Decontamination of an HIV-contaminated CPR manikin

I.B. Corless, A. Lisker and R.W. Buckheit

American Journal of Public Health, 1992, vol. 82, issue 11, 1542-1543

Abstract: There has been a concern that the number of persons engaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training could decline because of questions about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission. We investigated the theoretical possibility that a CPR manikin might serve as a fornite for HIV-1 transmission. Decontamination protocols were tested by using elevated levels of virus and decreasing decontamination times. Even under these compromising conditions, however, decontamination was effective.

Date: 1992
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