Transcript infection2 - Hatzalah of Miami-Dade

METHODS OF COMPLIANCE
COMMUNICATION OF
HAZARDS TO EMPLOYEES
• Signs & Labels
- Biohazard Sign
- Warning Labels
- MSDS
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
• Treat all human body fluids as if they are
known to be infectious.
• Assume that all patients have disease
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN
• Has to be exposed to a
Pathogen or disease
causing organism
• Route of entry-eyes,
nose, mouth, skin
• Has to have enough of
the organism
• Has to have a
weakened immune
system
WORKPLACE PRACTICES
• Hand washing
• Cleaning &
Decontamination of
Spills
• Cleaning &
Disenfecting of
Equipment & Surfaces
• Infectious Waste
• Clothing
• Needles & Sharps
Containers
• Vehicles
WORKPLACE PRACTICE
CONTROLS
• Wash hands and any
exposed skin with
regular soap and Hot
H20 ASAP after
removal of PPE or
following any contact
of body areas with
blood or other
infectious materials
• Flush Mucous
Membranes with H20
• Contaminated Needles
are never bent or
recapped
EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING,
APPLYING COSMETICS OR LIP BALM
AND HANDLING CONTACT LENSES IS
PROHIBITED IN WORK AREAS WHERE
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR BLOOD
BORNE EXPOSURE
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
• Gloves, Gowns, Masks, Eye
Protection
• Hand washing Facilities
• Self Sheathing Needles
• Sharps Containers
• Specimen Containers
• N95 Particulate TB Masks
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
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Gloves
Gowns
Masks
Pocket Masks
Face Protection
CLEANING SCHEDULE
• Equipment that contacts mucous membranes: 10:1 Bleach
Solution with warm water, then EPA Registered Sterilant
• Equipment with VISIBLE Blood or Body Fluids: 10:1
Bleach solution, then EPA Registered Germicide with
Tuberculoidal Properties
• Surface or Equipment without Visible blood or fluids: 10:1
Bleach Solution with warm water