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Disinfection and germicidal treatment systems using UV lamps are in use across the healthcare sector

Healthcare Disinfection using UV

Healthcare operations are using ultraviolet light as part of their disinfection processes as a more environmentally friendly approach for air and wastewater treatment. These can be standalone treatment systems or depending on requirements, be combined with traditional cleaning methods to create an enhanced cleaning regime. Used in hospitals, GP and dentist surgeries and waiting rooms.

USING UV TO ENHANCE HYGIENE

An example of how UV technology is being put to good use in disinfection and purification systems can be found in hospitals when cleaning patient rooms.

Manual cleaning of rooms is still carried out by hospital staff, but time constraints may mean that thorough cleaning of all surfaces (with enough contact time of disinfectant chemicals) is not possible. In addition, some HAIs (hospital-acquired infections) such as MRSA and C. Difficile have been seen to develop resistance to cleaning chemicals, or are carried in spores that can be missed by liquid disinfectants.

Using ultraviolet light based disinfection treatments to enhance manual cleaning methods provides an added layer of defence.

Researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine in the US found that using portable UV disinfection systems in addition to standard cleaning strategies significantly decreased transmission of selected bacteria in patients who stayed overnight in a room where an infected patient was previously treated.

RESEARCH SHOWS UV HELPS REMOVE SARS-COV-2

In January/February 2021 tests on virus levels were also conducted in two repurposed COVID-19 units in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the ward on all five days before activation of a HEPA/UV combination system but on none of the five days when the HEPA/UV filter was operational.

The report stated that portable air filtration systems, that combine high-efficiency particulate filtration and ultraviolet (UV) light sterilisation, can be a scalable solution for removing respirable SARS-CoV-2.

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UV TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO PART OF STERILISATION OF EQUIPMENT

UV technology can also be used as part of disinfection cabinets used for cleaning surgical tools and other equipment.

MORE ON HOW UV TECHNOLOGY IS PART OF THE SOLUTION

Our video on UV Disinfection Technology in Healthcare Applications explains more on how ultraviolet light is an environmentally sustainable solution that benefits us all.

The video also explains how UV light stops harmful bacteria and pathogens from replicating and spreading.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS TO HELP

Alpha-Purify are able to provide you with UV lamps and complete systems for all disinfection and germicidal applications, so make sure you talk to us today with your requirements.