Airborne Contaminants: Preventing Infections From Fans Used in the Home.

400 Volume 35 | Number 7 www.homehealthcarenow.org fection when “in use” during patient care activities. A window-mounted air conditioning unit that blows air directly in the vicinity of the patient in the home would also be a risk factor. When making home visits with clinicians, a common “seasonal” problem identified is that the staff do not turn off an “in use” fan before removing a dressing or performing skin antisepsis. A nurse may apply a face mask to both the patient and themselves when performing care to a central venous access device or accessing an im-