List of High Risk Procedures in the Hospital
|
Type
of exposure |
Protective
barriers |
Examples |
|
Low
risk: Contact
skin, no visible blood. |
Gloves
helpful but not essential |
Injections,
minor wound dressing |
|
Medium
risk: Probable
contact with blood splashing unlikely |
Gloves Gowns
and apron may be necessary |
Vaginal
examination, insertion or removal of intravenous cannula, handling of
laboratory specimens, large open wounds dressing, vene-puncture spill of
blood. |
|
High
Risk Probable
contact with blood in splashing uncontrolled bleeding. |
Gloves Waterproof
gown or apron Eye
wear Mask |
Cardiac Catheterization Coronary Artery Bypass
Graft, kidney transplant Endoscopy Surgeries lasting more than 2 hours Other
Major surgical procedures particularly orthopedic, Neuro, Eye, ENT, and other oral surgery,
vaginal delivery. |