Wearing of splints by staff having direct contact with patients

[Jodie Burr]

Hi All
We are currently undertaking a risk assesment regarding issues related to staff wearing splints whilst they are providing direct patient care.
At this stage we are considering to allow them to work (if medically fit) as long as their splint is made of smooth impervious material that can be easily wiped over with detergent and water and that they remove it to perform hand hygiene as appropriate.

Has anyone had any staff that have had to wear a splint if so were they allowed to continue having patient care and what safety measures were put in place to ensure that they could appropriately decontaminate their hands and splint.
Thanks for any help you can provide
Jodie

Jodie Burr
Infection Control-Clinical Practice Consultant
Disability Services and Domiciliary Care
Community and Home Support SA
Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
103 Fisher Street Fullarton 5063
Jodie.Burr@dcsi.sa.gov.au
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[Fiona de Sousa]

Hi Jodie,

Following a number of issues with staff returning to clinical duties
with splints / casts and the like we have implemented a blanket ban.
Clinical staff can be redeployed to non-clinical duties (including
within their ward area) but they can not have hands on patient care
until the splint / cast is removed.

Any redeployment is only considered in conjunction with the OH&S rehab
coordinator, this is to ensure that the staff member does not aggravate
their injury.

Kind Regards,

Fiona De Sousa

Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator

Sydney Adventist Hospital

Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au

185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076

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Behalf Of Jodie Burr
direct contact with patients

Hi All

We are currently undertaking a risk assesment regarding issues related
to staff wearing splints whilst they are providing direct patient care.

At this stage we are considering to allow them to work (if medically
fit) as long as their splint is made of smooth impervious material that
can be easily wiped over with detergent and water and that they remove
it to perform hand hygiene as appropriate.

Has anyone had any staff that have had to wear a splint, if so were they
allowed to continue having patient care and what safety measures were
put in place to ensure that they could appropriately decontaminate their
hands and splint.

Thanks for any help you can provide

Jodie

Jodie Burr

Infection Control-Clinical Practice Consultant

Disability Services and Domiciliary Care

Community and Home Support SA

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

103 Fisher Street, Fullarton 5063

Jodie.Burr@dcsi.sa.gov.au

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[Michael Wishart]

Hi Jodie

The problem I have had with staff wearing splints in the past is that most splints will have some form of padding underneath them that is not wipable, and that water or any fluid getting into the padding will ruin it. So, regardless if the outer surface of the splint is wipable or not, I have been very reluctant to allow staff wearing splints to perform patient contact tasks which will require regular hand hygiene. To place a staff member in the position of having to potentially compromise either their splint protection (padding) or their hand hygiene to get through their shift is not what I consider to be fair nor reasonable.

Cheers
Michael

Michael Wishart
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Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
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Hi All

We are currently undertaking a risk assesment regarding issues related to staff wearing splints whilst they are providing direct patient care.

At this stage we are considering to allow them to work (if medically fit) as long as their splint is made of smooth impervious material that can be easily wiped over with detergent and water and that they remove it to perform hand hygiene as appropriate.

Has anyone had any staff that have had to wear a splint, if so were they allowed to continue having patient care and what safety measures were put in place to ensure that they could appropriately decontaminate their hands and splint.

Thanks for any help you can provide
Jodie

Jodie Burr
Infection Control-Clinical Practice Consultant
Disability Services and Domiciliary Care
Community and Home Support SA
Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
103 Fisher Street, Fullarton 5063

Jodie.Burr@dcsi.sa.gov.au
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