RLO : Aseptic Non-Touch Technique : Resources

Resources

Title/link	Description
Hand Hygiene	RLO which demonstrates practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control.
Glove Use	RLO which explains the appropriate use of gloves in a clinical environment.

Analgesia: the full or partial relief of painful sensations. Pain relief, in healthcare settings, traditionally refers to drugs such as paracetamol, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) or narcotics. These pain-relieving drugs are called analgesics.

Catheter: a hollow flexible tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel to allow the passage of fluids or distend a passageway.

Central venous line: a narrow tube that is placed into a large blood vessel and passed into the opening of the heart. It is used to receive medicine or fluid, and draw blood.

Peripheral cannulae: consists of a short catheter (a few centimetres long) inserted through the skin into a peripheral vein. Part of the catheter remains outside the skin, with a hub that can be connected to a syringe or an intravenous infusion line, or capped with a bung between treatments. The catheter is a flexible plastic tube that originally contains a needle to allow it to pierce the skin; the needle is then removed and discarded, while the soft catheter stays in the vein. The external portion of the catheter, which is usually secured with a self-adhesive dressing, consists of an inch or so of flexible tubing and a locking hub.