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Universal Safety Precautions

Universal Safety Precautions. This refers to the practice of medicine and avoiding contact with a patients bodily fluids. Washing Hands. Years.

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Universal Safety Precautions

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  1. Universal Safety Precautions This refers to the practice of medicine and avoiding contact with a patients bodily fluids.

  2. Washing Hands

  3. Years • The safety precautions practice was introduced in 1985-88. The practice of universal precautions was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation.

  4. Safety Tips • Wear disposable gloves whenever there is a chance of bodily fluids • Use a plastic face shield when performing CPR • Wash your hands after performing any time of first aid with warm water and soap. • Refer to how to Washing Hands Slide

  5. Nose Bleeds • Causes- blow to the nose or a less obvious situation, medical reasons, certain gasses. Nosebleeds can occur spontaneously when the nasal membranes dry out and crack • Time- lasts for several minutes but the loss of blood is great.

  6. Nose Bleed Picture

  7. First Aid for Nosebleeds • Sit down lean forward to clear blood from nostrils • Breath through mouth and pinch nostril closed for ten minutes • Don’t cough, spit, or sniff because it could disturb the blood clots in your nose

  8. Fractures • What is a fracture? • A crack in a bone • Signs for fractures is bruising at the area, and pain in the area. • There are two types of fractures • Open fracture and closed fractures • But what’s the difference?

  9. Open Fracture • Bone sticks out of the skin. • If you are helping a victim with an open fracture do not try to push the bone back in. If bleeding use sterile bandages and apply light pressure on area.

  10. Closed Fracture • Fracture when the bone does not stick out of the skin. • If your helping a person with this keep them still and comfortable as possible. If bleeding use bandages to stop bleeding.

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