The Sink Splash Zone - danger lies within?

<p>In this week's episode, Brett and Martin talk to Dr Mark Garvey, Consultant Clinical Scientist at University Hospitals Birmingham in the UK. We discuss a new paper from the UHB team which looks at the practical aspects of contamination within the splash radius of a clinical hand hygiene sink in a critical care area. The range of high risk equipment within the zone is quite interesting! Papers mentioned are as below. </p> <p>1. Garvey MI, Williams N, Gardiner A, Ruston C, Wilkinson M, Kiernan M, et al. The sink splash zone. J Hosp Infect. <a href='https://doi:10'>https://doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2023.01.020</a>   PubMed PMID: 36870392. 2. Garvey MI, Wilkinson MAC, Holden KL, Martin T, Parkes J, Holden E. Tap out: reducing waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission in an intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect. 2019;102(1):75-81. <a href='https://doi:10'>https://doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.039</a></p> <p>3. Garvey MI, Bradley CW, Holden E. Waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission in a hematology unit? Am J Infect Control. 2018;46(4):383-6. Epub 20171128. <a href='https://doi:10'>https://doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.10.013</a></p> <p>4. Garvey MI, Bradley CW, Wilkinson MAC, Bradley C, Holden E. Engineering waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa out of a critical care unit. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017;220(6):1014-9. <a href='https://doi:10'>https://doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.05.011</a></p>