Construction and validation of checklist for disinfecting ambulances to transport Covid-19 patients

Construcción y validación de checklist para la desinfección de ambulancias para el transporte de pacientes Covid-19

ABSTRACT

Objective

To build and validate a checklist for disinfecting ambulances transporting patients with Covid-19.

Method

Methodological study composed by the construction of a checklist and validation by 42 professionals, of which 35 professionals had expertise in patient transport/transfer and seven in hospital infection control. The item with a minimum agreement of 80% was considered valid, based on the Content Validation Index and binomial test.

Results

The checklist had the steps performed for terminal disinfection of ambulances. It had 54 items, which included the personal protective equipment and used materials, disinfection of the driver's cabin, equipment, and the patient care cabin. The minimum agreement obtained was 85% and the mean of the Content Validation Index was 0.96.

Conclusion

The checklist was considered valid in terms of content and can be used to disinfect ambulances transporting patients with Covid-19.

Keywords
Coronavirus infections; Disinfection; Validation study; Ambulances