INFECTION CONTROL CHAPTER 10
CAUSES OF INFECTION BACTERIA PATHOGEN VIRUS MICROBES NON-PATHOGEN HARMLESS
DEFENSES AGAINST INFECTION IMMUNE SYSTEM NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES BLOOD CELLS FEVER SPECIFIC DEFENSES ANTIBODIES MEDICATIONS
WAYS INFECTIONS ARE TRANSMITTED AIRBORNE OR DROPLET CONTACT ORAL-FECAL BLOODBORNE INFECTIONS
METHOD OF TRANSMISSION PATHOGEN RESERVOIR PORTAL OF EXIT METHOD OF TRANSMISSION PORTAL OF ENTRY SUSCEPTIBLE HOST CHAIN OF INFECTION
RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTION HEALTH ILLNESS MEDICAL DEVICES FATIGUE STRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AGE MEDICAL TREATMENT
MEDICAL ASEPSIS SANITIZATION STERILIZATION ANTISEPSIS DISINFECTION Hand hygiene, basic cleaning ANTISEPSIS Use of mild chemicals DISINFECTION Use of strong chemicals STERILIZATION Use of heat and/or chemicals
BARRIER METHODS GLOVES MASKS GOWNS GOGGLES PPE
TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS AIRBORNE TB MEASLES DROPLET STREP THROAT INFLUENZA
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS PERSONAL PERSON ITEMS USE OTHER BARRIERS WEAR PPE DIRECT TOUCH PERSONAL ITEMS USE OTHER BARRIERS INDIRECT
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN STANDARD: OSHA SHARPS BLOOD SPILLS GLOVES PPE HAND-WASHING PROTECT YOURSELF & OTHERS YOU WON’T KNOW WHO IS INFECTED MUST USE WITH ALL CONTACT HEPATITIS B, C, D HIV/AIDS