Clean procedures: | Dirty procedures: |
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Those more likely to result in contamination of sterile or privileged body sites/tissues with potentially infectious microbes carried on the hands | Those more likely to result in contamination of the hands with potentially infectious microbes from the patient or clinical specimens |
-Injections (including but not limited to subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous)1 | -Ear swabs and/or ear cleaning2 |
-Venipuncture (any vein) | -Digital rectal exam and/or expression of anal glands3 |
-Fine needle aspirate (including but not limited to cystocentesis, arthrocentesis, abdominocentesis, aspiration of masses, aspiration of lymph nodes) | -Removal of an old/dirty bandage from over a skin lesion/wound/incision |
-Direct contact with a surgical incision (including suture removal) | -Cleaning and/or debridement of a skin lesion/wound/incision |
-Application of a new/clean bandage over a skin lesion/wound/incision | -Abscess drainage or other contact with pus |
-Application of solution or ointment to the eye (including fluorescein stain) | -Any contact with feces |
-Placement (but not removal) of acupuncture needles | -Manipulation inside an animal’s mouth4 |
-Skin scrapings |