Isolation (health care) — In health care, isolation is a measure taken to prevent contagious diseases from being spread from a patient to other patients, health care workers, and visitors. Various forms of isolation exist, some of in which contact procedures are modified … Wikipedia
transmission-based precautions — isolation precautions used when caring for patients with highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens; these constitute additional measures beyond standard precautions. There are three types, depending on the type of disease the… … Medical dictionary
Universal Precautions — (in full, Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions). A set of procedural directives and guidelines published in August 1987 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (as Recommendations for Prevention of HIV Transmission in Health … Medical dictionary
standard precautions — a classification of isolation precautions that replaces the former classifications of universal precautions and measures used for isolation of moist body products … Medical dictionary
Universal precautions — Under Universal Precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers of blood borne pathogens. The guideline recommends wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood and wearing face shields… … Wikipedia
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant — Installations de surface du WIPP en 2004. Le Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) est un centre de stockage de déchets radioactifs militaires et issus de la recherche installé dans la commune de Carlsbad dans le sud est du Nouveau Mexique. Il est… … Wikipédia en Français
High Voltage Isolation and Ground Potential Rise — This article outlines the principles of High Voltage Isolation (HVI) and Ground Potential Rise (GPR). Most often questions of concern arise to anyone associated with the use of any communication signal (analog or digital) via a metallic or fiber… … Wikipedia
Body substance isolation — is a practice of isolating all body substances (blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnessess such as HIV, or hepatitis so as … Wikipedia
Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y … Wikipedia
Endotracheal tube — An endotracheal tube (also called an ET tube or ETT) is used in general anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine for airway management and mechanical ventilation. The tube is inserted into a patient s trachea in order to ensure that the … Wikipedia
