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TeStandardPrecautionsapplytoallblood,bodyfluids,tissues,
semenandvaginalsecretions.Sputum,stool,andurineareofless
concern,andtheStandardPrecautionsapplyonlyifthesespecimens
containconspicuousamountsofblood.
TeStandardPrecautionsrequiretheuseofprotectivegloves,
gowns,aprons,masks,andprotectiveeyeweartoavoidskinand
mucousmembraneexposuretobloodandbodyfluids.Nevertheless,
thefundamentalprincipleoftheStandardPrecautionsisfrequent
hand-washingbetweenpatientsandwhenglovesarechanged.
VaccinationagainstHBVisanothersafetyprecautionadvisedby
theCDC.
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Table2aTeStandardPrecautions
TheStandardPrecautions
(AfterMosby’sManualofDiagnosticandLaboratoryTestsFifthEdition,
Elsevier,Mosby2014)
1.Assumethateverypersonispotentiallyinfectedorcolonizedwith
organismsthatcouldbetransmittedinthehealthcaresetting.
2.Practiceappropriatehandhygienebeforeandaftercontactwithapatient,
aftercontactwiththesurfacesorobjectsaroundthepatient,andafter
removinggloves(ifused).
3.Weargowns,aprons,protectiveeyewear(i.e.goggles,faceshields),face
masks,andprotectiveclothing(e.g.laboratorycoat)wheneverexposedto
tissues,blood,orotherbodyfluids.
4.Immediatelyremoveglovesthathaveaholeinthem.
5.Cleancareequipmentbetweenpatients.
6.Implementrespiratoryhygiene/coughetiquetteinstructionstocontain
respiratorysecretionsinpatientsandaccompanyingindividualswhohave
signsandsymptomsofarespiratoryinfection.Theseincludepostingsigns
withinstructionsaboutcoveringmouths/noses,andhandhygiene.Offer
maskstocoughingpatientsandencouragethemtokeepadistanceofat
leastthreefeetfromtheothers.
7.Eating,drinking,applyingcosmetics,orhandlingcontactlensesis
prohibitedinpatientcareareas.
8.Ifthehealthcareworker’sskinisopened,glovesshouldbewornwhenever
directpatientcareisperformed.
9.Ifahealthcareworkerhasexperiencedanexposuretobloodorbodyfluids
(e.g.needlestick),testingofthehealthcareworkerandthepatientforHBV
andHIVisnecessary.
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