2021
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211885
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Bacteria Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections on Environmental Samples Obtained from Two Fire Departments

Abstract: (1) Background: Firefighters spend about 64% of their time responding to medical emergencies and providing medical care without a patient history, which can render them vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Infection prevention, control, and surveillance systems have been instituted at hospitals. However, the prevalence of firefighters’ exposure to HAI is unknown. The objective of this study was to document evidence of HAI on surfaces in fire stations and engines to inform disinfection procedur… Show more

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“…A third factor of fire station contamination elucidated by this study is the variability of contamination of the station regardless of the frequency of fire calls (Figure 2; Tables 6, 7). FD2-A had significantly more fire service call frequencies than the other FD2 stations as previously reported (Barr et al, 2021). This finding brings into question standard protocols for cleaning and decontamination of fire stations.…”
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confidence: 62%
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“…A third factor of fire station contamination elucidated by this study is the variability of contamination of the station regardless of the frequency of fire calls (Figure 2; Tables 6, 7). FD2-A had significantly more fire service call frequencies than the other FD2 stations as previously reported (Barr et al, 2021). This finding brings into question standard protocols for cleaning and decontamination of fire stations.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…We previously published our observations of firefighter behaviors at FD1 and FD2 during the time of this surface sampling (Barr et al, 2021). At each station observed, firefighters entered their stations and went immediately to file reports using their station computers prior to washing their hands.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It is suspected that contaminated surfaces or fomites also have a role in transmission [40][41][42][43]. Fomites, inanimate objects capable of absorbing, harboring, and transmitting infectious agents, have been implicated as possible sources of transmission [44][45][46].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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“…Due to the strong infectivity and high concealment of the virus, the environmental surface material in the hospital ward and in the shelter hospital ward may be severely contaminated with ( 12 ) by SARS-CoV-2. Environmental surface contamination can trigger contact transmission, leading to the occurrence of COVID-19 and the spread of ( 13 ). The ( 14 ) human coronavirus has been reported to remain infectious in aerosols for 3 to 16 h and survive 65% surfaces at room temperature and relative humidity, and previous studies described ( 15 ) retention of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces ranging from several hours to 6 days.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%