Code of Practice For Private Hospitals, Nursing Homes and ...
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wherever is relevant to the establishment -<br />
(i) st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>and</strong> transmission based infection control<br />
precautions;<br />
(ii) h<strong>and</strong> hygiene procedures <strong>and</strong> facilities;<br />
(iii) safe h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong> disposal <strong>of</strong> clinical waste, cytotoxic waste<br />
<strong>and</strong> chemical waste;<br />
(iv) management <strong>of</strong> nasogastric tubes <strong>and</strong> indwelling catheters;<br />
(v) decontamination <strong>and</strong> reprocessing <strong>of</strong> re-usable medical<br />
devices;<br />
(vi) collection, packaging, h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> laboratory<br />
specimens;<br />
(vii) notification <strong>of</strong> suspected outbreak <strong>of</strong> infectious disease to the<br />
Centre for Health Protection <strong>of</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Health <strong>and</strong><br />
management <strong>of</strong> the outbreaks;<br />
(viii) isolation <strong>of</strong> patients suffering or suspected to be suffering<br />
from infectious disease;<br />
(ix) prevention <strong>of</strong> occupational exposure to blood borne viruses<br />
<strong>and</strong> other infections through barrier precaution or<br />
vaccination;<br />
(x) antibiotic policy/usage;<br />
(xi) injection safety <strong>and</strong> management <strong>of</strong> needle-prick injury;<br />
(xii) management <strong>of</strong> spills or accidents with infectious<br />
substances;<br />
(xiii) equipment cleaning, disinfection <strong>and</strong> sterilisation;<br />
(xiv) management <strong>of</strong> laundry <strong>and</strong> linen;<br />
(xv) operation <strong>of</strong> catering service;<br />
(xvi) identify environmental infection risk during demolition,<br />
construction <strong>and</strong> renovation works;<br />
(xvii) indications <strong>and</strong> use <strong>of</strong> personal protective equipment under<br />
different infection risks;<br />
(xviii) catheter related bacteraemia;<br />
(xix) catheter related urinary tract infection;<br />
(xx) ventilation associated pneumonia; <strong>and</strong><br />
(xxi) surgical site infection.<br />
9.6.5 The work <strong>of</strong> infection control team is supported by timely medical<br />
support <strong>and</strong> microbiological service in case <strong>of</strong> a hospital.<br />
9.6.6 The infection control team undertakes on-going activities <strong>and</strong><br />
surveillance to monitor nosocomial infections, outbreaks <strong>of</strong><br />
infectious diseases <strong>and</strong> to detect multiple-resistant organisms.<br />
9.6.7 Appropriate negative pressure rooms or independently ventilated<br />
rooms are available for isolation <strong>of</strong> patients with infections spread<br />
by airborne route.<br />
<strong>Code</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> for <strong>Private</strong> <strong>Hospitals</strong>, <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> <strong>and</strong> Maternity <strong>Homes</strong> 40
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