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Cushions on the Floor
Is the argument that this is furniture and can be placed in the corridor, even though it’s being hung on a wall, acceptable from a code standpoint?
Patient Isolation Rooms
In regards to negative pressure for patient isolation rooms, I understand that the negative pressure has to be verified before you can place a patient in the room but is there a testing frequency standard out there other than the room should be maintained as designed?
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