prevention of infection in healthcare - standard precautions

see also:

• hand hygiene for health workers
• aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)
• infectious diseases

• ALL body fluids may contain transmissible infectious agents ¹⁾

• Standard precautions are work practices that provide a first-line approach to infection prevention in the healthcare environment and apply to ALL patients regardless of infectious status.
• include:
  • hand hygiene for health workers
  • use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • safe use and disposal of sharps
  • routine environmental cleaning
  • reprocessing of reusable medical equipment and instruments
  • respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
  • aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)
  • waste management
  • appropriate handling of linen