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Define universal precautions. What are they intended to protect against?
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Application of PROTECTIVE BARRIERS to protect staff from exposure to INFECTIOUS BODY FLUIDS primarily to prevent infection with HIV, Hep B and Hep C. Dunn 732
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What does contact isolation entail? Which diseases would it be required for?
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Single room, gowns and gloves.
Highly transmissible infections NOT tranmitted by airborne droplets. Paed URTI and pneumonia. Newborns with gonoccocal conjunctivites, Herpes simplex and Staph skin infections. Cutaneous diptheria. Infection with multiple drug resistant bacteria. |
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What do respiratory precautions entail? For which of the following would they NOT be used:
A. HIB epiglottitis or pneumonia B. Meningitis C. Mumps D. disseminated VZV |
Single room. Masks worn by all entering.
D. This would require strict isolation and necessitate CONTACT precautions as well. I think however that cutaneous VZV might be simply respiratory precautions?? |
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Which of the following diseases DO NOT require strict isolation, and what does strict isolation entail?
A. SARS B. Avian influenza C. Cutaneous diptheria D. Viral haemorrhagic fever E. Disseminated Herpes Zoster and Varicella F. Pertussis |
C. Only PHARYNGEAL diptheria requires strict precautions
D. Pertussis only requires RESPIRATORY PRECAUTIONS STRICT precautions = both CONTACT isolation and RESPIRATORY precautions. To my understanding it is for diseases that can be transmitted by both mechanisms; highly contagious or virulent. |
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Give examples of which infections enteric precautions might be used for.
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Hepatitis A
Gastro of suspected bact origin Enteric virus infections e.g. rotavirus Parasitic enteric infection |
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What are standard precautions?
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Standard precautions ensure a high level of protection against transmission of infection including blood-borne viruses in the health care setting and are recommended for the care and treatment of all patients and in the handling of:
• Blood including dried blood • All other body substances, secretions and excretions (excluding sweat) regardless of whether they contain visible blood • Non-intact skin • Mucous membranes. The universal application of standard precautions is the minimum level of infection control required in the treatment and care of all patients to prevent transmission of blood-borne viruses. These include personal hygiene practices, particularly handwashing; use of personal protective equipment such as gloves, gowns and protective eyewear; aseptic technique; safe disposal systems for sharps and contaminated matter; adequate sterilisation of reusable equipment and environmental controls. Standard precautions should be implemented universally, regardless of information or assumptions about a patient's blood-borne virus status, and therefore assist to reduce potential stigma and discrimination in the health care setting. |
