Contact Patterns During Cleaning of Vomitus: A Simulation Study

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• Personal Author:
  Bleasdale SC ; Brosseau LM ; Edomwande O ; Fritzen-Pedicini C ; Jones RM ; Phan L ; Sikka M ; Su Y-M ; Weber R
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
• Description:
  Background: Environmental service workers cleaning bodily fluids may transfer pathogens through the environment and to themselves through contacts. Methods: Participants with experience in cleaning of hospital environments were asked to clean simulated vomitus using normal practices in a simulated patient room while being videorecorded. Contacts with environmental surfaces and self were later observed. Results: In 21 experimental trials with 7 participants, environmental surfaces were contacted 26.8 times per trial, at a frequency of 266 contacts per hour, on average. Self-contact occurred in 9 of 21 trials, and involved 1-18 contacts, mostly to the upper body. The recommended protocol of cleaning bodily fluids was followed by a minority of participants (2 of 7), and was associated with fewer surface contacts, improved cleaning quality, and different tool use. Participants used different cleaning practices, but each employed similar practices each time they performed an experimental trial. Conclusions: Training in the use of the recommended protocol may standardize cleaning practices and reduce the number of surface contacts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Fluids Communicable Diseases Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Household Work Men Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Environmental Service Workers Body Fluids Clean-up Hazards Contact Frequency Emission Sources Environmental Exposure Exposure Levels Hazards Health Care Health Care Personnel Housekeeping Personnel Humans Infection Control Infectious Diseases Pathogens Risk Factors Surface Properties Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0196-6553
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051180
• Citation:
  Am J Infect Control 2017 Dec; 45(12):1312-1317
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachael M. Jones, PhD, CIH, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121WTaylor St (M/C 922), Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  rjones25@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Infection Control
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:ba75dbb5664a45e85fb6e60f29fcbc1178056f92b1d83647d5883dc969903a86edeb91dd998e4ee66d0e6dbc11472c0798b89ceee35396704ad52b1969229122
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211270/cdc_211270_DS1.pdf
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