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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. Equipment such as stethoscopes, tape measures, soap containers, are recycled for multi- patient use. Before returning them to the bag, the items are cleaned, and if possible, washed and wiped with alcohol or other disinfectant. If there is suspicion of possible contamination, the item in question is placed in a separate paper or plastic bag and returned to our Agency. The syphomanometer is cleaned with an antiseptic agent or wipes, and also would be use a barrier method such as placing a paper towel between cuff and patient’s skin as per nurse judgement. It is recommended that very few weeks, the cuff is washed in warm soapy water and dried. At this time the Velcro closure is cleansed of any debris such as lint. Notes: * Never Place the Bag on the Floor or Upholstered Furniture * Never Take a Bag into a house with bed bug or insect infestation. * Never take a Bag into a house with MRSA or antibiotic resistant organism. Home Health Agency Nursing Care & Procedures K-136