1. INFECTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 10

2. CAUSES OF INFECTION BACTERIA PATHOGEN VIRUS MICROBES NON-PATHOGEN
HARMLESS

3. DEFENSES AGAINST INFECTION
IMMUNE
SYSTEM
NONSPECIFIC
DEFENSES
SKIN, MUCOUS
MEMBRANES
BLOOD CELLS
FEVER
SPECIFIC DEFENSES
ANTIBODIES
MEDICATIONS

4. WAYS INFECTIONS ARE TRANSMITTED
AIRBORNE OR
DROPLET
CONTACT
ORAL-FECAL
BLOODBORNE
INFECTIONS

5. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION
PATHOGEN
RESERVOIR
PORTAL OF EXIT
METHOD OF TRANSMISSION
PORTAL OF ENTRY
SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
CHAIN OF
INFECTION

6. RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTION
HEALTH
ILLNESS
MEDICAL
DEVICES
FATIGUE
STRESS
CHRONIC
DISEASE
AGE
MEDICAL TREATMENT

7. 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

8. BARRIER METHODS
GLOVES
MASKS
GOWNS
GOGGLES
PPE

9. TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS
AIRBORNE TB
MEASLES
DROPLET
STREP
THROAT
INFLUENZA

10. CONTACT PRECAUTIONS PERSONAL PERSON ITEMS USE OTHER BARRIERS WEAR PPE
DIRECT
TOUCH
PERSONAL
ITEMS
USE OTHER BARRIERS
INDIRECT

11. 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