standard precautions

Combines universal precautions with body substance isolation methods. Applies criteria for prevention of transmission to all body fluids & secretions, non-intact skin & mucous membranes. 1) transmission-based precautions a) establishes guidelines by route of potential transmission based upon individual disease/pathogen b) examples 1] draining abscess: contact isolation 2] endometritis: standard precautions 3] chicken pox: airborne & contact 4] rubella: droplet c) applies to all patients in addition to universal precautions 2) airborne precautions 3) droplet precautions 4) contact precautions 5) isolation for tuberculosis 6) strict isolation for extremely virulent organisms - Lassa fever

Related

infection control universal precautions

Specific

airborne precautions contact precautions droplet precautions

References

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998