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Infection Prevention and Control
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Operating Procedure (SOP) Spillage of body fluids Purpose To ensure that management of any spill of blood and other body fluids is safely undertaken to prevent transmission of infection to service users and staff. Target Group All health and care staff directly involved in undertaking the procedure. All staff dealing with such spillages should have received appropriate infection control training including the management of spills of blood and body fluids.
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It is the responsibility of all staff involved in any aspect of this procedure to inform their manager of any variation in practice or inability to follow the processes defined.
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Staff should assume that all blood and body fluids may contain harmful microorganisms and exposure to spillages could pose a potential risk of infection.
Risk category of blood and body fluids High Risk Body fluids
High Risk Body fluids
Blood and any visibly blood stained fluids; Breast milk, amniotic fluid, vaginal secretions, semen, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and saliva associated with dentistry
Vomit, saliva, sputum, faeces, urine and tears
Cleaned up with: Chlorine releasing agent e.g. Presept®, Haz Tabs®, Actichlor®, Followed by cleaning with detergent and water Or Actichlor-Plus®, Chlor-Clean® These products clean and disinfect in a single step so no need to follow with detergent and water.
Cleaned up with: Detergent and water.
All these are considered low risk unless they are visibly blood stained
If visibly blood stained or known infection present then with the exception of urine spillage the cleaning as for high risk should be followed
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Bibliography: Department of Health (1998). Guidance of Clinical Health Care Workers: Protection against infection with Blood-Borne Viruses. Recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS and the Advisory Group on Hepatitis Available from: Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (2013) Revised healthcare cleaning manual London AHCP
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Wilson, J (2012) Infection Control in Clinical Practice. 4th ed. London: Bailliere Tindall
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