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Basic Infection
Control
Handwashing Single
most important thing you can do to prevent transmission of infectious agents
AIRBORNE
PRECAUTIONS (small droplet nuclei) -- Blue Sign Category:
Patients with major diseases such as tuberculosis (MTB), measles, and
chickenpox Transmission:
Air - Patient should be in a
negative pressure room Wear:
N95 particulate respirator (mask with elastic strings) Wash
hands: lotion
soap entering and leaving the room DROPLET
PRECAUTIONS (large-particle droplets) -- Green Sign Category:
Patients with major diseases such as pertussis, mumps, rubella, and
meningitis. Transmission:
Droplets (large-particle droplets) that can be
generated by the patient during coughing, sneezing, talking, or during the
performance of cough-induced procedures. Wear:
Surgical mask Wash
hands: lotion
soap entering and leaving the room CONTACT
PRECAUTIONS -- Orange Sign Category:
Patients known or suspected to be infected or colonized with epidemiologically
important microorganisms including: Clostridium difficile, multidrug-resistant
organisms (ex. MRSA), lice and scabies. Transmission:
Direct contact (skin-to-skin
contact) or Indirect contact (contact with contaminated environmental surfaces,
equipment, etc.). Wear:
Family members or friends might not wear gloves and gown, but you must if you
are visiting other patients- remove isolation gowns and gloves before
leaving the patient's room Wash
hands:
antimicrobial soap after gown and glove removal and exit from patient's room MODIFIED CONTACT PRECAUTIONS -- Purple Sign Category:
Patients known or suspected to be infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant
enterococci. Transmission:
Direct contact (skin-to-skin
contact) or Indirect contact (contact with contaminated environmental surfaces,
equipment, etc.). Wear:
gloves and gown- remove isolation gowns and gloves before leaving the
patient's room Wash
hands:
antimicrobial soap after gown and glove removal and exit from patient's room |
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