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Infection Control in Geriatric Care

The document outlines infection control measures essential in healthcare settings to prevent the spread of infections among patients and staff. It details standard precautions such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and safe injection practices, alongside cleaning and disinfection processes. The importance of disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, particularly in bathrooms, is emphasized to ensure a safe environment.

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Infection Control in Geriatric Care

The document outlines infection control measures essential in healthcare settings to prevent the spread of infections among patients and staff. It details standard precautions such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and safe injection practices, alongside cleaning and disinfection processes. The importance of disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, particularly in bathrooms, is emphasized to ensure a safe environment.

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Geriatric Caregiver

Development Program
Sathya Educare Competency Trust, Bangalore
Trainer: Dr Urmila Tokekar
Infection Control
Infection control are measures taken to prevent or stop the spread of
infection in healthcare settings whether it is among patients, from
patients to staff members, among staff members or even staff
members to patients.

These measures include hand washing, wearing protective


equipment’s, cleaning, and disinfecting. Infection controlled must be
practiced in all healthcare settings such as Hospitals, clinics, dental
offices and even at home when someone is sick.
Standard Precaution
Standard Precaution is the minimum infection
prevention practices that apply to all patient
care, regardless of suspected or confirmed
infection status of the patient, in any setting
where health care is delivered.
Standard Precaution
Hand hygiene.
Use of personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, masks, eyewear).
Respiratory hygiene / cough etiquette.
Sharps safety (engineering and work practice controls).
Safe injection practices (i.e., aseptic technique for parenteral medications).
Sterile instruments and devices.
Clean and disinfected environmental surfaces.
Hand
washing
Personal Protective
Equipment

• Gloves
• Mask
• Safety glasses
• Face shield
• Hair cover
• Gown
• Shoe covers
Cough
Etiquettes
Sharp
safety
Cleaning
To clean something means to remove all the
visible contaminations on the surface, including
dirt, spills, food particles, dust, etc., by
washing, brushing, or wiping the area. This
process is surface level and does not eliminate
germs but can help reduce their numbers.
This is expected to be the first step in the
cleansing process. Common cleaning products
include:
∙
Soaps
∙
Detergents
∙
Vacuums
∙
Dusters
∙
Degreasers
∙
Glass Cleaners
Disinfection
To disinfect means to kill specific viruses and
pathogens on a surface using a disinfectant. These
cleaning agents must kill 99.999% of infectious
bacteria, viruses, and fungi within a 5-10 minutes
period. It is recommended to disinfect frequently
touched surfaces.

• Bathrooms should always be disinfected due to


the pathogens those surfaces can harbor that can
lead to the spread of disease. Common
disinfectants include:
• Bleach
• Alcohol
• Chlorine
Thank you!

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