Transcript Precautions
Methods used to control the spread of infection Precautions 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 1 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Used on ALL patients Includes: – Hand washing – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Gloves Gowns Masks and eye protection – – – – – Needle stick safety Sharps Spills and splashes Resuscitation devices Waste and linen disposal – Injuries 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 2 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Hand washing 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 3 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Personal protection equipment (PPE) 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 4 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Gloves 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 5 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Gowns 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 6 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Masks and eye protection 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 7 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Needlestick safety 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 8 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Sharps 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 9 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Spills and splashes 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 10 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Resuscitation devices 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 11 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Waste and linen disposal 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 12 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Injuries 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 13 Methods used to control the spread of infection Standard Precautions Used on ALL patients Includes: – Hand washing – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Gloves Gowns Masks and eye protection – – – – – Needle stick safety Sharps Spills and splashes Resuscitation devices Waste and linen disposal – Injuries 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 14 Methods used to control the spread of infection Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Applies to all occupational exposure of blood or other potentially infectious material. Blood = human blood, blood components, blood products Bloodborne pathogens = disease causing organisms in blood (Hep. B, Hep. C, HIV) 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 15 Methods used to control the spread of infection Bloodborne Pathogen Standard In an emergency when you cannot identify body fluids or tell whether they contain blood, treat all body fluids as potentially infectious. 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 16 Methods used to control the spread of infection Tuberculosis Standard OSHA Standard to reduce occupationally transmitted/acquired TB Requires FIT tested and training in the use of specific respiratory PPE PPD skin test annually 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 17 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Standard Precautions PLUS Airborne Precautions Contact Precautions Droplet Precautions 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 18 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Transmission based precautions – Additional precautions used with patients infected with pathogens that are spread via: airborne transmission droplet transmission direct contact – Requires isolation 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 19 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Airborne precautions – Patient pathogens are transmitted by airborne droplets – Specific PPEs fitted mask 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 20 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Contact precautions – Patient pathogens are able to be spread by direct or indirect contact – Specific PPEs gloves gowns 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 21 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Droplet precautions – Used when large-particle droplets are expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking or laughing – Specific PPEs mask if working within 3 feet of patient 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 22 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Protective or reverse precautions 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 23 Methods used to control the spread of infection Extended Infection Control Precautions Standard Precautions PLUS Airborne Precautions Contact Precautions Droplet Precautions 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 24 2.02 Understand infection control procedures The End 2.02 Understand infection control procedures 25