Some examples of risk assessment and control.. Treatment by infusion (drip) drip. Measurement of blood pressure. Cleaning the hospital grounds. Cleaning the bathrooms or deal with urinals

Procedure - treatment by infusion (drip) infusion

• Risk assessment: members of the nursing staff to deal with the blood of the patient during this procedure, and infection can be transmitted to the patient in the case of the use of non-sterileinstrument or a method is healthy.

• combat the danger: You can reduce the risk that workers may be exposed through the wearing of gloves and wash your handsand reduce the risk to the patient and that by following themethods of pollution-proof and the use of sterile instruments whenan intravenous drip.         Procedure - measuring blood pressure

• Risk Assessment: There is no danger as long as this proceduredoes not involve any penetration of the skin.

• combat the danger: do not call for the need to reduce risk, as well as not recommended to wear protective clothing.

A - Cleaning the hospital grounds

• Risk Assessment: This procedure does not involve any dangeras long as there is no friction between staff and patients.

• combat the danger: do not call for the need to reduce the risk of infection, and is not recommended to wear protective clothingwhile the additional availability of good equipment necessary and appropriate to the staff. Should also emphasize the use ofworkers of personal protective equipment to protect them againstexposure to any kind of chemical potential in the presence of cleaning agents.

A clean bathroom or deal with urinals

• risk assessment: exposure to the bacteria from feces (bowel movements) during cleaning.

• To combat the risk: less than the degree of risk when you weargloves and wash hands.

Note:

- Exposure to risk lies in the procedure itself, not in the patient.

- Is the application of standard precautions to the procedure, andnot according to the patient's condition the related procedure.

Remember:

There is no doubt that all of the work in any health facility are exposed to infection and in the case of a failure to follow infection control procedures, not only of the possibility of exposure to risk to the doctors, nursing staff, and dealing with patients directly, butmay extend the risk also to those who clean the machines and other tools , as well as based on clean rooms and waste disposal.