PPE & Modes of Transmission Flashcards

1
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Clostridium difficile (C. diff) mode of transmission

A

contact

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mode of transmission

A

contact

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3
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Influenza mode of transmission

A

droplet

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4
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Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) mode of transmission

A

Vehicles (needle, water, drugs, solutions, blood, food)

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5
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Measles mode of transmission

A

airborne

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6
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Meningitis mode of transmission

A

droplet

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7
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Tuberculosis
(TB) mode of transmission

A

airborne

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8
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Clostridium difficile (C. diff) PPE

A

gloves
gown
private room
wash hand

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9
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PPE

A

gloves
gown
private room

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10
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influenza PPE

A

mask
private room

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11
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Measles PPE

A

mask
N95
private room
negative airflow

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12
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meningitis PPE

A

mask
private room

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13
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TB PPE

A

mask
N95
private room
negative airflow

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14
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Airborne precautions PPE

A

private room
negative airflow
mask
N95

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15
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droplet precautions PPE

A

private room (cohort patients)
mask or respirator

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16
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contact precautions PPE

A

private room (cohort patients)
gloves
gowns

17
Q

protective environment PPE

A

private room
positive airflow
HEPA filtration for incoming air
mask
gloves
gown

18
Q

direct contact

A

person to person (fecal or oral) physical contact between source and susceptible host

19
Q

indirect contact

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personal contact of susceptible host with contaminated inanimate object (needles or sharp objects, soiled linen, dressings, environment)

20
Q

droplet

A

an infected person coughs or sneezes, creating droplets that carry germs short distances (within approx. 6 feet). These germs can land on a susceptible persons eyes, nose or mouth and can cause infection

21
Q

airborne

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organisms are carried droplet nuclei or residue or evaporated droplets suspended in air during coughing or sneezing. Germs are aerosolized by medical equipment or by dust from a construction zone

22
Q

vehicles

A

contaminated items, when blood borne pathogens enter a person through skin puncture by a used needle or sharp instrument (water, drugs, solutions, blood, food)

23
Q

vector

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external mechanical transfer (flies)
internal transmission such as parasitic conditions between vector and host (mosquitoes, flea, tick)