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Wilhelm Röntgen
A German physicist who is credited with the discovery of x-rays and is considered the father of dignostic
radiography
Mode of transmission
Exogenous(outside the host) and Endogenous(within the host)
Exogenous - Direct Contact
handholding, coughing, fluids, sexual contact
Exogenous - Indirect
Vector or Fomite
Vector
flea, tick, mosquito
Fomite
food, water, gloves, equiptment
Endogenous
Infection or disease originating within the body
Reservior
where infectious organisms remain alive and where transmission occurs
HAIs stands for
Health Care-Associated Infections
Nosocomial infection
New infections acquire from a healthcare setting while seeking treatment for another, unrelated issue
Examples of Nosocomial infections
,staph, c-diff, UTI, pneumonia
Defenses of the body
Mechanical, chemical, cellular
Mechanical
physically removed - hand washing, sterilization, autoclave
Chemical
chemical destruction - handwashing, cavi wipes, chemotherapy
Cellular
immune response - defense cells, vaccines
Ways to achieve asepsis
chemical(disinfectants) and Physical(starilzation)
Standard Precautions
Use PPE with all patients when you may come in contact with bodily fluids, blood, secretions, or
excretions
Reverse(Neutropenic) Precautions
used to protect the compromised or immunocompromised patients
Transmission based precautions
airborne, droplet, contact
Airborne
aerosol/small particles suspended in air for a long time
Airborne examples
tuberculosis (TB), Rubeola(measles, Varicella(Chicken pox)
Droplet
Large particles that drop after 3 feet
How is droplet transmission spread?
spread by coughing, sneezing, or talking
Droplet examples
strep thrat, mumps, peasles, rubella, meningitis, cold and flu, RSV
Contact
, direct contact w/patient or indirect contact w/object
Contact examples
staph, MRSA, C-diff, chicken pox, hepatitis A, stomach bug
Clean technqiue
touches machine/equiptment only
Dirty technique
touches the patient, and things that touch the patient
Invasive procedure
Any time you break the skin barrier, or a procedure has a higher-than-usual risk
Surgical asepsis
protects against infection before, during, and after surgery using sterile technique
Examples of surgical asepsis
sterile technique, including specifications for handwashing (time/strokes), packaging, sterile supplies,
and environmental control
Sterile Draping
Open the flap that unwraps away from you 1st, then the left and right flaps in order of placement (right
flap w/right hand and left flap w/ left hand), lastly unwrap the flap that unfolds toward you
How much of the outer border of the drape is not considered sterile but still don't touch it
1"
How far away should you drop sterile supplies
6" above the tray with an angel
How far away should you pour liquid
1-2" above
Anything below the waist is _____
not considered sterile
2 sterile gowned people should pass _____
back to back
Opened but unattended supplies are considered _______
contaimnated