MASTER SPILL KITS
Location
Number
Item
Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab Sterilization Center and Simulation Lab
1
Biological spill powder
1
Scooper and pan
1
Pair of heavy nitrile gloves
1
Pair of safety glasses
10
Disposable bags and biohazard labels
2
Containers of Antiseptic handwipes
Foreign Object Policy Protocol for incidents involving patients swallowing various foreign objects associated with dental treatment provision: • The student clinician must alert the supervising dentist. • The student clinician will stay with the patient, monitor the patient’s vital sign and observe the patient for acute respiratory distress. • The dentist will make a preliminary diagnosis from the clinical signs and symptoms and the patient’s response to careful questioning. • Further treatment or care for the patient will be directed by the advice of the dentist. • An Incident Report must be filed by the student clinician and dentist.
***In the event the swallowing of an object constitutes a medical emergency, call 911
• Patient will need to be transported to the hospital for x-rays • Complete an Incident Report and send to Program Director • The dentist will make an entry in the patient’s record completely describing the occurrence, but do NOT refer to the Incident Report in the entry. • If the patient refuses radiographs at the hospital, proper notation should be documented in the patient’s chart.
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Hodges University Student Handbook
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