| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Asepsis | Free of bacteria or pathogens. |
| Medical Asepsis | 2 Factors - Creating a barrier, What am I going to come in contact with that may be infectious? Clean technique |
| Surgical Asepsis | Steril technique |
| Standard Precations | Certain principles and procedures to prevent and control the spread of infection. Applies to all bodily fluids except sweat |
| Transmission Based Precautions | Contact - care and handling of contaminated body fluids. Droplet - Protection from diseases that are transmitted by large droplets, wear mask w/in 3 ft. Airborne - diseases transmitted by smaller droplets that remain in air for long periods of time, neg air flow and high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. |
| Chain of Infection | Infectious agent or pathogen, Reservoir or source for pathogen growth, Portal of exit from the reservoir, mode of transmission, portal of entry to a host, susceptible host |
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