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SAFETY DURING PASSING PRACTICES
Each patient, while in hospital, is exposed to a non-familiar hospital
environment. The nurse is also exposed to many risk factors that threaten
her health and well-being. Therefore, it is important to create a safe hospital
environment for both the patient and the medical staff.
The concept of «safe hospital environment» includes:
1. Infectious disease safety regime.
2. Measures to provide personal hygiene of the patient and medical staff.
3. Medical and protective regime in the Department.
Infectious safety is necessary for the prevention of nosocomial infections
and is achieved through disinfection and sterilization measures aimed at the
destruction of microorganisms, as well as their spore and vegetative forms in
the air of functional rooms and wards, on medical products.
For the safety of medical personnel, all manipulations in which hands may
be contaminated with whole blood, plasma or serum, should be carried out in
rubber gloves. During the work all damage to the hands should be covered with
a fingertip, adhesive plaster. In case of the threat of blood spatter, you should
work in a mask and glasses. Medical staff is forbidden to eat in laboratories and
rooms where patients are treated.
Disassembly, washing, rinsing of medical instruments, used pipettes and
laboratory utensils in contact with the blood of people should be carried out
before preliminary disinfection, in rubber gloves. After any procedure, including
parenteral intervention, it is necessary to wash hands thoroughly twice in warm
running water with soap and then wipe with an individual towel, replaced
daily, or a disposable napkin. In the treatment of hands avoid frequent use of
disinfectants that can cause skin irritation and dermatitis.
To prevent infection with viral and bacterial infection, transmitted through
the blood or other biological fluids of the patient, in the room for medical
procedures should be «first-aid Kit in case of accidents (AntiAIDS)», it should
to include a dressing material, containers for dilution of solutions, a glass for
washing eyes, 70% solution of ethyl alcohol, 5% alcohol solution of iodine,
0.05% solution of potassium permanganate, 1% solution of protargol, 6%
hydrogen peroxide. In case of contamination of the hands with blood (or other
biological fluid of the patient) should immediately to remove the remains of