How can computers in treatment rooms be disinfected?
The important items to disinfect are the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Most monitors can be wiped down with a disposable towel slightly dampened with an antibacterial spray. Some medical grade monitors incorporate a gasket that seals the bezel or frame to prevent leakage of liquids from entering the inside of the monitor case. (Click here to be taken to our Resources page for a link to Elo Touch Screen monitors). With touch screen monitors, all mouse functions can be done with a disposable sterile item such as a cotton tip swab or an orange wood stick that has been sharpened in a pencil sharpener and then added to each of your sterile instrument packs. There is really no practical way to disinfect a conventional mouse or keyboard as any liquid leaking into these devices will short them out and render them useless. While a clear membrane or some clear plastic food wrap can be used to cover the keyboard, this is not a very good way to type. So keyboard and conventional mouse use in a trea
