Infection Control Flashcards
Airborne Precautions
AIRBORNE PRECAUTION
- private room
- negative pressure with 6-12 air exchange/hr
- n95 mask
Measles (Rubeola)
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary/ Mycobacterium)
Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster) – Airborne/Contact
Shingles ( Herpes Zoster) - Airborne/Contact
Small Pox - Airborne/Contact
Droplet Precautions
DROPLET PRECAUTION
- private room
- mask
think spiderman!
SARS Sepsis Scarlet Fever Streptococcal Pharyngitis Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Influenza H1N1 Diphtheria (pharyngeal) Epiglottitis Rubella (German Measles) Mumps Meningitis (Neisseria) Mycoplasma / meningeal / meningococcal Pneumonia AdeNovirus
5th Disease (Parvovirus B19) Croup Pneumonia Plague (Pneumonic) Rhinovirus * Droplet (like rain drops) and Rubella (umbrella to protect from rain drops)
Contact Precautions
CONTACT PRECAUTION - private room - gloves – when entering the room of all pt - gowns for pt and environment think CREMVIRS
C. Difficile Conjuctivitis (Viral) RSV E. Coli Gastroenteritis MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccocus Aureus VRE - Vancomycin Resistant Enterocolitis Impetigo Rota Virus Scabies
Precautions Misc Notes
Mycoplasma and Meningoccocal Pneumonia are the only Pneumonia that is DROPLET. The rest is STANDARD.
Neisseria Meningitis ( Droplet) and Viral Meningitis (Contact)
for Measles, Rubeola is Airborne while Rubella (German Measles) is Droplet
for Plague, Pneumonic Plague is Droplet while Bubonic Plague is Standard
Varicella (chickenpox) requires use of Airborne Precautions and Contact precautions as well
Standard Precautions
Hand Hygiene Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention Cleaning and Disinfection Respiratory Hygiene (Cough Etiquette) Waste Disposal Safe Injection Practices
