This NHS Education for Scotland animation explains how to manage blood and body fluid spillages in acute, community, care home and residential settings. It states that blood, faeces, vomit, sputum and other body fluids can carry blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B and other microorganisms, so spillages should be cleaned and contaminated surfaces disinfected as soon as possible.

The animation presents five steps: cordon off the spillage, assess the type of spillage, collect the correct equipment, protect yourself, and disinfect and clean. In a hospital example, nurse Nura finds a small blood spill after a patient's needle becomes dislodged. She moves the patient away, puts wet-floor notices around the area, checks the algorithm, gathers chlorine-releasing granules, gloves, apron, paper towels, detergent and a healthcare waste bag, then disinfects, cleans, disposes of waste and performs hand hygiene.

A care home example shows Hardep finding a urine spill from a catheter bag. He places barriers around the spill, checks the algorithm and notes that chlorine-releasing agents should not be applied directly to urine because they can react and release chlorine gas. The examples show that the correct response depends on the type of fluid, the surface and the risk of splashing.