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Who is most at risk of Who is most at risk of infection in hospital ?infection in hospital ?
The PatientThe Patient
Many infections are Many infections are vaccine preventablevaccine preventable
MeaslesMeaslesMumpsMumpsRubellaRubellaPertussisPertussisChicken-poxChicken-pox
Many are not…….Many are not…….
RotavirusRotavirusAdenovirusAdenovirusNorwalk virusNorwalk virusRhinovirusRhinovirusParainfluenanae virusesParainfluenanae virusesCold soresCold sores
Who do patients get Who do patients get their infections their infections
fromfrom ? ?
Other patients Other patients
StaffStaff
VisitorsVisitors
Preventing the spread..Preventing the spread..…….from other patients…….from other patients
SECTION : Infection Control
POLICY TITLE : Room Allocation toPatients withContagious Diseases orRecent Contact withContagious Diseases
Manage the risk……..Manage the risk…….. CATEGORY ACATEGORY A
Very High Risk of Cross Infection or Adverse OutcomeVery High Risk of Cross Infection or Adverse OutcomeMandatory Negative pressure single roomMandatory Negative pressure single room
CATEGORY BCATEGORY B High Level of Cross Infection High Level of Cross InfectionMandatory Single room or cohort same contagious agentMandatory Single room or cohort same contagious agent
CATEGORY CCATEGORY C Moderate Risk of Cross Infection Moderate Risk of Cross InfectionSingle Room in Selected Circumstances Single Room in Selected Circumstances
CATEGORY DCATEGORY DHigh Risk to the Newborn Rooming in not allowedHigh Risk to the Newborn Rooming in not allowed
CATEGORY ECATEGORY ELow risk of Cross Infection No segregation requiredLow risk of Cross Infection No segregation required
Preventing the Preventing the spread……. from spread……. from employees and employees and
volunteersvolunteers
SECTION : Infection Control
POLICY TITLE : Management of WCHEmployees withInfectious Diseases
Preventing the Preventing the spreadspread…………
from visitorsfrom visitors
SECTION : Infection Control
POLICY TITLE : Visitors with Contagious Diseases
Infections in visitorsInfections in visitors
May May seemseem to be nothing to be nothingMay indeed be somethingMay indeed be somethingMay be easily transmissibleMay be easily transmissibleMay be devastating for the May be devastating for the
patientpatientchicken-poxchicken-poxcold sorescold soresRSVRSVpertussispertussis
BUG WATCHBUG WATCH
Education is the keyEducation is the key
Infection Control Infection Control Awareness Program for Awareness Program for
VisitorsVisitors
BUG WATCHBUG WATCH
Infection Control TeamInfection Control Team
Centre for Health PromotionCentre for Health Promotion
Public Relations and Public Relations and Voluntary ServicesVoluntary Services
The MessageThe Message
If you have an infection If you have an infection please don’t visit !please don’t visit !
Spreading the Spreading the messagemessage
Telephone on hold messageTelephone on hold messagePostersPostersStand alone pamphletsStand alone pamphletsMessage in other pamphlets, Message in other pamphlets,
bookletsbookletsRadio messageRadio messagePress messagePress message
Staff will help with Staff will help with the messagethe message
If you are not sureIf you are not surewhether you should whether you should visit please ring firstvisit please ring first
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