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precautions reduces the precautions applicable: entering removed discarded
are the spread of should Gown. patient’s first into regular
minimum microorgani always be Gloves, room followed trash inside
steps taken to sms from followed for Face perform by of a
prevent the one site to all patient Shield, and hand removal patient’s
spread of another, encounters, Mask or hygiene. of face room before
infections such as regardless of Respirator. Then put on shield. existing
and disease patient to infection. gown, Next the except for
for all patient, followed by gown is respirator is
patients patient to mask or removed removed
regardless of surface and respirator, ensuring outside of
their surface to put on face to only patient’s
isolation surface. shield and touch the room into a
status. lastly put on uncominat regular
gloves. -ed trash.
surfaces
and
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gown
inside-out.
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mask or
respirator.
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hygiene is
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precautions pathogens Whooping entering mask is discarded
are used to are cough, patient’s before into trash in
prevent the relatively Pneumonia, room exiting patient’s
spread of large and Rhinovirus perform patient room.
pathogens travel short hand room and
that are distances, hygiene and perform
passed which can use face hand
through be deposited mask. hygiene.
respiratory in a new
secretions host’s nasal
including mucosa,
coughing, conjunctiva
sneezing, and e or mouth.
talking.
Enhanced Necessary Epidemic SARS-CoV- N95 or Prior to Gloves are PPE is
Droplet when a outbreak of 2 (COVID) Higher entering removed discarded
(COVID) patient is SARS-CoV- level patient’s first into regular
infected with 2 resulted in respirator room followed trash inside
a pathogen millions of Gloves perform by of a
transmitted infections Gown hand removal patient’s
by both and deaths Face shield hygiene. of face room before
droplet and due to the Then put on shield. existing
contact unknown of gown, Next the except for
routes the virus. followed by gown is respirator is
These mask or removed removed
precautions respirator, ensuring outside of
prevent put on face to only patient’s
further shield and touch the room into a
transmission lastly put on uncominat regular
of unknown gloves -ed trash.
virus. t surfaces
and
rolling the
gown
inside-out.
Lastly
face mask
is
removed.
Hand
hygiene is
performed
following
the
doffing of
ppe.
Airborne Airborne Airborne Measles, N95 or Prior to Gloves are PPE is
precautions infections Tuberculo-si Higher entering removed discarded
help prevent reside as s, Varicella- level patient’s first into regular
the tiny air Zoster respirator room followed trash inside
transmission particles perform by of a
of diseases which can hand removal patient’s
that remain be easily hygiene and of face room before
infectious inhaled as don gown, shield. existing
over long they followed by Next the except for
distances suspend in mask or gown is respirator is
when the air over respirator, removed removed
suspended in long put on face ensuring outside of
the air. distances. shield and to only patient’s
lastly put on touch the room into a
gloves. uncominat regular
-ed trash.
surfaces
and
rolling the
gown
inside-out.
Lastly
N95 is
removed.
Hand
hygiene is
performed
following
the
doffing of
ppe.
Contact Contact Contact MRSA, Gown Perform Gloves All PPE is
precautions precautions VRE, RSV, Gloves hand and gown discarded
prevent the aid to C. diff, hygiene are into regular
spread of contain the Major before removed trash inside
infections by transmissi-o pressure donning. in patient’s
direct or n of ulcers Gown and patient’s room.
indirect suspected gloves are environme
contact with infections put on prior nt
a patient and from a to becoming followed
their susceptible to contact by hand
environment host (patient with a hygiene
and/or patient or after
patient's patient’s exiting.
environment environment
). .
Contact Plus Contact plus These [Link] Gown Prior to Gloves are All PPE is
precautions infections Norovirus Gloves entering removed discarded
are used for are Shingles Mask patient’s first into regular
certain transmitted Diphtheria Face shield room followed trash inside
infections from certain perform by patient’s
that require pathogens hand removal room.
addition by contact hygiene. of face
precautions or touching Then put on shield.
to protect with gown, Next the
everyone susceptible followed by gown is
from host (patient mask or removed
transmission. and/or respirator, ensuring
patient's put on face to only
environment shield and touch the
). lastly put on uncominat
gloves. -ed
surfaces
and
rolling the
gown
inside-out.
Lastly
mask is
removed.
Hand
hygiene is
performed
following
the
doffing of
ppe.
Neutropenic Neutropenic These Leukemia Face mask Perform Remove Discard face
precautions patients patients hand face mask mask in
protect have a low hygiene and and regular trash
immunocom count of wear face perform in patient’s
promised white blood mask prior hand room.
patients from cells which to entering hygiene.
acquiring are the patient’s
infections body’s main room.
from staff or defense
visitors against
pathogens
which place
these
patients at
higher risk
for
infections.
Chemo- Chemothera- Chemothera Cancer cells Chemother Prior to Chemothe All PPE is
therapy py -py is strong apy Gloves entering rapy gown discarded
precautions medicine, so Chemother patient’s is into regular
prevent it is safest apy Gown room removed trash inside
exposure to for people Face shield perform ensuring patient’s
chemo drugs without N95 or hand to only room.
which cancer to Higher hygiene. touch the
decrease avoid direct level Then put on uncominat
ability to contact with respirator gown, -ed
fight the drugs. followed by surfaces
infections. mask or and
respirator, rolling the
put on face gown
shield and inside-out.
lastly put on Then face
gloves. shield is
removed
