ICO1: The principles of infection prevention and control. Oct 2014 Written by Laura Shaw Q: 1.1 Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. Employees roles and responsibilities in the care industry are all different but the one thing they all have a responsibility to do is they must always be aware of and report any individuals health changes and they also have a responsibility to keep all work areas and equipment clean
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Leaflet on Infection Control & Environmental Safety Infection Control Here are a list of routes by which infections can enter the body: Mouth Ears Nose Breakages on the skin Eyes If you were to go to your work place with symptoms of a virus then it’s quite likely that you’ve got an infection. By even approaching other individuals within your workplace you are putting them at risk of infection. You are passing the infection on. However if you haven’t got any symptoms
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health; among them‚ respiratory infections in elderly persons. With increasing age‚ many elderly adults suffer a decline in physical‚ psychological and mental abilities which may necessitate admission into full-time care (De Visschere‚ de Baat‚ Schols‚ Deschepper‚ & Vanobbergen‚ 2011). As frailty increases‚ the elderly is less able to care for themselves which may lead to a decline oral health‚ which‚ in turn‚ is recognised as a risk factor in respiratory infections such as influenza and aspiration
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only one cell. Bacteria multiply by splitting themselves in two‚ which is called a binary fission. Because of this they can increase in number rapidly. The majority are harmless‚ but some can be pathogenic which results in bacterial infection occuring. Bacterial infections can be treated by using antibiotics. Bacteria can evolve a resistance to antibiotic e.g. MRSA. Some diseases caused by bacteria include tuberculosis‚ pneumonia‚ salmonella‚ tetanus and syphilis. Viruses - are extremely small
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Name: NMED 1117 – Basic Venipuncture for Allied Health Professions Assignment 2: Case Study – The Chain of Infection Assessment Criteria Assignment 2 is worth 10 marks and is weighted as 15% of the total course mark. Please note the links in this document are not active. 1. Review the information at the following links: http://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-infectioncontrol/index.htm http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/271feat3.html 2. Perform a search for other related
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He had staph infection in his ankle which then transformed into a very rare flesh eating disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis. The infection was spreading quick and they needed to get it out of his blood stream as soon as possible. The doctors came in and were telling my mom about how deadly this infection actually was. Kaleb then came to realization that if the doctors didn’t do the best they could to get all the infection out he was going to die. My brother was in
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How to cure nail yeast infection? Yeast infection in the nail bed or also with known as Onychomycosis‚ is one of the health problems that can happen to anyone. Symptoms onychomycosis is as inflammation‚ swelling‚ yellowing color and texture change in nails. Although sometimes painful‚ but if the infection has spread the pain caused even this condition is unavoidable. Onychomycosis itself is triggered by certain conditions‚ such as not normally the pH levels of the skin‚ immune system weakening
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Ear Infections Have you ever had a painful infection in your ear that is stops you dead in your tracks? I am going to inform you about ear infections. An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear. Healthcare providers call this otitis media. You may wonder why I choose to inform you about this today but I am a victim of several serious ear infections‚ which I will later inform you about. Ear infections are inflammation of the middle ear. This inflammation often begins when infections that
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principles of infection prevention and control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace this involves working safely to protect myself‚ other staff‚ visitors and individuals from infections. Some of the legislation and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infection include the Health
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Infection Control Case Study If it is suspected tuberculosis then Mr. Vargas should be isolated. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted by suspended droplet nuclei or residue in air during coughing or sneezing‚ talking or come in contact with a susceptible host. He needs to be placed in a private room with negative-pressure airflow through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Since he would be under airborne precautions‚ when he is being transported he would have to wear
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