Dr Piyush Tailor

Prevention measure:

• Follow universal precaution as per guidelines during grossing of specimen.
• The grossing person must be vaccinated beforehand.

Corrective

• Wash the affected area in running tap water.
• The person is referred to medicine/skin/ophthalmology OPD for further Treatment

PROCEDURE

• In case of spills or accidents the following steps are essential and to be followed

          Wear gloves
               ⇓
   Cover the spillage with paper towel/absorbent material
               ⇓
    Pour hypochlorite 1%
               ⇓
       Leave for 30 min 
               ⇓     
          Clean the area

• Wipe the surface with disinfectant again and mop up to leave a clean area.
• Place the absorbent material in the yellow biohazard bag meant for infectious waste.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Gloves to be worn, avoid direct contact of gloved hand with spill.
• Sweep broken glass/fractured plastic with dustpan and brush.
• Needle stick or other puncture wounds, cuts and skin contaminated with spill should be washed with soap and water, do not squeeze or do not apply spirit.
• Report immediately.
• Maintain the record.

CONTENTS OF SPILL KIT

• Gloves, Gauze piece
• Mask, Cotton
• Sodium Hypochlorite, Plastic Bottle