Precautions by Jocelyn Smith https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag List the 4 main types of Precautions taken in the Medical Field. List the difference in PPE for each along with an example of what infection they are protecting you against. Respond to 2 peers. en-us 2023-10-02 08:06:32 UTC 2024-05-14 13:04:27 UTC hello@padlet.com chris https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992398397 contact precautions - Contact Precautions are intended to prevent transmission of infectious agents


bloodborne precautions - maintaining personal hygiene and using personal protective equipment (PPE), engineering controls, work practice controls, and proper equipment cleaning and spill cleanup procedures.


droplet precautions - A droplet precaution is a measure taken to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets, which are small particles that are expelled from the mouth or nose when a person coughs, sneezes, talks, or breathes.


airborne precautions - Use Airborne Precautions for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by the airborne route

]]> 2024-05-14 12:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992398397 Josiah Smith https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992400070 contact precautions-gloves, mask gown

droplet precautions-mask, gloves, eyewear

bloodborne precautions-face shields, mask, gloves

airborne precautions- mask, face shield, gloves

]]> 2024-05-14 12:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992400070 Anthony rodriguez https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992400904 goggles- Protect your eyes from airborne viruses.

mask- Protects your face from airborne viruses

gloves- Protects your from hands from direct contact.

face shield- Protects your face


  • Contact precautions

  • Bloodborne precautions

  • Droplet precautions

  • Airborne precautions

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Bloodborne precautions-maintaining personal hygiene and using personal protective equipment (PPE), engineering controls, work practice controls, and proper equipment cleaning and spill cleanup procedures.


Droplet precaution- mask or goggles or mask with a face shield


Airborne precautions- mask, face shields, and gloves

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Face mask to protect your face also protects from airborne viruses

Googles/glasses to protect your eyes and they protect you from viruses that spread through air.

Gown protects from any bacteria or viruses from getting on you.


]]> 2024-05-14 12:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992404736 Aidan https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992409240 Droplet Precautions - used to prevent pathogens from spreading from respiratory secretions; Face mask, N95 mask.


Airborne Precautions - Used to reduce the spread of pathogens from airborne droplet nuclei; gloves, gown or goggles


Contact Precautions - Used to reduce the spread of pathogens from direct contact or touching; Gown and gloves


bloodborne precautions - used to prevent any spread of pathogens from blood or other body fluids; gloves, gown

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  • Contact precautions: to prevent the spread of infectious agents by contact (gloves)

  • Airborne precautions: to prevent a disease from getting spread through the air (respiratory mask)

  • Droplet precautions: used to prevent the spread of pathogens that someone might breathe in (mask)

  • Bloodborne precautions: prevents the spread of any disease, blood, or bodily fluids (gown)

    • ]]>     2024-05-14 12:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992410551     kim https://padlet.com/jocelynsmith7/a62l6rm0pmds8mag/wish/2992411165 Contact precautions- Abscess or draining wound that cannot be covered.

    Bloodborne - Maintaining personal hygiene and using personal protective equipment, engineering controls, work practices controls.

    Droplet - To prevent the spread of a patient's illness to family members, visitors, staff members and other patients.

    Airborne - To protect against airborne transmission of infectious agents.


    PPE protection - It provides a physical barrier that to prevent the hands, skin, clothing, eyes, nose, and mouth form contacting sick agents.

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