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Part E: Engineering Services and Environmental Design

Renal Dialysis & Chemotherapy

Following requirements must be adhered too for Renal Dialysis Patient Bays systems.
1. Room/Bay can be considered as having the same requirements as standard patient
room.
2. Consider radiant heating panels directly over the patient chair/bed for radiant heating
as dialysis/chemo patients are frequently cold & anaemic & immobile for the duration
of the treatment.
3. Consider low design velocities of below 0.25 m/s at the treatment bed/chair,
preferably through laminar flow diffusers.

Recovery (Post Anaesthesia Care Unit)

Following requirements must be adhered too for PACU Recovery area HVAC systems.
1. As a minimum PACU rooms should be provided with temperature control (21-24°C),
30- 60% RH, with a 6 ACH SA/ 2 ACH OA.
2. Low level return should be provided with stainless steel grilles to capture the
anaesthetic gasses being exhaled by the patients and allow for better flushing of the
space.
3. Each room/bay should be provided with a thermostat linked with the BMS system (if
available).

Emergency

Following requirements must be adhered too for Emergency area HVAC systems.
1. Decontamination Room: Temperature control (21-24°C), with a 12 ACH SA/ 2 ACH
OA, negative pressure. All air should be 100% exhaust with dedicated ducting.
2. Exam/Treatment Room: Temperature control (21-24°C), maximum 60% RH, with a 6
ACH SA/ 2 ACH OA, positive pressure.
3. Resuscitation (Trauma) Room: Temperature control (21-24°C), 20-60% RH, with a
15 ACH SA/ 3 ACH OA, positive pressure. If Trauma is to be utilized as emergency
Operating room under the hospitals disaster management scheme, operating room
requirements should be imposed.
4. Triage: Temperature control (21-24°C), maximum 60% RH, with a 12 ACH SA/ 2
ACH OA, negative pressure. All air should be 100% exhaust with dedicated ducting.
5. Emergency Department Public Waiting Area: Temperature control (21-24°C),
maximum 60% RH, with a 6 ACH SA/ 2 ACH OA, negative pressure. All air should
be 100% exhaust with dedicated ducting.

Burn Units

Following requirements must be adhered too for Burn Unit Room HVAC systems.
1. As a minimum Burn Units rooms should be provided with temperature control (21-
32°C), 40-60% RH, with a 6 ACH SA HEPA Filtered with laminar flow diffusers / 2
ACH OA. Room should be at positive pressure.
2. Each patient room should be provided with a thermostat linked with the BMS system
(if available).

Part E
KSA Health Engineering Services
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Guidelines Design
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