Unit 1 Flashcards
chain of infection
infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
example of infectious agent
bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites
example of reservoir
humans, animals, insects, fomites and body fluids
how to break reservoir
disinfection and hand hygiene
example of portal of exit
nose, mouth, mucous membrane, specimen collection
how to break portal of exit
hand hygiene, standard precautions
examples of means of transmission
droplet, airborne, contact, vector and vehicle
how to break means of transmission
hand hygiene, ppe, patient isolation and standard precautionse
example of portal of entry
nose, mouth, skin, unsterile equipment and mucous membrane
how to break portal of entry
ppe, hand hygiene, standard precautions and sterile equipment
example of susceptible host
elderly, newborns, patients
how to break susceptible host
immunizations, patient isolation and healthy lifestyle
from an animal or insect bite
vector
ingestion of contaminated substance
vehicle
host touches the patient
direct contact
inhalation of dried aerosol particles
airborne
inhales material from the reservoir
droplet
recommends wearing gloves when collecting blood and body fluids
up
excluded urine and body fluids not visibly contaminated by blood
up
consider all body fluids to be potentially infectious
bsi
does not recommend handwashing after removing gloves unless visual contamination is present
bsi
instituted by cdc
up
meaning of up
universal precautions
modification of up
bsi
meaning of bsi
body substance isolation
instituted by cdc and hicpac
standard precautions
meaning of hicpac
healthcare infection control practices advisory committee
standard precation guidelines
hand hygiene, wear gloves, use of eye, nose, mouth protection, wear gown, dont recap needles, use of mouthpieces, resuscitaion bags and other ventilation devices for mouth-to-mouth resuscitaion methods
prevention
proper hand hygiene, proper disposal of wastes, wearing of ppe
developed the standard system for the identification of fire hazards
nfpa
meaning of nfpa
national fire protection associatio
