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how many steps are there in the Hand Hygiene routine and how long should it take?
6 steps minimum of 10-20 seconds ideally 45 seconds start to finish
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how many steps are there in the Hand Hygiene routine and how long should it take?
6 steps minimum of 10-20 seconds ideally 45 seconds start to finish
what are some rules associated with hand hygiene?
short nails with no nail varnish removal of jewellery (plain wedding band allowed) arms clear to elbows
You walk into a dental practise that has some clear hazards present in the clinic room, what hazards might draw your attention?
sharps left on bracket table unattended messy bracket table overflowing sharps box/sharps box left wide open burrs left in handpieces blood saliva on ...
what are the 9 SICPs?
patient placement/assessment for infection risk hand hygiene respiratory and cough hygiene PPE safe management of care equipment safe managment of car...
what are the six links in the chain of infection?
infectious agent reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry susceptible host
what are the 7 modes of transmission?
direct indirect inhalation ingestion innoculation intercourse mother to child
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
how many steps are there in the Hand Hygiene routine and how long should it take? | 6 steps minimum of 10-20 seconds ideally 45 seconds start to finish |
what are some rules associated with hand hygiene? | short nails with no nail varnish removal of jewellery (plain wedding band allowed) arms clear to elbows |
You walk into a dental practise that has some clear hazards present in the clinic room, what hazards might draw your attention? | sharps left on bracket table unattended messy bracket table overflowing sharps box/sharps box left wide open burrs left in handpieces blood saliva on outside of spittoon or light handle instruments in sink dentist/nurse touching drawers/holding pen with gloves on |
what are the 9 SICPs? | patient placement/assessment for infection risk hand hygiene respiratory and cough hygiene PPE safe management of care equipment safe managment of care environment safe management of linen/uniform safe management of blood and body fluid spillages safe disposal of waste/sharps |
what are the six links in the chain of infection? | infectious agent reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry susceptible host |
what are the 7 modes of transmission? | direct indirect inhalation ingestion innoculation intercourse mother to child |
what are the 5 moments for hand hygiene? | before touching a patient before a clean/aseptic procedure after body fluid exposure risk after touching a patient after touching a pateints immediate surroundings |
what is social hand hygiene? | washing with an alcohol based gel when hands are not visibly soiled |
what is hygienic hand washing? | washing with an antimicrobial scrub/with hot water and soap & then alcohol based gel |
when should sharp box containers be disposed of? how is this done? | 3/4 full - sent away for incineration |
In the dental practise, where should sharps boxes be placed? | out of reach of children - close enough to operator for easy reach |
You are working on clinic with a patient when you suddenly pierce your glove with a probe and give yourself a sharps injury, what steps do you follow? | stop what you are doing immediately & inform pateint/nurse you have injured yourself run the injury under warm water and squeeze to encourage bleeding wash thoroughly with soap and water (do not scrub) speak to someone in charge and report to occupational health complete incident report form (datix form) |
what is the black waste stream used for? | domestic waste |
what is the orange waste stream used for? | items which are contaminated/likely to be contaminated with blood/bodily fluids (disposal via treatment or incineraton) dressings & swabs disposables such as gloves, aprons, masks, contaminated wipes |
what is the blue waste stream used for? | medicinal waste that must be disposed via incineration |
what is the yellow waste stream used for? | infectious waste for disposal by incineration teeth with fillings (NOT AMALGAM) used or unused sharps infected blood |
what is the yellow/black waste stream used for? | offensive/hygiene waste for disposal by deep landfill |
what is the purple waste stream used for? | containing cytotoxic or cytostatic waste for disposal via incineration |
what is the red waste stream used for? | anatomical waste for disposal by incineration |
what is the white waste stream used for? | amalgam waste for recycling |
You are on clinic and about to use a piece of sterile equipment, what must you check first? | the packaging is intact no obvious signs of packaging contamination the expiry date remains vaild |
how would you clean up a blood spillage? | chlorine releasing granules poured directly onto blood spillage |
what would be used to clean a blood spillage? | sodium hypochlorite (10,000ppm) - dichloroisocyanurate (10,000ppm) |
what do you NOT use to directly to clean a urine spillage? why? | NEVER use chlorine releasing granules directly on urine spillage - will react and produce toxic chlorine gas |
what order does PPE go on? | HAND HYGIENE apron mask eye protection gloves |
in what order is PPE removed? | gloves apron eye protection mask HAND HYGIENE |
what is the Spaulding Classification definition? | Puts medical devices/equipment into categories depending on the infectious risk associated with it. |
what are the Spaulding Classifications? | Minimal Risk Non-Critical (low risk) Semi-Critical (medium risk) Critical (high risk) |
what are examples of minimal risk equipment? | dental chair |
what is meant by Minimal Risk spaulding classifications? | Equipment not normally in contact with skin |
what is meant by Non-Critical Spaulding Classification equipment? | Equipment that is normally in contact with intact skin |
what is meant by Semi-Critical Spaulding Classification equipment? | equipment that comes into contract with intact mucous membranes |
what is meant by Critical Spaulding Classification equipment? | equipment that comes into contact with normally sterile body sites |
what are examples of Semi-Critical equipment? | dental mirrors/hand pieces |
what are examples of critical (spaulding classification) equipment? | forceps, scalpels, perio scalers, dental burrs |