Hydrotherapy/therapeutic pool infection control guidelines.
Contributors: American Physical Therapy Association (1921- ). Task Force on Hydrotherapy and Infection Control.
Series: American Physical Therapy Association guidelines
Publisher: American Physical Therapy Association
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Alexandria, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Hydrotherapy.; Baths.; Health facilities -- Disinfection.
Other titles: Therapeutic pool infection control guidelines
Notes: "These guidelines were developed by APTA's Task Force on Hydrotherapy and Infection Control and were adopted by APTA's Board of Directors in November 1994"--Tp.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Background; title: Operational definitions; title: Terms related to infection; title: Sources of contamination; title: Disinfection/antisepsis; title: Infection control for hydrotherapy equipment; title: Procedure for basic cleaning and disinfecting of hydrotherapy equipment.; title: Infection control for therapeutic pools; title: Pool cleaning procedure and chemical handling; title: Universal precautions and safety; title: Glossary of terms; title: Selection and use of germicides; title: Limiting occupational exposure; title: Communicable disease; title: Reportable disease; title: Antibiotic-resistant organism precautions.