Further informationįor further information on the prevention and management of infections in the healthcare settings, contact the SA Health's Infection Control Service. SA Health's Infection Control Service also provides educational opportunities for staff with responsibility for infection prevention and control in their facility. The Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care also has a number of generic resources available from their website, such as a set of standardised signage on standard and transmission-based precautions. A PPE donning and doffing poster (PDF 240KB) and infographic (PDF 107KB) are also available. The principles and information contained in these online videos are applicable to all situations where transmission-based precautions and during a pandemic. We would like to acknowledge CALHN IPC Unit for their support and clinical guidance. This video suite is informed by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Unit donning, doffing and IPC policy. The University of Adelaide have developed several infection prevention and control videos including personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing. management of gastroenteritis outbreaks (PDF 272KB).infection prevention and control of cystic fibrosis (PDF 312KB).SA Health has developed specific advice on: ResourcesĪ useful summary of infectious diseases and their modes of transmission and the specific precautions required can be found in the document Infection Control Management of Infectious Diseases (PDF 467KB). disposable gowns, gloves and eye protection on entry to the room.ĭetails of these requirements are found in local facility procedure manuals, state guidelines for management of multidrug-resistant organisms and the Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare.additional respiratory protection, such as the use of high filtration P2/N95 or equivalent respirators.The specific additional precautions may involve the use of: The additional precautions required to manage these infections varies according to the route of transmission (airborne, droplet or contact).
Transmission-based precautions are applied in addition to standard precautions for patients suspected or confirmed to be infected with specific organisms of concern.
hand hygiene according to the "5 moments" for hand hygiene.The practices that form part of standard precautions include: This is becoming more important as the prevalence of unidentified carriage of multidrug-resistant organism (MRO) in community settings increases. The use of standard precautions for all patients is the primary strategy for minimising the transmission of infections in health care settings.It is essential that standard precautions are applied at all times when caring for any patient regardless of their infectious disease status. For example, if a patient presents with vomiting or diarrhoea or respiratory symptoms (coughing, sneezing and fever) then the appropriate precautions should be implemented immediately, rather than waiting for a definitive diagnosis.
When a disease agent is unknown, a symptom-based approach will reduce the risk of transmission to the health care worker and to other patients. The practices that form the basic measures to prevent transmission of infectious diseases within health care environments are divided into standard and transmission-based precautions. Prevention and management of infection in healthcare settings On this page
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