Principles of Infection
Chain of Infection
Body Protective Precautions (BSP)/ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Transmission based precautions
Anything goes
100
Requires oxygen to live?
What is Aerobic
100
A pathogen that causes a disease
What is causative agent
100
In contact with blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, and body fluids/secretions and excretions
What is when BSP's are required
100
Mask, private room with a negative air pressure
What are airborne precautions
100
residents who are confused: elderly, sedated with drugs, or unconscious
What are residents who require specific safety measures
200
Simple organisms that multiple rapidly?
What is Bacteria
200
Susceptible Host
What is a person likely to get an infection or disease , usually because body defenses are weak
200
Gowns,gloves,masks, and googles
What are PPEs
200
Does not travel more than 3 feet
What are Droplets
200
gait belt, abdominal binder, IV arm board
What are safety devices
300
Protoza
What is one celled animal-like organisms
300
A way for the pathogen to enter the body
What is Portal of Entry
300
Before and after contact with resident or patient
What is washing of hands
300
Infected pressure ulcers, and wound infections
What are examples of contact
300
it is not the device, but the manner you use the device
What is a restraint
400
Ingest eggs or larvae in contaminated food
What is Helminths-worms or Flukes
400
Reservoir
What is an area where the causative agent can live
400
To minimize risks of exposure to disease through contact with body fluids
What is reason for BSPs
400
Protecting residents from your germs
What are reasons for protective/reverse precautions
400
do not use flames or light candles
What is earthquake safety
500
DO NOT TAKE ANTIBIOTICS
What are Virsues
500
Mode of Transmission
What is a way for the causative agent can be transmitted to another reservoir where it can live
500
A container with a red bio hazard label
What is a sharps container
500
sharing a room with someone that has the same precautions
What are droplet and contact precautions
500
do not apply a tourniquet
What is the step to follow when hemorrhaging