standard precautions

Introduction

Combines universal precautions with body substance isolation methods. Applies criteria for prevention of transmission to all body fluids & secretions, non-intact skin & mucous membranes.

• transmission-based precautions
  • establishes guidelines by route of potential transmission based upon individual disease/pathogen
  • examples
    • draining abscess: contact isolation
    • endometritis: standard precautions
    • chicken pox: airborne & contact
    • rubella: droplet
  • applies to all patients in addition to universal precautions
• airborne precautions
• droplet precautions
• contact precautions
• isolation for tuberculosis
• strict isolation for extremely virulent organisms
  • Lassa fever

More general terms

• precautions

More specific terms

• airborne precautions
• contact precautions
• droplet precautions

Additional terms

• infection control
• universal precautions