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DR.S OFFICES
Or
ANYWHERE A PULSE OXIMETER IS USED
PROTECTED TRANSMISSION ROUTES
SURGICAL SITES
I.V. SITES
HAND TO MOUTH
AIR BOURNE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS
COMMONLY USED HOSPITAL FABRICS
EQUIPMENT
Florence
Nightingale
Was
First....
The
problem
of
cross-infection
is
ubiquitous.
As
early
as
1859,
medical
experts
were
entreating
their
colleagues,
as
well
as
their
patients,
to
use
asepsis
to
guard
against
the
spread
of
disease.
With
the
relatively
recent
advent
of
Hepatitis
B
Virus
(HBV),
Hepatitis
C
Virus
(HCV)
and
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus
(HIV),
there
is
renewed
interest
in,
and
re-emphasis
upon,
preventing
the
spread
of
blood-borne
pathogens.
To
Florence
Nightingale,
the
hospital
environment
was
central.
It
served
as
a
key
factor
in
preventing
diseases
and
in
restoring
health
when
disease
had
occurred.
NOSOCOMIAL RATE INCREASE
"Remarkably
stable". However, because of progressively
shorter inpatient stays over the last 20
years, the rate of nosocomial infections
per 1,000 patient days has actually increased
36%, from 7.2 % in 1975 to 9.8 in 1995".
RECOGNIZED RECOMMENDATIONS
&
PREVENTION
Use Consistent
Universal Precautions
Meticlous Contact
Control
Isolate Infected
Patients
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CDC’S
National
Nosocomial
Infectious
Surveillance
(NNIS)
estimated
in1995,
$4.5
BILLION
Duke
University:
1997
estimates
MRSA
nosocomial
infections
averaged
$27
million
CDC:
nosocomial
costs
up
to
$29
billion
in
2000
Facts
about
nosocomial
infections
1.)
Most
infections
(viral
and
bacterial)
are
spread
via
person
to
person.
2.)
A
large
number
of
virus
and
bacteria
are
becoming
antibiotic
resistant.
3.)
Resistant
virus
and
bacteria
are
becoming
a
major
source
of
our
nosocomial
infections.
4.)
One
of
our
hospitals
largest
expenditures
is
nosocomial
infections.
5.)
Universal
Precautions
are
one
of
the
most
recommended
ways
to
help
stop
the
spread
of
nosocomial
infections.
6.)
Washing
hands
and
wearing
gloves,
gowns,
and
masks
are
included
in
the
Universal
Precautions
to
help
protect
Health
Care
Workers.
7.)
In
most
instances,
we
do
not
wash
our
patients’
hands
or
the
area
of
body
we
examine.
For
ALL inquires concerning THE FINGER GUARD, please
contact:
ALLISON MEDICAL, Inc.
8160 Blakeland Dr. Unit C
Littleton, Colorado, 80125
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