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Infection Control |
An organised effort to prevent the transmission of pathogens from one person to another. |
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Standard Precautions |
1. Hand hygiene before and after patient contact. 2. Use of Personal Protective Equipment 3. The safe use and disposal of sharps 4. Routine environmental cleaning. 5. Reprocessing of reusable medical equipment and instruments. 6. Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette. 7. Aseptic non-touch technique. 8. Waste disposal. 9. Appropriate handling of linen. Used in handling blood and all other body substances, secretions and excretions. |
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Transmission- based Precautions |
Used when Standard prec alone does not fully prevent communicable disease transmission. Three types of transmission: 1. Contact 2. Droplet 3. Airborne The extra precautions made will depend on the mode of transmission of a specific disease. |
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Common Infections - precautions |
Contact Precautions: MRSA, VRE Airborne Precautions: TB, Varicella, Measles Droplet Precautions: Mumps, Diptheria, Rubella Bloodborne: Hep B, HIV |
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5 Moments of Hand Hygiene |
1. Before touching a patient. 2. Before a procedure. 3. After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk. 4. After touching a patient. 5. After touching a patient's surroundings. |
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Aseptic Non Touch Technique Definition |
A technique used to prevent contamination of key parts and key sites by microorganisms that could cause infection. |
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Standard ANTT |
Technically simple Short duration Few key sites and parts Maintain general sterile field and non-sterile gloves, non-touch technique vital. |
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Surgical ANTT |
Technically complex Extended length of time Large or many key sites/ parts. Critical sterile field required Sterile gloves May require barrier precauitions: Gown, mask, goggles |
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Srandard 7 |
of the Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health care. |
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Transmission Cycle |
1. Infectious agent 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Mode of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptable Host |
