From: Andrew Gross
<gross.drew**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com>Date: March 17, 2010 8:28:26 AM
EDT
Subject: Re:
[DCHAS-L] Laboratory medical oversight
In the fire service, our trucks carry medical kits for
the rare
instance we may not have an
ambulance supporting our efforts. Our
trucks are also checked daily for working
equipment. When
the
inspection is done, the
person initials a calandar.
The daily checks
calls for
the person checking to acknowledge the medical kit. One day
I realized no one checks inside of the kit. I opened it, replaced
all
of the expired stuff
(50%ish) and on the calendar I marked off the day
that the next item is to expire so someone knows to
actually open the
bag up
and look.
If you haven't realized where I was going, you should
assign people to
check you
fume hoods daily or weekly.
To be honest, your working with
stuff that requires atropine, you should do that
anyway. Check
the
flow, cleanliness, all the
equipment inside works, the door seals etc.
On the calendar that the inspector will have to
initial, mark the day
that the
drugs will have to be replaced and not just looked at with
a
smile and say...its
there.
Andrew
