Week 1 Infection Control Flashcards

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What are the 5 moment of hand hygiene?

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  • Before touching a patient
  • Before a procedure
  • After a procedure or body fluid risk
  • After touching patient After touching a patient’s surroundings
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What solutions can you use for hand hygeine?

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Alcohol hand rub

Soap and water

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What is the natural defense against microbes?

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Intact skin, if cuts and abrasions occur can be a potential source of infection

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What is PPE?

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Barriers used for protection against infectious agents

  • Gowns
  • Mask
  • Eyewear Gloves
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5
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When and why do we wear gowns?

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Close contact with patients/materials/equipment that could lead to contamination of skin or clothes.

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When and why do we wear masks?

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To protect mucous membranes of nose and mouth. When potential for splashing, spattering or spraying of blood or body substances

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When and why do we wear eyewear?

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Protects against penetrating injury, aerosols, splatter/ spray of blood and bloody substances

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When and why do we wear gloves?

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Hand hygiene before and after Changes gloves between patients, if damaged Before touching computer

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What is infection control

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Aims to prevent the transmission of infectious agents between patients, between dental staff and patients, to dental staff

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What does AHPRA stand for

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Australian Healthcare Practitioners Registration Agency Dental practitioners need to ensure that the risk of the spread of infectious diseases is minimized or prevented, thereby enhancing public health and safety

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11
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What is our duty of care?

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All dental care team members must be compliant with workplace protocols

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12
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How are infections transmitted?

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  • Source of infectious agent Pt, health care worker
  • Mode of transport (contact, droplet, airborne)
  • Susceptible host
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What are the modes of transmission?

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  • Contact - direct or indirect
  • Droplet Airborne - occurs though coughing etc, droplets contact susceptible mucousal surfaces eg, eyes, nose mouth
  • Airborne - aerosols created from breathing, talking - remains suspended in air
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What are standard precautions?

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Approaches that apply to all patients of their infectious status and include:

  • Hand hygiene
  • PPE
  • Safe disposal of sharps
  • Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
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