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Body substance isolation

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Guideline stated that all moist body substances are capable of transmitting disease

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Biohazardous

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Pertaining to a hazard caused by infection organisms

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Category -specific isolation

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Isolation system grouping disease into categories based on the mode of transmission

Blood precaution changed to BLOOD and FLUID PRECAUTION when the aids epidemic appeared

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Disease-specific isolation

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Isolation system determining precautions for each individual disease

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Nosocomial infection

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Infection acquired in the hospital

App. 5% of patients get it

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Personal protective equipment

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Apparel worn to prevent the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms
Used in infective or highly susceptible patients in private room

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Radioactive

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Emission of Radiant energy

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Standard precautions

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Guideline requiring the wearing of gloves when encountering a moist body substances

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Transmission based precautions

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Isolation procedures based on airborne droplets and contact disease transmission

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Universal precautions

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Guideline stating that all patients are capable of transmitting blood-borne disease

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The chain of infection require continuous among three elements

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1) a source - location
2) a method of transmission direct/ indirect
3) susceptible host anyone

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Vector

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Malaria transmitted by mosquitoes.

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CDC

centers for disease control

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Guidelines for isolation practiced are published by the CDC

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OSHA

Occupational safety and health administration

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All employees must have a written blood- born pathogen exposure control plan available in the workplace and must provide necessary protection free of charge to employees

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OSHA standard requirement

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1) all employees to practice universal precaution
2) provide lab coats gown face and respiratory protection gloves and laundry facility to nondisposable protective clothing
3) provide sharp disposable container
4) no food / drink/ no makeup in work area
5) label al bio hazard material and containers
6) provide medical follow-up to employees
7) establish daily work surface disinfectant Protocol ****
8) provide immunization for HBV free of charge
9) document regular training for employees and safety standards

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Standard procedures should be used for care of all patients including the following

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Handwashing wash hands after touching blood body fluids secretion or excretion and contaminated items whether or not gloves are worn

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Standard procedure

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Gloves wear gloves when touching blood body fluid secretion excretion and contaminated items

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Standard procedure

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Mask Eye protection face shield wear mask I protection or fascial to protect mucous membrane of eyes nose and mouth during a procedure and patient care activities that are likely to generate splashes spray blood or blood fluid secretion excretion

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Standard precautions

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Gown wear gown to protect skin to prevent soiling of clothing during procedure and patient care activities that are likely to generate splash or spray or blood or fluid secretion excretion

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Standard precautions

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Patient care equipment to handle patient care equipment soiled with blood, body fluid secretion and excretion in a manner that prevents skin and mucous membrane exposure contaminating of clothing and transferring of microorganisms to other patients

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Standard precautions

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Environmental control ensure that the hospital has adequate procedure for the routine care cleaning disinfection of surfaces and bed rails bedside equipment

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Standard precautions

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Linen handle transport and processed within soiled with blood and body fluid in a manner that prevent exposure

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Standard percussion

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Occupational health and blood-borne pathogen and take care to prevent injuries when using needles scalpel and other sharp devices

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Standard precautions

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Patient placement place a patient who is contaminated the environment in private room

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Transmission based precautions

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Along with the standard precautions transmission based precautions are used when there is airborne droplets and contact precautions

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Airborne precautions

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Necessary when microorganism can remain infective while being carried through the air on dry residue of droplet or on dust particles PPE should include a mask or respirator. filtration system may be required in patients room. Ex. TB, measles and chick pox

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Droplet precaution

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Required for persona infected with microorganisms transmitted on moist particles during coughing sneezing
Droplets travel short distant (3ft)
Ex. Scarlet fever, influenza

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Contact precaution

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Used when patients have infection that can be transmitted by direct skin to skin contact or indirect contact by touching object in patients room gloves should be worn

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Personal protective equipment PPE

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PCT must wear gloves mask goggles face shields and respirators

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Donning procedure

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Gowns put on first ! Mask tied above ears securely molded to the face then tied at the neck!
Gloves are put on blast and stretched over the cuffs of the gown

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Doffing procedure

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Doffing is in reverse remove gloves, gown then mask

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Patient care equipment

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Bring only necessary equipment into the room.

All equipment taken into the room must be left in the room and appropriate deposited in label waste container

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Sharp hazard

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Sharp placed on sharp container

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Chemical hazards

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Assume every chemical in workplace is hazardous
You never mix chemicals together unless specifically instructed
Always acid should be added to water them to avoid sudden splashing

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MSDS material safety data sheet

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All chemicals greater than 1% required on to have MSDS

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RACE

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Rescue anyone in danger
Alarm activate fire alarm system
Contain close doors to affected area
Extinguish the fire if possible

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Types of fires and fire extinguishers

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Class A
Wood paper or clothing 
Water
Class B 
Flammable organic chemicals
Dry chemical, carbon dioxide, foam, halon
ClassC
Electrical
Dry chemicals carbon dioxide or Halon
Class D
Combustible metals
Class ABC
Sand or dry powder dry chemical

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