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. 1992 Nov;82(11):1542–1543. doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.11.1542

Decontamination of an HIV-contaminated CPR manikin.

I B Corless 1, A Lisker 1, R W Buckheit 1
PMCID: PMC1694610  PMID: 1443306

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 fomite 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.

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