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Table of ContentsTASK 1............................................................................................................................................11. 4 types of safety and health legislation with regard to infection control.................................12. 4 methods of preventing cross infection and its link with principles of standard infection....13. Reflection to control inflection in clinical area........................................................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................21. Causes of cross infection and routes of transmission..............................................................22. Discussion of standard terms...................................................................................................2TASK 3............................................................................................................................................31. Reasoning over dental processing require immunisation again specific diseases...................32. Five diseases with regard to which dental personnel needs to be immunised.........................33. Time scale for immunisation for staring clinical work............................................................34. Condition which impact dental setting, also suggest routes of transmission precautions andimmunisation................................................................................................................................35. Infectious diseases...................................................................................................................3TASK 4............................................................................................................................................41. Names of 4 chemical decontaminants which are use in surgery with their use and type ofmicroorganism against which it is used.......................................................................................42. Examples of different methods of dental setting.....................................................................43. Reflection to demonstrate way to decontaminate clinical environment after use..................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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TASK 11. 4 types of safety and health legislation with regard to infection controlHealth and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: This act aid in managing safety in workingpractices of workplace.Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002: It is managed bystatutory instrument of UK which aid in eliminating use of harmful and infectioussubstances.Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) 2013: It isregulated to keep a record and check over work related accidents and hazardous situationwhich assist in establishing control over practices which can be infectious and lifethreatening.The Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984: In accordance with this act doctorsare responsible to notify contagious diseases of patience in order to prevent infection.2. 4 methods of preventing cross infection and its link with principles of standard infectionWashing hand with warm water and soap: It related to principle of skin care and handhygiene (Cross Infection, 2017)Wearing gloves on hands, mouth and nose: It related to principle of protective clothingAvoid direct contact when during clinical practice: It related to principle of safe handlingSpillage management: It related to principle of waste and disposes (Methods ofdecontamination, 2018).3. Reflection to control inflection in clinical areaDescription: Controlling infection is foremost part of clinical setting where nursesfocuses on preventing infection by focusing on cross contamination with the help of infectioncontrol principles.Personal feeling: I feel sterilisation is the best method which aid in controlling infectionand contamination in clinical and dental setting.Evaluation: I evaluated that compliance with 5 standard of infection control of health andsafety regulation assist in preventing infection at every stage of health care services.Analysis: According to Lang and Lindhe, 2015, I analysed hand hygiene, protectiveclothing, managing spillage and handling clinical equipments safety are the best steps which aidin controlling infection in clinical area. 1
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