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Infection Cotrol IN Critical CARE Units
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INFECTION COTROL IN
CRITICAL CARE UNITSCRITICAL CARE UNITS
INFECTION CONTROL - DEFINITION
Measures practiced by health care personnel to
prevent spread, transmission & acquisition of
infection between clients, from health care
providers to clients & from clients to health care
providers.
Standard precaution Based on Additional precaution
FUNGAL
Candidaalbicans
Aspergillus
PARASITES
Giardia lamblia
Low resistance of patient to infections.
Invasive procedures/interventions.
Inappropriate anti-microbial usage.
RISK DUETO
Inappropriate anti-microbial usage.
Drug resistance of endemic microbes.
Contaminated environment.
HAND HYGIENE
Hand washing is the single most effective measure in infection control.
80% 80% of the diseases are spread throughof the diseases are spread through hands.
HOW TO HAND RUB?
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED
Covering cuts & wounds
Gloves is not a substitute for hand washing
When a bar soap is used, it should be kept dry
in soap case
- When liquid soaps are used, avoid topping off
of the solution , dispenser should be kept clean
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
- Gloves
- Gown
- Mask
- • Protective Protective eyeeye wearwear
- Face shield
- Apron
SEQUENCE FOR DONNING PPE
GOWN
MASK
GOGGLES OR
FACE SHIELD
GLOVES
SAFE HANDLING OF SHARPS
Never pass sharps from one personto
another.
Always dispose your own sharps.
DO NOT RECAPDO NOT RECAP needles.
Dispose sharps in puncture proof container.
DISINFECTION
Reduce the number of microorganisms on
an object or surface but not the complete
destruction of destruction of all microorganisms all microorganisms oror spores.
STERILIZATION
Procedures, which would remove all microorganisms, including spores, from an object. Sterilization Methods
• Dry heatDry heat sterilizationsterilization
Moist heat sterilization
Chemical sterilization
Radiation sterilization
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Infection Cotrol IN Critical CARE Units
Course: Bsc nursing (blaw 213)
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Students shared 2235 documents in this course
University: Kerala University of Health Sciences
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