avionics surfaces is limited due to the risk of decontamination, and it is possible that the industry will need to adapt to use other methods, such as UV decontamination, to successfully remove pathogens [ 15 ].…”

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Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport of COVID-19 Patients in the “First Wave”: A National Survey

Berry¹,

Corsetti²,

Mencl³

2021

Cureus

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Study objectives Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) providers have had to adjust to transporting patients with a novel, highly infectious pathogen. This study describes how HEMS organizations in the USA approached the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in its first wave. Methods A survey was distributed via REDCap™ to HEMS organizations in May of 2020 using a national database. Data were collected regarding agency demographics and COVID-19 practices, including education, risk assessment, protective measures, equipment use, and decontamination practices. These were analyzed for qualitative observations and program attributes for COVID transport. Results A total of 68/287 (24%) organizations responded and completed the survey. Eighty-five percent (85%) of responding programs reported that they chose to transport known or suspected COVID-19 patients by air medical transport. Of responding programs, 93% provided education to their providers regarding COVID-19 and 100% conducted a COVID-19 risk analysis for patient transports. Of agencies transporting known or suspected COVID-19 patients, 77% required the use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95) or powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) for crewmembers during known or suspected COVID-19 patient transfers and 95% provided N95 respirators for pilots during transport. Five percent of responding programs utilized portable negative pressure isolation units. For COVID-19 transporting and non-transporting agencies, when transporting non-COVID-19 known or suspected patients, personal protective equipment (PPE) practice varied but tended to be more relaxed. Some services separated pilots from providers even during downtime (29%). Among services transporting known or suspected COVID-19 patients, the most common decontamination practice was manual wipe-down of all surfaces for a downtime of less than two hours. Conclusion The majority of survey respondents report that their programs chose to transport patients with known or suspected COVID-19 by air medical transport. However, there was high variability in practices regarding the transport of known or suspected COVID-19 as well as that of non-COVID-19 known or suspected patients by air during the initial outbreak of the pandemic. The HEMS industry may benefit from further research and standardization of airborne highly infectious disease transport practices in preparation for the next respiratory virus pandemic.

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confidence: 99%

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport of COVID-19 Patients in the “First Wave”: A National Survey

Berry¹,

Corsetti²,

Mencl³

2021

Cureus

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“…Prinsip dari teknologi ini adalah menggunakan paparan sinar UV untuk inaktivasi virus yang melekat pada permukaan benda-benda yang sulit dibersihkan dengan larutan disinfektan. Teknologi ini telah lama diaplikasikan di mobil ambulans dan helikopter ambulans untuk mencegah penyebaran penyakit yang ditularkan melalui udara (Schulz-Stübner et al 2019). Perangkat portabel ini telah banyak beredar di pasar, dan studi terkait efektivitas berbagai perangkat portabel tersebut untuk inaktivasi virus SARS-CoV-2 sudah dilaporkan di Inggris (Khazova et al 2021).…”

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Tinjauan Teknologi Inaktivasi Virus Untuk Penanggulangan Pandemi Covid-19

Prayitno

Darmawan

Susanto

et al. 2021

J Bioteknol Biosains Indones

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Review of Virus Inactivation Technologies for Covid-19 Pandemic Control SARS-CoV-2 virus inactivation is one of global concerns in alleviating the spread of Covid-19. The applications of virus inactivation technologies are mainly based on the knowledge of virus characteristics, its persistence on material surfaces, and environmental factors impairing its structure. Current virus inactivation methods are mostly employing chemicals dan physical treatments such as hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite solutions, and UV light. In this paper, we discuss three current virus inactivation technologies for reducing the spread of Covid-19, i.e., room disinfection, surface disinfection, and personal protective equipment (PPE) decontamination technology. Room disinfection technology, particularly room with poor ventilation or closed air circulation, employs the combination of UV light treatment with filters. Surface disinfection technologies utilize the spraying or fogging of disinfectant solutions, and PPE decontamination technologies utilize UV light or chemical treatments to inactivate the virus. Further development and application of these technologies will help the national effort in controlling the spread of Covid-19. Inaktivasi virus SARS-CoV-2 merupakan salah satu upaya global untuk mengurangi penyebaran Covid-19. Aplikasi teknologi inaktivasi virus ini banyak bersandar pada pengetahuan mengenai karakteristik dan daya tahan virus ini pada permukaan benda dan hal-hal yang merusak struktur virus tersebut. Metode inaktivasi virus yang banyak digunakan adalah perlakuan dengan bahan kimia dan perlakuan secara fisik yaitu dengan menggunakan larutan disinfektan hidrogen peroksida, larutan hipoklorit dan sinar UV. Dalam tulisan ini, peluang aplikasi teknologi inaktivasi virus SARS-CoV-2 yang dibahas adalah teknologi disinfeksi ruangan, disinfeksi permukaan benda dan dekontaminasi alat pelindung diri. Teknologi disinfeksi ruangan khususnya pada ruangan tertutup dengan ventilasi yang kurang baik atau resirkulasi udara tertutup adalah dengan menggunakan kombinasi perlakuan sinar UV dengan filter. Teknologi disinfeksi permukaan benda menggunakan teknik penyemprotan atau pengkabutan larutan disinfektan, sedangkan teknologi dekontaminasi alat pelindung diri dilakukan dengan perlakuan sinar UV atau dengan bahan kimia. Pengembangan dan aplikasi lanjut dari teknologi inaktivasi virus ini akan membantu upaya nasional dalam penanggulangan penyebaran Covid-19.

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Praktische Infektionsprävention in speziellen Bereichen

Schulz-Stübner¹

2022

Repetitorium Krankenhaushygiene Und Infektionsprävention

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Is UV-C “light wand” mobile disinfection in air ambulance helicopters effective?

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport of COVID-19 Patients in the “First Wave”: A National Survey

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport of COVID-19 Patients in the “First Wave”: A National Survey

Tinjauan Teknologi Inaktivasi Virus Untuk Penanggulangan Pandemi Covid-19

Praktische Infektionsprävention in speziellen Bereichen

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