Everything You Need To Know About Swine Flu Infection Control

Earlier in 2009 the World Health Organisation declared the global outbreak of spine flu or influenza A virus subtype H1N1 as a pandemic. One of the main actions that we can take to prevent the spread of pandemic flu is the use of infection prevention and control measure.

The workload of healthcare practitioners has never been higher. More and more primary care centres are now required to provide patient management and specialist clinics that used to be carried out by hospitals. With this shift in patient management from secondary to primary care the risk of cross infection to both healthcare staff and vulnerable patients has grown.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline on infection control provides a set of measures to avoid infection that should be followed by anyone giving or receiving care at home, at a health centre or clinic, or elsewhere in the community and these measure include infection control.

An Infection Control Computer Cleaning kit is your first line of protection in the battle for keeping all equipment from offices to schools free from thousands of dangerous bacteria and viruses that live in and on your keyboard, mouse and telephone, light switches or sports equipment.

The benefit of treating the workstation is reduced infection risk thus reduced potential sick time, improving health economics in the work place for you and your colleagues.

The kits are an essential for workers hot-desking in the office, buy a kit and keep it with you to protect yourself against infection from colleagues, which ever computer you use.

When sourcing your infection control kits always ensure that the kit will kill at least 99 percent of all germs including influenza, MRSA, E-coli, Salmonella, and C-Difficile. It is worth checking that the ant-microbial fluids that you are going to use has been tested and approved for NHS sanitation use.

Kits vary widely to always check how many packs the kit includes. Some kits include a detergent spray to clean visible grime as well as an anti-microbial spray for cleaning the invisible germs and bacteria.
A professional kit will also include a cleaning brush designed to access areas where bacteria may be lurking.

Whilst dealing with germs and chemicals it is important that disposable gloves and an apron are worn and that waste is deposited in a sealable professional clinical waste bag.

Before carrying out an infection control cleaning sessions always read the instructions, especially if the equipment is electrical.

Professional infection control measure should be taken in the following places. In the office workplace telephones, keyboards, computer screens, mouse, and desktops should be properly cleaned.

Education establishment need to ensure that computers, desks, toys in fact anything that children and staff touch be cleaned to high standards.

Gyms and sports centres from golf clubs to shooting clubs ought to use infection control cleaning practises on any equipment that is used especially if shared.

In the home a professional infection control kit may be used around the home from light switches to plasma TV screens.

Kill the germs wherever you work and help prevent the spread of swine flu.