Aseptic Technique in Rehabilitation Centers Aseptic What is

Aseptic Technique in Rehabilitation Centers

Aseptic

What is Aseptic technique ? Aseptic technique : A technique which aims to prevent pathogenic microorganisms from being introduced to susceptible sites by hands, surfaces and/or equipment.

Goal of clean, aseptic and sterile techniques Prevent healthcare associated infections through : - • Minimize transfer of the patient’s own germs (endogenous or resident flora) that make the patient at risk of infection. • Minimize transfer of dangerous hospital organisms to the patient that may cause infection.

Differences between the Types of Techniques • Space and workflow where procedures are done. • Type of hand hygiene. • Use of Personal Protective Equipment, including clean, or sterile gloves. • Use of patient skin antisepsis. • Use of a sterile drape or sterile field.

Clean technique

Clean technique Involves reducing the numbers of microorganisms to minimize the risk of transmission from the environment or health care personnel, using the following: • • Appropriate hand hygiene Clean gloves

Clean technique Use clean technique if staff or objects will touch intact skin, intact mucous membranes or dirty (contaminated) items. Clean technique is appropriate for: • Examining patients • Taking vital signs • Donning ECG • Making X ray, CT, Sonar or ECHO • Feeding patients • Caring patients • Cleaning critical items and environmental surfaces

Aseptic Technique Use aseptic technique for brief invasive procedures that may break skin or mucous membranes, or normally sterile parts of the body. • Example: Placing peripheral venous catheter. • Blood sampling • Fixing urinary catheter • Suctioning • Checking blood sugar

Aseptic Technique It involves: �Antiseptic hand hygiene �Sterile medical equipment �Sterile gloves (usually) and other PPE as per needed (Clean gloves are used when inserting peripheral venous cannula) �Antiseptic on patient’s skin �Clean, dedicated area

Sterile Technique • Use during surgery and for invasive procedures with high rates of infection. • Examples: • Any long invasive procedure • Placement of central lines and thoracic lines • Preparation of IV fluids or medications

Safe Injection • Injection safety includes practices intended to prevent transmission of infectious diseases between one patient and another, or between a patient and healthcare provider during preparation and administration of parenteral medications.

Key recommendations for safe injection practices 1) Use aseptic technique when preparing and administering medications. 2) Cleanse the access diaphragms of medication vials with 70% alcohol before inserting a device into the vial. 3) Never administer medications from the same syringe to multiple patients, even if the needle is changed. 4) Do not reuse a syringe to enter a medication vial or solution.

6. Do not use fluid infusion or administration sets (e. g. , intravenous tubing) for more than one patient. 7. Dedicate multidose vials to a single patient whenever possible. 8. If multidose vials will be used for more than one patient, they should be restricted to a centralized medication area and should not enter the immediate patient treatment area (e. g. , operating room, patient room/cubicle)