Refresher on communicable disease and standard precautions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Lane
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Standard Precautions

scholarly journals Infectious Diseases and the Pre-Hospital Practitioner

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Speers
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The Body ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Safety Strategy

Ambulance officers and other emergency service personnel may be exposed to the body fluids of their patients due to the unpredictable nature of their work. As it is not possible to predict which patients may have a communicable disease, standard precautions must be practiced at all times. This is part of an occupational health and safety strategy that includes appropriate immunisation, education, and post-exposure counselling of staff. The actual risk of acquiring blood-borne viruses or other communicable diseases is less than is generally perceived, and post-exposure prophylaxis is available for several of these. Hepatitis B is the most transmissible of the blood-borne viruses but there is very effective pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis available. There is effective post-exposure prophylaxis available for HIV but not for hepatitis C. An ambulance officer exposed to tuberculosis or meningococcal disease should also be offered post-exposure counselling and protective therapy as appropriate, although the risk of subsequent disease is very small. Education of staff about the actual risks involved following an exposure and the correct procedures to follow will allay fears and allow the safe and efficient management of patients outside of the hospital.

Factors Influencing Adherence to Standard Precautions Scale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane L. Bouchoucha ◽  
Kathleen A. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Factors Influencing

TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MAHASISWA KEPANITERAAN KLINIK TENTANG STANDARD PRECAUTIONS PADA PASIEN SEBELUM DAN SETELAH TINDAKAN PERAWATAN GIGI DI RSGM FKG USU

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
Olivia Avriyanti Hanafiah ◽  
Gema Nazri Yanti ◽  
Chintya Faradilla ◽  
Dewi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Prosedur kontrol infeksi yang umum dilakukan adalah dengan menerapkan standard precautions berdasarkan peraturan yang dikeluarkan oleh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan mahasiswa kepaniteraan klinik tentang standard precautions operator sebelum dan setelah perawatan gigi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei deskriptif yang dilakukan dengan cara membagikan kuesioner pada mahasiswa kepaniteraan klinik yang terdiri atas 26 pertanyaan untuk sebelum dan 32 pertanyaan untuk setelah tindakan perawatan gigi. Data diolah secara manual dan dianalisis dengan analisis univariat. Hasil penelitian pengetahuan responden tentang standard precautions sebelum tindakan perawatan yang berpengetahuan kurang 69,8%, 29,3% cukup, 1% responden yang berpengetahuan baik. Setelah perawatan gigi didapat 54,5% responden memiliki pengetahuan cukup, 37,5% berpengetahuan baik, dan hanya 8% responden berpengetahuan kurang. Sebagai kesimpulan,  pengetahuan mahasiswa kepaniteraan klinik tentang standard precautions operator sebelum dan setelah perawatan gigi masih kurang.

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