Chain of Infection
The first link in the chain of infection
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This PPE is used for Standard Precautions
What is gloves?
Precautions developed by the CDC to be used when caring for all patients, regardless of diagnosis.
What is Standard Precautions?
An infection that lasts a long time, maybe lifelong
What is a chronic infection?
The destruction of organisms after they leave the body, involving practices like hand hygiene
What is medical asepsis?
This is the best way to break the chain of infection
What is handwashing
The order of doffing PPE
gloves, gown, mask
What is indirect contact?
Infection that occurs from being in the hospital
What is nosocomial infeciton?
A cleaning process that inhibits or inactivates pathogens through careful cleaning of equipment.
What is sanitization?
The place where pathogens lives and multiplies is called
What is the Reservoir?
For Airborne infection this should be worn
What is a mask?
Pathogens are spread through insects, such as tics.
What is Vectorborne?
The stage where signs and symptoms are most evident and severe.
What is accute stage?
Destroys or inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms but may not kill spores
What does disinfection do?
Covering a wound prevents pathogens from escaping through this link.
What is portal of exit?
Type of PPE should be worn when there is a risk of splashing of body fluids
What is face shield?
Precautions designed to reduce transmission of diseases like TB
What is Airborne transmission>
Infections characterized by periods of remission (no symptoms) and relapse (reoccurrence of symptoms).
What is latent infection?
A process that kills all microorganisms, including spores and bacteria.
What is sterilization?
Immunization breaks the chain of infection at this link.
What is susceptible host?
This PPE should be worn for droplet precautions.
What is mask, gown and gloves?
Needlesticks can cause transmission of
What is bloodborne pathogen?
The stage where first mild signs and symptoms appear, marking a highly contagious period.
What is the prodromal period?
To sterilize instruments using steam under pressure
What is an autoclave used for?