Infection Control

PPE

100

To put on PPE in the correct order to achieve protection and minimize infection risks.

What does Don PPE mean?

200

Removal of PPE in the correct order to avoid self-contamination

What is Dof PPE?

400

Worn on the face to protect from airborne virus like CoVID and other infectious diseases.

What is a N95 Respirator Face Mask?

Chain of Infection

100

6 stages in the Infectious pathway of a germ / pathogen 

What is the chain of infection?

200

The environment or host in which the infectious agent lives and multiplies (e.g., humans, animals, water).

What is a Reservoir?

300

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

What is a Pathogen?

400

Hands must be washed:  1. Before touching a patient, 2. Before a procedure 3. After a procedure or body fluid exposure 4. After touching a patient 5. After touching a patients surroundings

What are the 5 moments of hand hygiene?

Workplace Health & Safety

100

Anything that has the potential to cause harm, injury, ill health or damage to property

What is a hazard?

200

The chance (high or low) that a hazard will cause ham, injury or ill health

What is a risk?

300

An area where sterilised or disinfected items are stored, clean linen, PPE.

What is a clean area?

400

An area where there might be disregarded PPE, uncleaned equipment or body fluids or spills on the floor.

What is a contaminated area?

500

The process of ensuring an absence of harmful germs that can cause disease through using correct processes for cleaning of equipment, hand washing techniques etc

What is Asepsis?