Policy and Procedure Leech Therapy Index 

 

POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR MEDICINAL LEECHES AND LEECH THERAPY

 

PROHEALTH THERAPY

 

Policy for employees at ProHealth Therapy Medicinal LEECHES AND LEECH THERAPY POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

Every employee at ProHealth must familiarise themselves with the guidelines when participating as an employee of the Company.

Review our policy before participating in any kind of form relating to Medicinal Leech and THERAPY.

 

 

Guidelines for safe practises with Medicinal Leeches and Leech Therapy.

 

PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENTIATIONS OF WORDS before the start of reading:

 

The word MUST and/or REQUIRED means it is a legal obligation to follow exactly as outlined in the policy and procedure.

 

The word SHALL/SHOULD/ COULD means there is a preferred way outlined in the policy and in case the employee decides to alter the procedure and in case of that alteration an incident occurred the employee must explain him/ herself why the alteration was chosen in front of the court.

 

INDEX

 

 

 

Purpose.............................................................................................................................          Page    3

Alerts ................................................................................................................................           Page    3

 

High-Risk Clients…………………………………………………………………………………………………           Page     3

 

Scope ................................................................................................................................          Page    4

 

Roles and Responsibilities……………………………………………………………………………………         Page     4

 

Section 1- Background…………………………………………………………………………………………          Page    5

Section 2- Ordering Supply of Leeches…………………………………………………………………         Page    6

Section 3- Transport of Leeches……………………………………………………………………………         Page    6

Section 4- Storage of Leeches………………………………………………………………………………          Page    6

 

Section 5- Leech Application …………………………………………………………………………………        Page    8

1. Equipment …………………………………………………………………………………………………..           Page    8

2. Preparation…………………………………………………………………………………………………             Page    9

Contraindicators for Leech Therapy …………………………………………………………………………    Page    9

Common and Rare Side Effects………………………………………………………………………………       Page  10

1. First Aid Equipment……………………………………………………………………………………              Page  10

2. Application of Leech……………………………………………………………………………..                    Page  11

 

Section 6- Maintenance of Leech and Leech Therapy procedure…………………………….      Page 11

6.1.       Patient Aftercare……………………………………………………………………………………….         Page 12

Antibiotics………………………………………………………………………………………………………………        Page 13

Section 7- Documentation for Leech Therapy treatment…………………………………………      Page 13

Section 8- Leech Removal……………………………………………………………………………………….       Page 14

Section 9- Leech Disposal………………………………………………………………………………………        Page 14

 

Implementation……………………………………………………………………………………………………         Page 15

 

Related Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Legislation………………………………………..      Page 15

 

References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..       Page 17

 

ATTACHMENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………….       Page 17

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ATTACHMENT Intake form and disclaimer

ATTACHMENT Repeat Intake Form

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