Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

These guidelines from the World Health Organization aim to provide evidence-based recommendations for interventions to decrease the risk of surgical site infections.

CDC created a document that defines SSI and answers frequently asked questions relevent to treatment of SSI. It explains what the hospital can do to prevent infections. This feature prepares the patient preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively to reduce the risk of infection.

The 7S Bundle Approach is a systematic approach that has proven to decrease surgical site infections. Following this methodology can improve overall patient quality and reduce financial risks within your organization.

A cleaning checklist for the operating or procedure room focusing on what needs to be cleaned in these areas.

A PowerPoint training module regarding the cleaning of preoperative and postoperative areas.

Use this CDC-developed checklist to monitor the terminal cleaning process.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.