Asignment 7.pdf
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This document outlines the procedures and protocols for managing blood and body substance spills in hospitals, emphasizing the importance of prompt action to minimize contamination risks. It details the necessary personal protective equipment, cleaning methods for different spill sizes, and the management of contaminated textiles in healthcare settings. It additionally highlights the significance of sterilization as a critical process to eliminate transmissible agents from various surfaces and items.
Asignment 7.pdf
- 1. Infection control diploma Papered by :Tmomen Almanori Under Supervision of Dr Hatem Al-bitar Assignment 7
- 2. How to deal with spills in hospitals safety? All staff members need to be familiar with the practice’s policy and procedure for managing blood and body substance spills. They should be managed promptly to reduce the potential for contact with other patients or staff or visitors and minimize damage to surface materials. Spots or drops of blood or other small spills (up to 10 cm) can easily be managed by wiping the area immediately with paper towels, and then cleaning with warm water and detergent, followed by rinsing and drying the area. Dry the area, as wet areas attract contaminants. Health services should have management systems in place for dealing with blood and body substance spills. Protocols should be included in procedural manuals, and emphasized in ongoing education or training programs.
- 3. The basic principles of blood and body fluid/substance spills management are: standard precautions apply including: 1- use of personal protective equipment (PPE), as applicable. 2- spills should be cleared up before the area is cleaned (adding cleaning liquids to spills increases the size of the spill and should be avoided). 3-the management of spills should be flexible enough to cope with different types of spills, taking into account the following factors:- - the nature (type) of the spill (for example, sputum, vomit, faces, urine, blood or laboratory culture) - the pathogens most likely to be involved in these different types of spills – for example, stool samples may contain viruses, bacteria or protozoan pathogens, whereas sputum may contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis. - the size of the spill – for example, spot (few drops), small (10cm) 10>. - the type of surface – for example, carpet or impervious flooring . - the location involved – that is, whether the spill occurs in a contained area (such as a microbiology laboratory), or in a public or clinical area of a health service, in a public location or within a community premises.
- 4. Cleaning spills – equipment Standard cleaning equipment, including a Towels, cleaning bucket and cleaning agents, should be readily available for spills management. It should also be stored in an area known to all. This is particularly important in clinical areas. To help manage spills in areas where cleaning materials may not be readily , - a disposable ‘spills kit’ could be used, containing a large (10 L) reusable plastic container or bucket with fitted lid, containing the following items: - appropriate leak-proof bags and containers for disposal of waste material designated ,Towels ,about five sachets of a granular formulation containing 10,000 ppm available chlorine or equivalent (each sachet should contain sufficient granules to cover a 10-cm diameter spill),disposable rubber gloves suitable for cleaning ,eye protection (disposable or reusable),a plastic apron ,respiratory protection device, for protection against inhalation of powder from the disinfectant granules or aerosols (which may be generated from high-risk spills during the cleaning process).
- 5. - immersed in sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorite for 1 hour, rinsed and placed in a pan of clean water, and sterilized on an 18-minute cycle is. - it is essential that the affected area is left clean and dry. - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) spills kits should be available for areas at risk for higher-risk Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) and left for one hour .or as long as possible. - these spills such as in neurosurgery units, mortuaries and laboratory.(Brian tissue).
- 6. Cleaning spills – procedures: In clinical areas, blood and body fluid/substance spills should be dealt with as soon as possible. In operating rooms, or in circumstances where medical procedures are under way, spills should be attended to as soon as it is safe to PPE should be used for all cleaning procedures, and disposed of or sent for cleaning after use. Hands should be washed and dried after cleaning. Cleaning spots or small spills. Spots or drops of blood or other small spills (up to 10 cm) can easily be managed by wiping the area immediately with paper towels, and then cleaning with warm water and detergent, followed by rinsing and drying the area. Dry the area, as wet areas attract contaminants. A hospital-grade disinfectant can be used on the spill area after cleaning
- 7. Cleaning large spills: Where large spills (more than 10 cm) have occurred in a ‘wet’ area, such as a bathroom or toilet area, the spill should be carefully washed off into the sewerage system using copious amounts of water and the area flushed with warm water and detergent. Granular formulations that produce high available chlorine concentrations can contain the spilled material and are useful for preventing aerosols. A scraper and pan should be used to remove the absorbed material. The area of the spill should then be cleaned with a mop, and bucket of warm water and detergent. The bucket and mop should. Granular formulations that produce high available chlorine concentrations can contain the spilled material and are useful for preventing aerosols. A scraper and pan should be used to remove the absorbed material. The area of the spill should then be cleaned with a mop, and bucket of warm water and detergent. The bucket and mop should.
- 9. How to deal with patient's utilities from beeding and textiles? Textiles ate involved blankets, towels, personal clothing, patient apparel, uniforms, gowns, drapes for surgical procedures. Contaminated textiles and fabrics often contain high numbers of microorganisms from body substances, including blood, skin, stool, urine, vomitus, and other body tissues and fluids. Although contaminated textiles in healthcare facilities can be a source of substantial numbers of pathogenic microorganisms. Simply put, once textiles are removed from a clean-linen cart or storage room and taken into a patient room, they are considered contaminated. Here are How to deal : 1- Never carry clean or soiled textiles against a uniform. One never knows what contaminants are on a uniform, and bacteria will transfer. 2- Never carry clean or contaminated textiles cradled in unclothed arms, for the same reason — bacterial transfer. 3- Wear gloves and carry only what can be carried safely. 4- Never storage clean textiles outside of a room or on a shelf outside of a room. 5- Always ensure that clean textiles are stored on shelving units that are covered; even in clean storage rooms.
- 10. Cleaning in general has two main functions: first: non-microbiological, to improve or restore appearance, and prevent deterioration. Second: microbiological, to reduce the numbers of microbes microorganisms on hospital textiles are: Gram negative bacteria, coagulase negative staphylococci, Bacillus sp. and typical skin flora.
- 11. Define sterilization? Types? Sterilization refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, etc.) from a surface, equipment, article of food or medication , or biological culture.