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COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for Spills of COVID-19 Patient Blood/Fluids

COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for Spills of COVID-19 Patient Blood/Fluids

Follow this COVID-19 procedure to safely tackle spills of patient blood/fluids. This template can be run as a checklist from within the Process Street app or it can be printed out and displayed. Page 9.
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COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for Spills of COVID-19 Patient Blood/Fluids:
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For spills of blood/bodily fluids <10mL:
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Determine course of action
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For spills of blood/bodily fluids >10mL:
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Place signs to indicate the presence of a spill
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Perform disposal procedures
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Collect bodily fluids from patients into special containers
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Disinfect for 2 hours using a 20,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant at a spill-to-disinfectant ratio of 1:2
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Disinfect the surfaces of the polluted environment or objects
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Soak and disinfect containers that held the contaminants with 5,000 mg/L active chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 minutes
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Clean the containers that held the contaminants
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Dispose of the collected pollutants as medical waste
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Place used items into double-layer medical waste bags
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Dispose of the used items as medical waste
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