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Standard Precautions - HPSC
Standard Precautions version 28th April 2009 1 Standard Precautions These guidelines must be implemented b y all healthcare workers Standard Precautions version 28th April 2009 2 Table of Contents Forward 3 Introduction 4 What is the rationale for Standard Pr e c a u t i o n s ? 4 How i nf ect i o n i s transmitted? 5 Chain of Infection 5 Standard Precautions 7 Transmission-Based Precautions 7 Responsibilities 8 Clinical Work Practices in Standard Precautions 9-18 References 19 Appendix A 20 Standard Precautions version 28th April 2009 3 Foreword This document is aimed at all healthcare workers delivering care to all patients in all settings This document is adapted from the Guideline for Isolation Precautions : Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007 published by the Centre of Disease Control ( ) Each healthcare facility (including community care areas) must develop local guidelines on Standard Precaut
Standard Precautions version 1.0 28th April 2009 4 1. Introduction 1.1 What are Standard Precautions? Standard Precautions are evidence based clinical work practices published by the Centre of Disease Control (CDC) in 1996 and updated in 2007 that prevent
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