System, method, and device for facilitating effective decontamination as part of a decontamination event
Systems and methods for assessing the effectiveness of a decontamination event to decontaminate a portion of at least one of skin or a covering of the skin of an individual. A dispensing apparatus is attachable to a water dispenser via a water dispenser interface. The dispensing apparatus to house an agent dispensing system and a light source. The light source to emit light in accordance with a predetermined field of view, and to emit the light at a sufficient intensity and wavelength to cause a fluorescent agent dispensed by the agent dispensing system to fluoresce. The field of view defines an inspection space in which the portion of the individual can be positioned to detect at least one of a presence or an absence of the fluorescent agent during the decontamination event.
1. A method for facilitating effective decontamination of a portion of at least one of skin or a covering of the skin of an individual as part of a decontamination event, the method comprising:
accessing a dispensing apparatus coupled to a water dispenser operable to direct water to the dispensing apparatus, wherein the dispensing apparatus is configured to control the dispensing of the water;
activating a water dispensing system of the dispensing apparatus to dispense the water onto the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual to be decontaminated;
activating an agent dispensing system of the dispensing apparatus to dispense a composition, wherein the composition comprises a skin cleansing agent and a fluorescent agent capable of fluorescing when exposed to light;
applying the composition to the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual to be decontaminated;
initiating a decontamination procedure as part of the decontamination event to effectuate the decontamination of the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual and to remove the composition;
activating a light source supported in the dispensing apparatus to emit the light onto the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual in connection with the decontamination event, wherein the light causes any traces of the fluorescent agent to fluoresce at a wavelength in the visible spectrum;
with the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual exposed to the light, visually inspecting the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual to ensure the fluorescent agent has covered the portion of the skin of the covering of the skin of the individual; and
applying water to the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual to remove the composition.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
repeating the decontamination procedure and the inspecting of the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual to continue to remove remaining amounts of the composition.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
applying water to the portion of the skin or the covering of the skin of the individual as part of the decontamination event to enhance the decontamination procedure.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the skin cleansing agent from the group of skin cleansing agents consisting of: liquid soap, powdered soap, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, and antimicrobial soap.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the fluorescent agent from the group of fluorescent agents consisting of: compounds containing fluorophores, fluorescein, xanthene dyes, rhodamine dyes, stilbene dyes, functionalized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dyes including lissamine flavine FF, pyranine, and/or amino G acid, triarylmethane dyes, methyl violet dyes, fuchsine dyes, phenol dyes, malachite green dyes, victoria blue dyes, diarylmethane dyes, and fluorescent fruit extracts including extracts from Viburnum trilobum, Ribes , and Ribes alpine.