Transcription of TG273 IC excerpts - IAFF Main
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TG273 IC excerpts - IAFF Main
EXCERPT FROM: USACHPPM TECHNICAL GUIDE 273 1 2 STANDARD precautions AND isolation PROCEDURES 3 4 5 To aid in the fight against nosocomial transmission of infectious agents, a combination of 6 standard precautions and isolation procedures has been established. The following is a 7 summarization of the basic guidelines advocated by the CDC as an effective strategy to reduce 8 the incidence of nosocomial infections in health care settings. A basic premise of these 9 guidelines is that all patients, regardless of their diagnosis, are to be treated so as to minimize the 10 transmission of microorganisms from patient to health care worker (HCW), HCW to patient, and 11 patient to HCW to another patient. These guidelines describe the use of a two-tiered approach: 12 1) Standard precautions must be used when caring for all patients.
1 2 Indications for Standard and Isolation Precautions Precaution category Condition Standard All patients Airborne Pulmonary or laryngeal …
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