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Unique Identifier:
PROCEDURE
CORP/PROC/468
Title:
Version
Number:
Status:
Ratified
Scope:
Classification:
Trust Wide
Organisational
Responsibility:
Control of Infection
Clinical Governance
Directorate
Replaces:
Description of amendments:
Name of Committee/Directorate/
Working Group:
Date of Meeting:
Risk Assessment:
Not Applicable
Decontamination
Validated by:
Validation Date:
23/02/2007
Ratified by:
Ratified Date:
Date of Issue:
05/03/2007
05/03/2007
Review Date:
Review Dates:
01/09/2009
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Does this document meet with the Race Relation Amendment Act (2000) Age
Discrimination Act , Disability Discrimination Act and Gender Equality
Regulations? Not Applicable
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PURPOSE.
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that all staff groups follow the Blood and
Body Fluid Spillage Procedure in conjunction with the Blood and Body Fluid Spillage
Policy. (See Section 7)
SCOPE.
This procedure applies to all staff employed by Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals
NHS Trust the Trust (BFWH).
PROCEDURE
3.1 Management of Blood and Body Fluid Spillage
When dealing with Blood and Body Fluid Spillage all staff must wear personal
protective clothing (gloves and aprons) at all times.
All Personal Protective Clothing must be disposed of into Clinical Waste bags.
Further Personal Protective Equipment must be used appropriately when there is a risk
of extensive splashing of blood and body fluids e.g. body fluid repellent gowns, face
visors and footwear.
Strong Hypochlorite Solution 1% (10,000) for use when dealing with blood and other
blood stained body fluids.
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Small Spills
Must be wiped up with a paper towel soaked in Hypochlorite (10,000 ppm available
chlorine)
Wash area with general-purpose detergent and warm water.
Gloves, aprons and paper towels must be disposed in Clinical Waste.
Wash hands as per Hand Hygiene Policy.
Large Spills
Cover the spill with disposable paper towels.
Pour Hypochlorite (10,000 ppm available chlorine) over the towels.
Leave for 2 minutes.
Remove towels and discard into yellow waste bag.
Wash area with general-purpose detergent and warm water.
Gloves, aprons and paper towels must be disposed of in Clinical Waste.
Wash hands as per Hand Hygiene Policy.
Extensive Large Spills
It may be impractical to treat large spills of blood or body fluid with Hypochlorite. In
this instance the spill must be soaked up with disposable paper towels and discarded
into Clinical Waste bags.
The area must then be cleaned with Hypochlorite 10,000ppm followed by generalpurpose detergent and warm water.
Gloves and Aprons must be disposed into Clinical Waste.
Wash hands as per Hand Hygiene Policy.
Please Note: Do not use Hypochlorite on large spillages of Urine
ATTACHMENTS.
Appendix 1 References
Date Issued
05/03/2007
05/03/2007
Title
Corp/Pol/ 149
Corp/Proc/ 006
Corp/Proc/ 421
Location
Intranet
Wards and Departments
Corp/Pol/ 056
Corp/Proc/ 418
Corp/Pol/186
Mrs J Lickiss
Job Title
Signature
Date
M Aubrey
Head
of
Governance
Signature
January 2007
Checked By
Date
March 2007
Clinical
Appendix 1 References:
Good Practice Guidelines for Renal Dialysis/transplantation Units Prevention and control of
Blood-Borne Virus infection Public Health Laboratory Service on behalf of Department of Health.
2002. Page 33 8.25 8.26
Wilson J (2006) 3rd Edition. Infection Control in Clinical Practice. Bailliere Tindall Elsevier.
Royal College of Nursing (2005) Good practice in Infection Prevention and Control. Cavendish
Square. London.