Case Study on Post Caesarean Wound Infection: Symptoms and Responses

This case study analyzes a post caesarean wound infection, addressing symptoms, causes, and potential complications. It explores the implications of health care associated infections, emphasizing the importance of post-operative care and infection control. The study includes instructions for handling workplace incidents, such as urine exposure, and outlines emergency protocols for various scenarios, including fires, chemical spills, and bomb threats. It emphasizes the need for proactive health and safety measures, including communication and employee protection. Furthermore, the assignment highlights behaviors that contribute to fire injuries and the importance of fire safety measures. The case study references relevant research to support its findings and recommendations, providing a comprehensive overview of infection control and workplace safety within a healthcare setting.

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Question 1:
According to the case study, the signs and symptoms of the case study indicates at the
probability of the caesarean patient suffering from post caesarean wound infection which is a
very common occurrence of C-section facilitated due to bacterial infection in the surgical wound
site. The common manifestation of this wound often includes high fever, tachycardia, wound site
sensitivity and lower abdominal pain. The transmission of the infection can be airborne or can be
human to human direct or indirect contact. In this case the patient had been suffering with health
ac re associated infection which is not very rare with a poor post operative care plan and poor
wound site infection control protocol (Zingg et al., 2015).
Question 2:
In case of urine splash on face the HSA should be instructed to wash exposed skin areas to
urine with soap and water. If eyes are contaminated, could ask her to clean eyes with water, then
will report the incident to the supervisor straightway for assessment. Along with that, it has to be
mentioned that decontamination and infection risk assessment will be extremely required for
such situations hence it would also be instructed to her (Zingg et al., 2015).
Question 3:
1. Protected:
It has to be mentioned that for each and every individual belonging to the workforce
should be protected from any harm while engaged in the official responsibilities.
2. Responsible:

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Workplace supervisors and principle investigators will take full responsibility of
protection and safety of the employees.
3. Proactive:
The authorities will proactively identify and correct all the health and safety hazards in
the work place.
4. Communicating:
The professionals will be able to communicate any health risk effectively.
Question 4:
A. Provide 5 examples of possible emergencies in the workplace.
1. Medical emergency
2. Fires
3. Chemical spills
4. Explosions
5. Bomb threats (Pirzadeh & Lingard, 2017)
B.
1. Chemical Spills
 Report large spill of chemical or strong fumes to the supervisor
immediately
 If there is a danger of fire, evacuate everyone to a safe area and leave the
incident to the professionals.
 Using paper towels and cleaning supplies to wipe away and clean the
spillage and decontaminating the area with disinfectants.
 Disposing off the cleaning wipes in a sealed pouch.
2. Fires
 Report fire to Reception or Switchboard if alarms have not yet activated.
 Follow RACE action plan:
a) Remove persons in the immediate area
b) Alert - Activate alarms
c) Confine - Close all doors and windows if it safe to do so

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d) Extinguish - Use fire equipment only if safe and if the person
using the equipment is competent in its use
 Evacuating the area as soon as possible following all safety measures.
Question 5:
Behaviors that can contribute to fire injury are failing to install and maintain working
smoke alarms, failing to establish an escape plan and exposing electrical outlets and cords.
These factors will facilitate the lack of any notification system when a fire is in place and
will eventually lead to fire injuries. Exposed electric cords can easily lead to short circuit and
can lead to fire without any measures to detect the fire or extinguish it (Pirzadeh & Lingard,
2017).
Fatalities may include skin burn, damage to property, loss of independence and even
death.

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References:
Pirzadeh, P., & Lingard, H. (2017). Understanding the dynamics of construction decision making
and the impact on work health and safety. Journal of Management in Engineering, 33(5),
05017003. Doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000532
Zingg, W., Holmes, A., Dettenkofer, M., Goetting, T., Secci, F., Clack, L., ... & Pittet, D. (2015).
Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-
associated infection: a systematic review and expert consensus. The Lancet Infectious
Diseases, 15(2), 212-224. Doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70854-0