INFECTION CONTROL by SIMPLE APPROACHES

1. INFECTION CONTROL
SIMPLE APPRAOCHES
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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2. The Programme is Dedicated to Two Great
people who contributed for Human Survival
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3. It is the duty of everyone to control the
Infections in the Health care
Demonstrate the
devastating effects
of inadequate
infection control and
know how to
minimize the risks of
contaminationDr.T.V.Rao MD 3

4. All the Health care Professional should be
familiar
Know the extent of
the problem of
infection
Know the main
causes and types of
infection
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5. All the Health Care Professionals to be
Familiar
apply universal precautions
be immunized against Hepatitis B
use personal protection methods
know what to do if exposed
encourage others to use
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6. What we all should Know Today ?
Antibiotics are
losing the
Potentials with
emerging drug
resistance
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7. Hospital acquired Infection –
a Threat to Everyone
increased
rates of
nosocomial
infections
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8. What Happens to Infected Patients
infected patients:
 stay longer in hospital
 die
 treated with more toxic
and less effective drugs
 prone to surgical site
infections
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9. What are Important Campaigns going on
WHO “Clean
hands are safer
hands”
campaign
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10. Centre for disease control ( CDC )
educates
Centres for Disease
Control and
Prevention
campaign to
prevent
antimicrobial
resistance in health-
care settings
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11. Institute of Health care Campaign
Institute for
Healthcare
Improvement
“5 million lives”
campaign
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12. What Causes Infection
person-person
via hands of
health-care
providers
patients and
visitors
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13. Our Personal equipment can cause
Infections
personal
equipment (e.g.
stethoscopes,
personal digital
assistants) and
clothing
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14. Our Environment can be Threat to Patients
environmental
contamination
airborne
transmission
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15. A Carrier in be source of Infection
carriers on the
hospital staff
rare common-
source
outbreaks
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16. Main types of infections
urinary track infections usually associated with catheters
Surgical infections
blood stream infections associated with the use of an
intravascular device
pneumonia associated with ventilators
other sites
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17. Burke J Infection control-a problem for patient safety New Eng Journal of Medicine
Main types of infections
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18. Prevention through
hand washing
 how to clean hands
 rationale for choice of
clean hand practice
 technique for hand hygiene
 protecting hands from
decontaminates
 promoting adherence to
hand hygiene guidelines
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20. Act to minimize
spread of infection
 before contact with
each and every
patient:
 clean hands before
touching a patient
 clean hands before an
aseptic task
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21. Act to minimize
spread of infection
after contact with each
and every patient:
 clean hands after any risk of
exposure to body fluids
 clean hands after actual patient
contact
 clean hands after contact with
patient surroundings
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22. Encourage others to participate in
infection control
 students may routinely observe
staff who:
 apply inadequate technique in hand
washing
 fail to wash hands
 routinely violate correct infection
control procedures
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23. What are Our Responsibilities
accept responsibility
for minimizing
opportunities for
infection transmission
educate patients and
families/visitors about
clean hands and
infection transmission
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24. Never Forget Everyone is a Active
Member in the Infection Control
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25. HAND WASHING STILL WAY TO SAVE
MANY LIVES
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26. Programme Created and Designed by
Dr.T.V.Rao MD for world wide campaign on
Creating safer Hospitals and Prevention of
Infection
Email
doctortvrao@gmail.com
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