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    Infection Control Part III

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    The document discusses various infection prevention strategies including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard precautions, and transmission-based precautions. It provides details on proper hand hygiene techniques like hand washing and alcohol-based hand rubs. Personal protective equipment guidelines are outlined for donning and doffing gear. Standard precautions apply universally while transmission-based precautions supplement standard practices for diseases that can spread via contact, droplets, or airborne routes.

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    Infection Control Part III

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    The document discusses various infection prevention strategies including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard precautions, and transmission-based precautions. It provides details on proper hand hygiene techniques like hand washing and alcohol-based hand rubs. Personal protective equipment guidelines are outlined for donning and doffing gear. Standard precautions apply universally while transmission-based precautions supplement standard practices for diseases that can spread via contact, droplets, or airborne routes.

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    The document discusses various infection prevention strategies including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard precautions, and transmission-based precautions. It provides details on proper hand hygiene techniques like hand washing and alcohol-based hand rubs. Personal protective equipment guidelines are outlined for donning and doffing gear. Standard precautions apply universally while transmission-based precautions supplement standard practices for diseases that can spread via contact, droplets, or airborne routes.

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    Infection Control Part III

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    The document discusses various infection prevention strategies including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard precautions, and transmission-based precautions. It provides details on proper hand hygiene techniques like hand washing and alcohol-based hand rubs. Personal protective equipment guidelines are outlined for donning and doffing gear. Standard precautions apply universally while transmission-based precautions supplement standard practices for diseases that can spread via contact, droplets, or airborne routes.

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    INFECTION PREVENTION

    STRATEGIES
    Hand Hygiene
    Personal Protective Equipment
    Standard Precautions
    Transmission-based Precautions
    Hand Hygiene
    - a way of cleaning one’s hands that reduces potential pathogens to
    a significant extent.
    - considered a primary measure for reducing the risk of transmitting
    infection among patients and health care personnel.
    - includes the use of alcohol-based hand rubs and hand washing
    with soap and water.
    Surgical Procedures
    - surgical hand scrub
    Non-surgical procedures
    - alcohol-based hand rub
    - water and soap
    Hand Hygiene
    alcohol-based hand rub VS soap and water
    Clean Hands
    Save lives!

    5 Moments
    for
    Hand hygiene
    How to Perform Hand Hygiene?
    Hand rub with alcohol
    ● Dispense alcohol into palm of one hand
    ● Rub hands together, make sure to cover all surfaces
    ● Allow to air dry

    Hand wash with soap and water


    ● Wet hands with water
    ● Apply soap
    ● Rub hands vigorously for at least 15 seconds, cover all surfaces
    ● Rinse with water and dry with paper towel
    ● Use the paper towel to turn off the faucet
    How to Perform Hand Hygiene?
    Surgical hand hygiene/antisepsis
    • antimicrobial soap or alcohol-based surgical hand scrub
    • Antimicrobial soap: scrub hands and forearms
    • Alcohol-based surgical hand scrub: before applying, wash hands
    and forearms with a non-antimicrobial soap
    How to Put On (Don) PPE Gear
    1. Identify and gather the proper PPE to don.
    2. Perform hand hygiene using hand sanitizer.
    3. Put on isolation gown.
    4. Put on face mask, unless N95 or higher respirator is required).
    5. Put on face shield or goggles.
    6. Put on gloves.
    7. You may now enter patient room.
    How to Take Off (Doff) PPE Gear
    1. Remove gloves.
    2. Remove gown.
    3. You may now exit patient room.
    4. Perform hand hygiene.
    5. Remove face shield or goggles.
    6. Remove and discard respirator or face mask.
    7. Perform hand hygiene after removing the respirator/face mask and
    before putting it on again if your workplace is practicing reuse.
    Standard Precautions
    - practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed
    status of the patient.
    1. Perform hand hygiene
    2. Use of PPE
    3. Respiratory hygiene/ cough etiquette
    4. Ensure appropriate patient placement
    5. Properly handle, clean, and disinfect patient care equipment and devices;
    Clean and disinfect the environment appropriately
    6. Handle textiles and laundry carefully
    7. Follow safe injection practices;
    Wear a surgical mask when performing lumbar punctures
    8. Sharps safety
    Transmission-based Precautions

    - supplement Standard Precautions


    - used in addition to Standard Precautions when patients have diseases
    that can spread through contact, droplet, or airborne routes
    - signs are posted on patient room doors or above the bed
    Transmission-based
    Precautions
    Contact
    Precautions
    Transmission-based
    Precautions
    Droplet
    Precautions
    Transmission-based
    Precautions
    Airborne
    Precautions

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