HANDLING OF BODY FLUIDS

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HANDLING OF BODY FLUIDS

• ALWAYS PROTECT YOURSELF!

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Why protect yourself?

• Many conditions not caught by casual contact,
  including but not limited to human
  immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) and Hepatitis B,
  are totally preventable if you are careful and
  utilize proper techniques to protect oneself.
  The school environment is one of the
  environments in which one must observe serious
  barrier methods to provide such protection.

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You cannot tell by looking!

• All injured children or adults should be
  considered as potential carriers of bloodborne
  pathogens.
• You cannot tell if a person is carrying HIV or
  HBV by the way they look.

• If accidental contact to blood or other blood
  contaminated body fluids occurs, wash with an
  antiseptic soap and water as soon as possible,
  for several minutes.
• Cover all wounds on your hands with bandaids
  before reporting to work.

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What about gloves?

• Latex gloves should be worn any time you are
  collecting garbage!
• Anytime you are cleaning up a body spill
• (sometimes you need to change gloves mid-job)
• Be careful what you handle before and after you
  remove the contaminated gloves
• (Bottles, door knobs, towel dispensers, etc.)

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Proper Removal of Gloves

• Always take care to remove gloves by not touching
  your skin with the contaminated surfaces of the
  gloves.
• Wash hands thoroughly for 2 min. after removal of
  gloves

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Breaking The Cycle

• Bacterial and viral agents are transmitted by
  different routes to a human host.
• Knowing how various agents are transmitted helps
  you to protect yourself from contracting the
  agent

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BREAKING THE CYCLEOF TRANSMISSION

• RESPIRATORY BORNE
• INTESTINAL DISCHARGE
• OPEN-LESION DISEASES
• INSECT-BORNE
• SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

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DECONTAMINATION OF SURFACES

• CHEMICAL
• BURNING
• HEAT DRYING OR WASHING
• ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
• STERILIZATION/
• PASTEURIZATION

• AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES AND STRENGTH OF
  DECONTAMINANT DEPENDS UPON WHICH PATHOGEN
• 110 CHLORINE BLEACH IS OFTEN STANDARD TO
  DISINFECT

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MODES OF TRANSMISSION

• DIRECT KISSING, MOUTH TO PERSONS OWN HANDS
  RESPIRATORY CONTACT
• INDIRECT INTESTINAL BORNE, EATING UTENSILS

• INTERMEDIATE HOST INSECT BORNE OR ANIMAL

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EPIDEMICS

• RARELY DO WE CLOSE SCHOOLS, UNLESS MOST OF STAFF
  IS OUT DOES NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING TO CLOSE
  THE SCHOOL
• The incubation period for the illness is
  generally longer than closure would assist in
  breaking the cycle of the illness.

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BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS

• PROPER STORAGE HANDLING OF SUBSTANCES ARE
  ESSENTIAL
• FIRST AID IN CASE OF EXPOSURE IS A SKILL ALL
  TEACHERS MUST ATTAIN

• IF HAZARDS EXIST BASED UPON BLDG. STRUCTURE
  PETITION FOR REMODELING ASAP (CHEM LAB
  VENTILATION CHEM/BACTERIA STORAGE

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SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

• SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND SAFETY
  OF STUDENTS
• ARCHITECTURE OF SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT
• CLEAN ENVIRONMENT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BY ALL

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STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

• STUDENTS SHOULD BE INVOLVED CONSISTENTLY WITH THE
  ORDER AND CLEANLINESS OF ENVIRONMENT
• SCHOOL PRIDE SPIRIT SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT
  REWARD LOYALTY ARE EXAMPLES

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WASHROOMS

• AVAILABLE LIQUID SOAP TOWELS WASTE BINS
• OPERATING TOILETS/ TOILET PAPER
• PROPER NUMBER PER STUDENTS RATIO
• SELF-FLUSHING TOILETS ARE REPLACING OLD ONES

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PLAY AREAS

• HAZARDS OF EQUIPMENT PLAN STRUCTURES THAT ARE
  SAFE BEWARE OF HIGH EQUIPMENT WITH NO SAFETY
  DEVICE FOR CHILD
• LOOK AT SPACE WHEN PLACING SWINGS
• DIRT OR GRASS OPPOSED TO PAVEMENT

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HANDWASHING

• SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT
  YOURSELF FROM BACTERIA AND ILLNESS!
• MUST BE PROPER DISINFECTANT SOAP AND PROPER TIME
  TO PROTECT YOU.

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CLEANING BODY SPILLS

• UTILIZE PROPER DISINFECTANT (IF BLEACH 110
  SOLUTION MIXED JUST PRIOR TO USAGE)
• READ THE LABELS OF THE PRODUCT BEING USED

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2 BUCKET/2 MOP METHOD

• WHEN CLEANING BODY SPILLS ON WASHABLE SURFACES,
  THERE SHOULD BE A WASH BUCKET WITH YOUR
  DISINFECTANT AND A SEPARATE MOP IN A RINSE BUCKET
  OF CLEAN WATER.
• SURFACES SHOULD BE TREATED FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE
  RINSING, WHEN POSSIBLE.

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TABLE SURFACES

• CLEAN WITH DISINFECTANT AND RINSE AFTER TIME
  PASSES FOR DISINFECTING OF THE SURFACE

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CARPET

• FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ON PROVIDED DISINFECTANT
  LEAVING DRY COMPOUND ON AREA PRESCRIBED AMOUNT OF
  TIME FOR IT TO DISINFECT.

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PROTECT YOURSELF

• WEAR GLOVES
• WEAR GLOVES
• WEAR GLOVES

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PROTECT YOURSELF

• WHEN USING PAINTS, VARNISH, GLUES, OR OTHER HARSH
  COMPOUNDS, PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION EVEN IF IT
  REQUIRES A FEW MINUTES TO HOOK UP A FAN.
• CAN CAUSE PERMANENT LUNG AND KIDNEY DAMAGE
  SOMETIMES BRAIN DAMAGE

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PROTECT YOURSELF

• VACCINATE
• TETANUS HEP B INFLUENZA

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PROTECT STUDENTS/ STAFF

• CLEAN FILTERS ON AIR AND HEATING UNITS
• BE SURE CHEMICAL VENTS FROM LABS ARE NOT
  OBSTRUCTED OR NEAR FRESH AIR INTAKE AREAS
• AVOID USE OF PERFUMED SPRAYS, POTPOURRI, CANDLES
  IN MILDEW AREASSOURCE NEEDS TREATED NOT COVERED
  UP.

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ASTHMA

• ROOMS WITH STRONG PERFUMES ALIKE TO THE PLUG-INS,
  CAN TRIGGER THESE STUDENTS TO THE LEVEL THAT
  REQUIRES HOSPITALIZATION

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PROTECT YOURSELF

• BEWARE OF YOUR BODYS POSITIONING WHILE LIFTING
  TO PROTECT THE LOWER BACK
• IT DOESNT HAVE TO WEIGH A LOT TO INJURE YOU
  SIGNIFICANTLY!