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Zambia infection prevention guidelines & application in health care facilitiespp
Answell ChipukumaBCC Specialist
MANOFF GROUP INCMANOFF GROUP INC.
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Introduction to Infection Prevention
Key Concepts you will learnThe basic principles of infection prevention
Conditions that allow infections to beConditions that allow infections to be transmitted to others
How to stop the spread of infectious diseasesHow to stop the spread of infectious diseases
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Why is IP/IS important?Why is IP/IS important?Increased out break of diseases once well controlledcontrolledEmergency of infectious agents that can cause incurable diseases such as HIV and hepatitis CR i d i f ti i l dReasons increased infections include
Rapid population growthIncreased povertyIncreased povertyExpansion of population into ‘remote’ areasEnvironmental degradationImproved transportationInadequate public health infrastructurePoor disease control and prevention
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Poor disease control and prevention
Why is IP/IS important? (contd.)
Health care facilities are ideal settings for transmission of diseasestransmission of diseases
Sick people are more susceptible as their immunity is weakpatients may have transmissible diseasesService providers are constantly exposed to infectious material as part of their workinfectious material as part of their workDuring procedures clients are at risk of infectionsS i ti id d tServices are sometimes provided to many clients in conditions of limited space and other facilities
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Why is IP/IS important? (contd.)Why is IP/IS important? (contd.)With appropriate infection prevention practices, you can
Prevent post procedure infectionP id hi h lit f iProvide high quality safe servicesPrevent infections in service providers and other staffo e s aProtect the community from infections that arise from the health facilityPrevent the spread of antibiotic resistant micro-organismsLower the cost of health care
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Lower the cost of health care
What is the most common or frequent risk healthcare workers encounter while caring for patients?
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Direct contact with blood and other body fluids.Direct contact with blood and other body fluids.
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Waste DisposalWaste Disposal
Processing P ti tPatient
Care Items
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Purpose of Infection Prevention
Dual RoleReduce risk of disease transmission to healthcare clients patients andhealthcare, clients, patients, and community members
P t t h lth k t llProtect healthcare workers at all levels—from physicians and nurses to l i h k i l b t t ffcleaning, housekeeping, laboratory staff
and all paramedical staff
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Important Concepts
Microorganisms are the causative agents of infectionBacteria (vegetative, mycobacterium and endospores)Bacteria (vegetative, mycobacterium and endospores)VirusesFungiParasites
Colonization means that disease-causing microorganisms are present in a person but not causing symptoms (clinical changes )I f ti th t th l i i iInfection means that the colonizing organisms are now causing infection or diseaseInfection prevention depends on placing protective barriers (physical, chemical, or mechanical) between (p y , , )a susceptible host (person lacking immunity) and the organisms
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Understanding the Disease Transmission Cycle
All microorganisms can i f icause infection
All humans are susceptible to most infectious agents unless i ( t ll bimmune (naturally or by vaccination)Risk of infection is related to number and virulence ofnumber and virulence of organismsNumber of organisms needed to cause infection varies withto cause infection varies with location (blood stream –least; intact skin – most number of organisms)
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Transmission of HBV and HIV from Patients to Healthcare WorkersPatients to Healthcare Workers
Most injuries are preventable by:li i i f deliminating unsafe and
unnecessary injectionsimmediately disposing needles and syringes in y gsharps containersplacing sharps containers within “arm’s reach”using “Safe Zones” forusing Safe Zones for passing sharps in the ORDecontaminating instruments and other items before
ireprocessing
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Categories of Potential Infection RiskPotential Infection Risk
Since 1968, this system has served as the basis for:Selecting appropriate infection prevention practicesSelecting appropriate infection prevention practices or processes (e.g., wearing gloves or sterilizing medical instruments), andSetting priorities for infection prevention programsSetting priorities for infection prevention programs.
Categories of potential infection riskCritical: Management of items or processes thatCritical: Management of items or processes that affect normally sterile tissues or the blood stream (highest risk of infection)Semicritical: Management of items or processesSemicritical: Management of items or processes that affect mucous membranes or small areas of nonintact skinNoncritical: Management of items or processes
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Noncritical: Management of items or processes that involve intact skin (lowest risk of infection)
How to prevent Infections
Primarily involves preventing the spread of infectious di th h th i f bl d b d fl id d bdiseases through the air, from blood or body fluids and by contact (fecal-oral, contaminated food or water), and from infected animals or insects) by:infected animals or insects) by:
Inhibiting or killing the infectious agentBlocking the agent’s means of getting from one infected person to a susceptible hostMaking sure people, especially workers, are immune or vaccinatedProviding workers with appropriate personal protective equipment
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Remember health care waste
These waste may be contaminated or nonThese waste may be contaminated or non contaminated About 75% - 90% of health care waste is non % %contaminated wastesThe remaining is regarded as Hazardous(10% g g (-25%)
These hazardous waste can harbor pathogenic microorganisms or toxic substance which can cause harm to humans
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Some Biological HazardsSome Biological HazardsggBacterial Viral
E. coliTuberculosisSt t
HIVHepatitis B virusH titi C iStreptococcus
Group AFungal
Hepatitis C virusRotavirusEbolag
YeastParasitic
Ebola
Papilloma virusMalaria
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Survival of pathogenic microorganism in the environmentmicroorganism in the environment
Depends on temperature, humidity, ultra violet irradiation, availability of organic substances presence of predators.Hepatitis B – is persistent in dry air and can surviveHepatitis B is persistent in dry air and can survive
several weeks, survive brief exposure to boiling water- Survive some antiseptic - In 70% ethanol remains viable for 10 hours at 60- In 70% ethanol remains viable for 10 hours at 60
degrees Celsius; even in a drop of bloodHIV – less resistant, survive no more than15 min when
exposed to 70% ethanolexposed to 70% ethanol - 3-7 days at ambient temp - Inactivated at 56 degrees Celsius
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HIV Risk
Risk of acquiring HIV after being stuck with q g ga needle from an HIV-positive patient is 0.04%The risk of HIV transmission from mucous membrane exposure from an HIV-infected person/ infected body fluids is 0.09%
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Hepatitis B Virus Risk
Risk of acquiring HBV after being stuckRisk of acquiring HBV after being stuck with a needle from an HBV-positive patientpatient
27 37% (30%)27–37% (30%)
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Hepatitis C Virus Risk
Risk of acquiring HCV after being stuckRisk of acquiring HCV after being stuck with a needle from an HCV-positive patientpatient
1 10% (1 8%)1-10% (1.8%)
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Why avoid open piles of waste?
Risk to scavengers/ gunknowingly reuse of contaminated wastewasteAccidents and injuryProduction foulProduction foul smellAttraction tt act oinsects,animals and other vermin
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Disposal of used syringes & needles
DO not;DO not;emptying sharp containers
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Disposal of used syringes and needles
Do not allow;Do not allow;throwing safety boxesboxes Indiscriminately
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Disposal of used syringes, needles and other wastesother wastes
Ensure that;Containers with sharps are incinerated Burying waste
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Safety precautions when handling other medical wastesother medical wastes
Equipment/transport for waste must not beEquipment/transport for waste must not be used for other purposes- mark containersWash waste container with a disinfectantSeparate containers – combustible non combustible waste prior to disposalp pUse Personal Protective EquipmentWash hands or use a hand rub after removing as a ds o use a a d ub a te e o ggloves when handling wastes.
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Role of the communityCommunity members (patients and clients)
Avoid requesting for injectionsAvoid requesting for injectionsWhen injections are prescribed, politely ask and discuss oral medicationA t i j ti l f lifi d HCPAccept injection only from qualified HCP
Community leaders i.e. NGOs, CHWs, TBAs, NHCs etcEncourage community members to avoid unnecessaryEncourage community members to avoid unnecessary injectionsEducate community members on the dangers of health care wasteshealth care wastesMonitor the disposal of HCW and report to appropriate authorities
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Educating children to avoid health care wastes
Infection Prevention is Everyone’s ResponsibilityInfection Prevention is Everyone’s ResponsibilityResponsibilityResponsibility
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