Daksya Academy, Khunti
The management of spills should be flexible enough to cope with different types of spills, taking into account the following factors:
- The nature (type) of the spill (for example, sputum, vomit, faeces, urine, blood or laboratory culture)
- The pathogens most likely to be involved in these different types of spills
- The size of the spill – for example, spot (few drops), small (10cm) 10>
- The type of surface – for example, carpet or impervious flooring
- Lhe location involved – that is, whether the spill occurs in a contained area (such as a microbiology laboratory), in a public or clinical area of a health service, in a public location or within a community premises
- Whether there is any likelihood of bare skin contact with the soiled (contaminated) surface.
