Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Chapter 22
Infection Control for Medical Asepsis
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Impact of Infectious Diseases
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
Antibiotics and vaccines
Edward Jenner
Epidemiology


Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Impact of Infectious Diseases
Infection control and prevention
Resistant microorganisms
Bloodborne pathogen transmission
Increased immunosuppressed populations


Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Impact of Infectious Diseases
Global access
Effect infectious diseases have on lifestyles
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The Process of Infection
Caused by pathogenic microorganisms
capable of causing disease
Normal flora
Similar steps occur in all infectious diseases
Apply theory of disease growth and
transmission
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Chain of Infection
Infection Agents
Viruses
Bacteria
Parasites
Rickettsiae
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Chain of Infection
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Means of Transmission
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The Bodys Defense Mechanisms for
Fighting Infection and Disease
Inflammatory response
Steps to inflammatory process
The immune system and immunity
The bodys natural barriers
Immunization
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Stages of Infectious Diseases
Incubation stage
Prodromal stage
Acute stage
Declining stage
Convalescent stage
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
AIDS and Hepatitis B, C
AIDS
Acute viral hepatitis diseases
Symptoms of hepatitis B, C
Transmission of HIV and HBV, HCV
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Reporting Infectious Diseases
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Standard Precautions
Standard precautions
Transmission-based
precautions
Blood and body fluids
Personal protective
equipment
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Standard Precautions
Transmission-based
precautions
Needlesticks
Disposal of infectious
wastes
Education institutions and
standard precautions

Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
OSHA
The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Blood and other potentially infectious material (OPIM)
Bloodborne pathogens
Exposure determination
Plan to control exposure
Methods of compliance to prevent exposure
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
OSHA
Click Here to play the video
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
OSHA
OSHA regulations and students
Avoiding exposure to bloodborne pathogens
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Medical Asepsis
Hand washing
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Medical Asepsis
Sanitization >>
Disinfection


Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Removing Contaminated Gloves
Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Bioterrorism
Agents
Transmission
Vaccine availability and treatment