Otoscope heads

RE: Otoscope heads

jenni99 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:52:52 GMT

Hi. I'm by no means an expert - while it is an environmental pathogen it can be spread form patient to patient in a human health care setting - and is considered an important nosocomial infection, there is also concern about multidrug resistant strains. (though it isn't an important pathogen outside the health care setting unless it gets somewhere like a wound, or into the lungs or urinary tract )

So no reason why dogs should be different I wouldn't of thought. :)

CDC (2019) Health-care associated infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Healthcare settings https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/pseudomonas.html [18/06/2021]

WHO (2017) News WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed https://www.who.int/news/item/27-02-2017-who-publishes-list-of-bacteria-for-which-new-antibiotics-are-urgently-needed [18/06/2021]

RE: Otoscope heads

Anne Watkins — Fri, 28 May 2021 20:29:08 GMT

We now have a new otoscope with metal ear pieces so easier to clean. They get soaked in instrument disinfect 1-2 times a week and then just cleaned with chlorhex between patients

RE: Otoscope heads

shari smith — Fri, 28 May 2021 05:13:08 GMT

hello, did you get a cleaning protocol sorted for your plastic otoscope heads? we are looking to change our cleaning protocol and also have the plastic heads. If so what cleaner are you using? thankyou

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apache — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:53:37 GMT

I'm not convinced that pseudomonas is contagious - I think it's much more to do with the environment down the ear canal. I don't think any dogs 'catch' it.

RE: Otoscope heads

Sarah Keane — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:48:29 GMT

Hi everyone,

We have the metal interchangable heads also and clean them using enzymatic cleaner and cool water then if we have seen a pseudomonas patient or very dirty ears we autoclave them directly after drying. If not they are autoclaved once a week anyway.

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Catherine Raymond — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 15:54:41 GMT

Our ear pieces are cleaned, soaked in cleaner and rinsed and then autoclaved every time. We had a run of dogs with Pseudomonas and so we put in the protocol of autoclaving after being cleaned after use.

RE: Otoscope heads

Ben Ogden — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:55:44 GMT

Ours are scrubbed clean with disinfectant after each use and autoclaved weekly. Any use that was deemed a large risk, Pseudomonas for example, they get scrubbed, soaked and autoclaved.

RE: Otoscope heads

Olivia Coulton — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:58:52 GMT

We have the metal ones but they are left soaking in the cleaner for the day and then we rinse them in the evening and change the cleaner ready for the next day. We also autoclave ours routinely. If the cleaner is damaging the plastic I would leave them soaking for the amount of time it is stated on the back of the bottle rinse and leave to dry. I would also make sure everyone that makes up the cleaner is following the dilution rates and it isn't being made too strong. :D