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Why is the disinfection of this device required?
Health Canada has issued new regulations regarding
public health notifications highlighting the risk of
transmission of disease from shared use of finger stick
(lancing) devices, and point-of-care blood testing
devices (blood glucose meters).
An
important
step in these regulations is to prevent a
blood-borne pathogens being transmitted if there is
shared use of a medical device
.
(e.g. Blood Glucose
Meters and test strips).
The use of a 10% bleach solution is effective against
viruses such as hepatitis B, but may lead to physical
degradation of the meter. Following the disinfection
protocol outlined below will prevent blood-borne
pathogen transmission and ensure the device is not
damaged.
For more information, please see
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