This document provides guidelines for infection control practices such as proper work attire, cleaning patient zones, transporting linen and sterile items, and hand hygiene. It also gives instructions for first aid management of needlestick injuries or mucosal splashes, including rinsing wounds with soap and water, irrigating splash sites with water for 5 minutes, and not squeezing blood from wounds or using antiseptics.

1. Infection control practice
Infection control department

2. Work attire

3. Cleaning Patient Zone

4. Transport of Linen/sterile items

5. Hand Hygiene

6. Hand Hygiene

9. DO’S
For sharp injury : Wash the wound &
surrounding area with soap & water.
For splash injury: Irrigate thoroughly the site
vigorously with water for 5 minutes
For Eye splash: Sit in a chair, tilt the head
back and ask a colleague to gently pour
water or normal saline over the eye
For mouth splash: spit fluid out immediately,
if gone into mouth then rinse the mouth
several times using water or saline
Do not panic
Do not place the pricked finger into
the mouth reflexively
Do not squeeze blood from wound
Do not use antiseptics and detergent
No evidence exists that using antiseptics for
wound care or expressing fluid by squeezing
the wound further reduces the risk of BB
pathogen transmission
DONT’S
First aid management of needlestick injury/mucosal
splash