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Clean up blood and body fluid spillage promptly to reduce the risk of infection to other people. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn, e.g. non-
Best practice is to use a body fluid spillage kit, which should be used following the manufacturer’s guidance and within expiry date. Alternatively, prepare a chlorine-based disinfectant solution and use as below.
Blood and body fluid spillages should be managed by staff trained in the correct procedure. Always use standard infection control precautions and, where required, transmission based precautions (SICPs and TBPs), refer to the ‘SICPs and TBPs Policy for General Practice’.
The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) has produced a flowchart for management of blood and body fluid spillages which can be found in Appendix 9 – Best Practice – Management of blood and body fluid spillages.
BOX 1. Cerebrospinal fluid. If the furnishing is heavily contaminated you may have to discard it. If the furnishing can withstand a chlorine releasing solution then follow appropriate procedure for the type of spillage. If it is safe to clean with detergent alone then follow appropriate procedure.
SIPCEP – Safe Management of Blood and Body Fluid Spillages – Page 14 Please read the video transcript below and try to answer the question below using the flow chart. Then check the answer and the feedback on the following page.
Staff dealing with spillages of blood/body fluid should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (DOH, 1998). Refer to Occupational Health Department for advice.
