1. Methods of Compliance

3. Observe Universal Precautions
Infection control guidelines designed to protect workers from exposure to diseases spread by blood and certain body fluids.
All patients should be assumed to be infectious for bloodborne diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B.

4. Universal Precautions
Wash hands before and after all patient or specimen contact
Treat the blood of all patients as potentially infectious
Treat all linen soiled with blood or body secretions as potentially infectious
Wear gloves if contact with blood or body fluids is possible
Immediately place used syringes in a nearby impermeable container; do not recap or manipulate needles or sharps in any way
Wear protective eyewear and mask if splatter with blood or body fluids is possible
Wear a mask if there is a risk of infection by TB or other airborne organisms

5. Personal Protective Equipment

6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE provides protection against exposure to infectious materials and must be routinely used when contact with blood or body fluids is anticipated
Selection of PPE is task oriented
PPE is appropriate when under normal conditions it prevents blood and body fluids from reaching an employee’s
work clothes, street clothes, undergarments
skin, mouth, eyes, other mucus membranes

7. Examples of PPE Gloves Gowns, aprons, sleeves Laboratory coats
Face shields or masks
Eye protection
Mouthpieces
Resuscitation bags, pocket masks
Foot protection

8. Gloves
Gloves should be made of latex, nitril, rubber, or other water impervious material
Inspect gloves before use
Double gloving can provide an additional layer of protection
If you have cuts or sores on your hands, you should cover these with a bandage or similar protection as an additional precaution before donning your gloves
Don’t touch the outside of used gloves

9. Removing Contaminated Gloves
PINCH one glove back by the cuff until it comes off inside out.
Discard or cup in the palm of your gloved hand.

10. Removing Contaminated Gloves
HOOK a finger of your bare hand inside the cuff of the remaining glove
PULL BACK so this glove also comes off inside-out with the first glove tucked inside it
WASH HANDS!

11. Rules to Follow
Treat all blood or potentially infectious body fluids as if they are contaminated
Always wear personal protective equipment in exposure situations
Replace PPE that is torn or punctured
Remove PPE before leaving work area
Properly disinfect or dispose of used PPE
Wash hands immediately after removing PPE

12. Hand Washing Technique

13. Wash Hands When visibly soiled After using the bathroom
After removing gloves
After blowing your nose
After sneezing in your hands
Before and after eating, handling food, drinking or smoking

14. Wash Hands Before and after assisting a child in using the toilet
After diaper changes
After contact with runny noses, vomit, or saliva
Before feeding children
After handling pets, animals, or animal waste
After handling garbage

15. Technique for Hand Washing
Remove rings and watches before washing
If hands-free dispenser is not available, dispense paper towels before washing
Hand should be positioned lower than the arms to avoid contamination