1. Quiz 1. What is the most effective way to reduce the spread of microorganisms? 2. Why do you hold your hands lower than your elbows when rinsing? 3. Why do you have to rewash your hands if you touch the sink after washing? 4. When do you wash your hands? (4)

2. 1. Handwashing 2. prevents lather and water from running over arms and causing contamination 3. touching a contaminated area re-contaminates your hands 4. - before and after contact with a patient and their belongings - before and after eating - after using the bathroom - after handling any contaminated fluid or object

3. What is SEPSIS? Potentially life threatening whole body infection, when the blood is overwhelmed by bacteria

4. Asepsis (Unit 2) Controlling Infection -

5. Asepsis What is Asepsis? – Technique used to make the environment, the worker, and the patient as germ-free as possible Why do we need Aseptic techniques? – Health care facilities are full of sick people and we do not want to get workers or other patients more sick because germs were passed around

6. Asepsis Aseptic Techniques Prevent: – Cross infection – Re-infection – Self-inoculation – Passing illnesses from patient to healthcare worker and healthcare worker to patient

7. Asepsis Aseptic Techniques Include: – Employees being clean and neat – Proper handling of all equipment – Using sterile procedures when necessary – Using proper cleaning solutions – Proper hand washing – Following Standard Precautions

8. Asepsis Standard Precautions – guidlines designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from recognized and unrecognized sources in the hospital

9. Asepsis Standard Precautions – guidelines designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from recognized and unrecognized sources in the hospital – established by OSHA

10. Asepsis Standard Precautions – Mandated that all employees with a risk of exposure to body fluids are provided training and immunization within 10 days of hire. – Must be Offered a hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) at no charge Trained to use the appropriate protective equipment ro prevent exposure to body fluids Receive an annual update and review

11. Asepsis Standard Precautions – Provide protection from contact with blood, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, and all body fluids – Body fluids: Blood Pericardial fluid Body fluids containing visible blood Amniotic fluid Tissue specimens Cerebrospinal fluid Semen Vaginal Secretions Interstitial Fluid Pleural Fluid

12. Asepsis Standard Precautions – Infection with HBV and HIV occur through: Direct injection of infected blood or a contaminated needle that punctures the skin Contact of infected body fluids with mucous membranes Sexual contact Pregnancy – transmitted from infected mother to baby

13. Asepsis Controlling the Spread of Infection – Disinfection – using the proper cleaning solution to clean skin and equipment – Sterilization – process of killing microorganisms off items that are put into the body or around an open wound with the use of autoclaves