L6: Infection Control (1)

L6 (infection control) :

_🔴Hand hygiene :

Simplest &the most effective measure to prevent nosocomial infection /the corner stone of infection prevention (MCQs)

_🔴Cross contamination of microorganisms by health care workers’s hands : the main route of spread of nosocomial infection (MCQ)

_Wearing gloves:

Not substitute for handwashing

_🔴Five moments of hand hygiene:

1-Before patient contact

2-Before aseptic task

3-After body fluid exposure risk

4-After patient contact

5-After contact with patient surroundings

_🔴Types of PPE :

1-Masks,Protective eyewear , face shield

2-Protective clothing&Lab coat

3-Gloves (Sterile-Non sterile-Heavy gloves)

4-foot wear , over shoes

_🔴Sequence for wearing PPE :

1-Hand hygiene

2-Head gear

3-Gown/lab coat

4-Mask

5-Goggles/face shield

6-gloves

_🔴Sequence of removing PPE :

1-Gloves

2-Gown/lab coat

3-Hand hygiene

4-Goggles/face shield

5-Mask

6-Hand hygiene

_🔴Used disposable needles must not be :

1-beans,shearers,broken

2-Recapped

3-removed from disposable syringes

4-manipulated by hand before disposal

_🔴Types of biological spills:

1-blood&plasma

2-body fluids

3-organs&tissues

4-body secretions

5-bacterial cultures