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3.1 Location Requirements
• The clinic should be situated in a location that does not obstruct ambulance access in case of
emergencies.
• The clinic should be located in a manner that enables quick evacuation in case of emergencies.
• It shall be located in an area easily accessible by personnel.
• The medic accommodation must be located adjacent to the clinic.
• The clinic shall be located away from wastewater and sewage systems.
• The clinic should have a metal flag / sign board placed on top of its roof on each end.
The flags should be fixed at an elevation of 1.8 meters in order to distinguish the clinic
easily from other portables. It should be a minimum 70 cm x 70 cm in dimensions.
(Please check Figure 1 for clarification)
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• The clinic shall be located away from wastewater and sewage systems.
• The clinic should have a metal flag / sign board placed on top of its roof on each end. The
flags should be fixed at an elevation of 1.8 meters in order to distinguish the clinic easily from
other portables. It should be a minimum 70 cm x 70 cm in dimensions.
(Please check Figure 1 for clarification)
3.2 Layout Requirements
3.2 Layout Requirements
• The clinic should have an emergency entrance with a minimum width of 1.10 meters.
• • Theshould
The clinic emergency entrance
have an shall be
emergency provided
entrance with
with a ramp and
a minimum sideofhandrails.
width 1.10 meters.
• • In case the
The emergency clinic has
entrance one
shall beentrance, the entrance
provided with must
a ramp and be handrails.
side suitable for emergency use and shall
follow emergency entrance requirements mentioned (minimum width of 1.10 meters).
• In case the clinic has one entrance, the entrance must be suitable for emergency use and
shall follow emergency entrance requirements mentioned (minimum width of 1.10 meters).
0.7 m
1.8 m
• The clinic should have a lockable store room with level shelves suitable to store medical
supplies (minimum of 2.0 square meters).
• The clinic should have a lockable store room with level shelves suitable to store medical supplies
• The clinic should have
(minimum a square
of 2.0 lockablemeters).
janitor room including a floor sink, sufficient area for the
janitor trolley, and a wall mounted cabinet for storage (minimum of 1.2 square meters).
• The clinic should have a lockable janitor room including a floor sink, sufficient area for the
• The clinic should
janitor have and
trolley, a fully functional
a wall mounted toilet for patient’s
cabinet use. (minimum of 1.2 square meters).
for storage
The toilet
• The shall beshould
clinic equipped
havewith a wash
a fully basin, toilet
functional and a for
shower/bath with hot and cold water.
patient’s use.
The toilet
• The must beshall
toilet accessible through
be equipped withthea treatment
wash basin,area
and(minimum of 1.2 with
a shower/bath square
hotmeters).
and cold water.
• Themust
The clinic toilet must
have be accessible
a waiting through
area (for the treatment
one patient at least).area (minimum of 1.2 square meters).
• The clinic must have a waiting area (for one patient at least).
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3.3 Materials & Fittings
• Provide seamless non-slip vinyl flooring.
• Floor cabinets, wall mounted cabinets, shelves, walls, and flooring shall be laminated with a quality
finish that is easy to clean.
• All cabinets must be dust tight.
• All medicine cabinets must be lockable.
• All chairs in the clinic must have easy to clean surfaces.
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Figure 2: Clarification on cabinet’s layout and dimensions
Figure
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2:Clarification
Clarification onon cabinet’s
cabinet’s layout
layout and dimensions
and dimensions
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orientation and position adjacent the correct orientation and position adjacent to the
Emergency
Entrance/Exit as described above.
Emergency Entrance/Exit as described above.
The stretcher/examination table is in the correct orientation and position adjacent to the Emergency
Entrance/Exit as described above.