Dos and Don’ts for Infection Prevention & Control Practices during Injections or Infusions

 

Dos and Don’ts for Infection Prevention & Control Practices during Injections or Infusions

Do                                                                                            

·       DO carry out hand hygiene (use soap and water or alcohol rub), and wash carefully, including wrists and spaces between the fingers, for at least 30 seconds

·       DO use one pair of non-sterile gloves per procedure or patient

·       DO use a single-use device for blood sampling and drawing

·       Do disinfect the skin at the vain puncture site

·       DO discard the used device (a needle and syringe is a single unit) immediately into a robust sharps container

·       DO use the one-hand scoop technique

·       DO seal the sharps container with a tamper-proof lid

·       DO place laboratory sample tubes in a sturdy rack before injecting into the rubber stopper

·       DO immediately report any incident or accident linked to a needle or sharp injury, and seek assistance; start PEP as soon as possible, following protocols

Do not

• DO NOT forget to clean your hands

·       DO NOT use the same pair of gloves for more than one patient

·       DO NOT wash gloves for reuse

·       DO NOT use a syringe, needle or lancet for more than one patient

·       DO NOT touch the puncture site after disinfecting it

·       DO NOT leave an unprotected needle lying outside the sharps container Where recapping of a needle is unavoidable,

·       DO NOT recap a needle using both hands

·       DO NOT delay PEP after exposure to potentially contaminated material; beyond 72 hours, PEP is NOT effective

·       DO NOT inject into a laboratory tube while holding it with the other hand

·       DO NOT overfill or decant a sharps container