Department of Infection Control

Management of Blood & Body Spills- Flow Chart

BOX-1 Spill Box Content

Put caution board and alert the 1. Biosorb powder
1. Cerebrospinal fluid housekeeping staff regarding 2. PPE
2. Peritoneal fluid blood or body fluid spill 3. Yellow cover
4. Red cover
3. Pleural fluid
5. Tissue paper
4. Synovial fluid
5. Amniotic fluid
6. Semen
7. Vaginal secretions 1. Housekeeping staff comes with the caution
8. Breast milk board to mark the area and get the spill kit
9. Any other body fluid 2. Appropriate PPE is worn by the staff which is
with visible blood available in the spill kit
(excluding urine)
Quantity of spill
Minor Spill less than 15cm
diameter/10ml
Major Spill more than 15cm
diameter/10ml

Assess the type &

Blood quantity of spill as Others
mentioned in
BOX-1

1. Apply Biosorb S over the spill to cover
the entire spill area
2. Give 30 seconds time to crystallize
3. Wipe crystallized spill to the yellow cover
and discard to the yellow container
Spill contains ONLY urine/ faeces/vomitus/ sputum:
1. Apply gelling agent directly over the spillage
to cover the entire spill area
2. Give 30 sec time to crystallize
3. Wipe crystallized spill to the yellow cover
and discard to the yellow container

1. Wash the area with InfeKtocide N

2. Dispose the PPE into appropriate
container
3. Perform hand hygiene
4. Refill the spill skit
5. Fill the Incident Report