See under Isolation, Universal blood/body fluid precautions.
Refers to the infection-control method in which all human/primate blood, tissues, and/or fluids are treated as if they are known to be infectious. Universal precautions do not normally apply to the handling of feces, nasal secretions, sputum, sweat, tears, urine and vomitus unless they contain visible blood or other potentially infectious material.
An approach to infection control that treats all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infected with HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens.
The practice of treating the blood and body fluids of every patient as if they were infected with HIV, Hepatits B, or another bloodborne pathogen. Recommended precautions include using barriers such as nonporous gloves, goggles, and face shields, and careful handling and disposal of sharp medical instruments such as needles. ( 8-01)
techniques to be used with all clients to decrease the risk of transmitting unidentified pathogens; currently, Standard Precautions incorporate UP and BSI
An approach to infection control that treats all human blood and other potentially infectious materials as if they were infectious for HIV and HBV or other bloodborne pathogens.
Infection control measures that prevent the transmission of infectious diseases, including HIV between patients and health workers. They include hand washing; use of gloves and protective clothing; safe handling of sharp objects; disposal of waste materials; cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing medical instruments; proper handling of corpses; and treating injuries at work.
A set of guidelines protecting first aiders or healthcare professionals from pathogens. The main message is "Don't touch or use anything that has the victim's body fluid on it without a barrier." It also assumes that all body fluid of a patient is infectious, and must be treated accordingly.
Actions taken during exposure to people's blood and other body fluids to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases; involves the use of protective procedures and equipment, such as disposable gloves.
MS = Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients. AN = restrict to "prudent prev measures" in contacts with patients having communicable dis; IM; coord IM with specific dis /prev (IM) UI = D016635
Recommendations issued by CDC to minimize the risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens, particularly HIV and HBV, by health care and public safety workers. Barrier precautions are to be used to prevent exposure to blood and certain body fluids of all patients.
A set of guidelines developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control intended to decrease the risk of spreading illness and disease in healthcare settings. Specifically, universal precautions are to be used when coming into contact with certain types of body fluids, such as blood, semen, and vaginal fluids. When handling these fluids, all measures to avoid exposure should be taken, including wearing gloves and other protective covers; avoiding injury; and proper disposal of affected materials.
Universal precautions are general measures intended to prevent the transmission of blood-borne pathogens, especially HIV and the hepatitis-B virus (HBV), between health care workers and patients They are designed to prevent contact between certain potentially infectious bodily fluids of one person and the mucous membranes or non-intact skin of others. Universal precautions focus on the avoidance of accidental punctures by used needles or scalpels and involve the use of protective barriers such as latex gloves, adherence to established procedures for use/disposal of sharp objects, and immunization of health care workers for HBV. Universal precautions are especially important in exposure-prone invasive procedures such as surgery. (Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic)
set of procedures and precautions published by the Centers for Disease Control to assist health care personnel in protecting themselves from infectious disease.
Precautionary measures to be taken by health care workers in regard to blood and other body fluids when caring for patients, as recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne and body fluid-borne infections. See OSHA standard for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, 29 CFR 1810.1030.
Refers to safety measures (i.e., sterilization, latex gloves) used by personnel in hospitals and clinics to ensure that infectious agents are not passed by unclean or contaminated equipment or accidents.
self-protective procedures (for example, wearing latex gloves) that care providers should utilize when dealing with bodily fluids.
Preventative measures that should be taken by everyone to ensure that HIV/Aids is not spread.
A system of barrier techniques and practices used by health care workers for contact with body fluids and blood. Universal precautions is used when providing care for all patients to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
A simple set of effective practices designed to protect health workers and patients from infection with a range of pathogens, including blood-borne viruses. These practices are used when caring for all patients regardless of diagnosis.
The term "universal precautions" refers to a concept of bloodborne disease control which requires that all human blood and OPIM be treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, HCV or other bloodborne pathogens, regardless of the perceived low risk status of a patient or patient population.
Precautions taken by health care workers when coming into contact with patients' blood and body fluids to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The use of safety barriers (gloves, mask, goggles) to limit an emergency responder's contact with contaminants, especially fluids of injured patients.
Universal precautions refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients' bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles, and face shields. Medical instruments, especially scalpels and hypodermic needles should be handled carefully and disposed of properly in a sharps container. Pathogens fall into two broad categories, bloodborne (carried in the body fluids) and airborne.