Spill Management I Blood and Body Fluids Spill management I Healthcare Infection Prevention

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In a hospital, hazardous substances such as body fluids, drugs, cleaning fluids and other chemicals are in very close proximity to hundreds of people each day. Thus in hospital spillage of blood, body fluids or chemicals can occur at any time due to broken or faulty equipment or human error. Any such spill poses risk to the staff, visitors and patients who are extremely susceptible to infection.
Small volumes few drop of Spills
1. Wear workman’s gloves and other PPE appropriate to the task.
2. When sharps are involved use forceps to pick up sharps, and discard these items in a puncture-resistant container.
3. Cover the spill with a newspaper, blotting paper / paper towel or dry mud.
4. Wipe the spill with a newspaper moistened with hypochlorite solution -1% dilution containing minimum 500ppm chlorine. Discard the paper as infected waste. Repeat until all visible soiling is removed.
5. Wipe the area with a cloth mop moistened with 1% hypochlorite solution and allow drying naturally.
6. All contaminated items used in the clean-up should be placed in a bio-hazardous bag for disposal.
Large volumes 10 ml of Spills
1. Confine contaminated area
2. Wear workman’s gloves and other PPE appropriate to the task
3. Cover the spill with newspaper or appropriate absorbent material to prevent from spreading
4. Flood the spill with 10% hypochlorite solution. While flooding the spill with 10% hypochlorite solution it is to be ensured that both the spill and absorbent material is thoroughly wet
5. Alternatively, chlorine granules can be sprinkled on the spill first and then the paper put over it
6. Wait for five minutes.
7. Remove and discard the paper as infected waste
8. Wipe the area with paper moistened with 10% hypochlorite again if required until all visible soiling is cleaned
9. Wipe the area once with 10% hypochlorite and a cloth mop and allow drying naturally
10. All contaminated items used in the clean-up should be placed in a bio-hazardous bag for disposal.

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