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LEADING THE WAY

Anti-Contamination Management

ENSURING SAFETY FOR PATIENT AND TREATMENT PROVIDER.

The transfer of infection through harmful microorganisms such as bacteria (Golden Staph/ Staphylococcus Aureus), fungi, parasites and
viruses from one person to another is known as cross-infection. The spread of infections can occur between people, pieces of equipment
or within the body but the symptoms of cross-infection depend on the source of the infection and also the part of the body that has been
infected. Many different types of infections can occur, some examples include a procedural wound infection that may cause redness, swelling
and pus or infection related to needle or invasive procedures

Although good hygiene practice helps with the reduced risk of cross-infection, the spread of infection is still possible between patient and
practitioner. As a result of not only just the obvious unsanitary working environments and surfaces but the possibility of cross-contamination
of machinery and equipment used during a treatment causing detrimental damage to the patients’ wellbeing. In addition to sterile/aseptic
techniques to protect equipment and procedural items so harmful microorganisms can’t spread from patient to practitioner, are a few
common areas that increase the risk of cross-contamination and aren’t being followed accurately by practitioners.

Considering areas that increase the risk of cross-contamination that is often overlooked by practitioners due to human error can put both
patients and their business at a risk. Areas that appear to be disregarded are being in physical contact with machinery during procedures/
treatments where practitioners can cross-infect by touching contaminated machinery and then having direct contact with the patients’ skin.
Negligence can create the risk of infection is greater when undergoing an invasive procedure that draws blood or causes an open wound to
the skin, as this requires strict infection control to maintain patient and practitioner hygiene and safety.

The importance of disinfecting the patient’s skin properly is also a critical component of safe and effective patient care to provide a sterile
environment for procedures/ treatments and disinfection to reduce levels of microorganisms on the skin and to prevent transmission of
pathogenic bacteria through contact with patients. Using equipment that does not utilise sterile, single-use and disposable consumables is
a way of infection prevention ensuring non-sterile gloves, treatment clothing are ever reused.

Anti-Contamination Management (ACM) initiatives are put in place to ensure companies follow the importance of sterile and hygiene
practices preventing the risk of cross-contamination for the safety of both treatment providers and patients. As part of our company policies,
DermapenWorld by Equipmed place huge importance on education, protocols and hygiene procedures to prevent infection. Some of our
important preventative measures through ACM initiatives include ACM products that can help practitioners provide a sterile environment
and safer treatments in their clinics for their patients.

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