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  • Standard precautions are a group of infection control practices to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens.
  • These are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain
    transmissible infectious agents.
  • Standard precautions are applicable to all patients in all healthcare settings and combine the major features of universal precautions, body substance isolation, and airborne precautions.
  • Implementation of standard precautions is based on risk assessment in all healthcare activities.
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Elements of Standard Precautions

Figure: Elements of Standard Precautions; Source: Guidelines on Airborne Infection Control in Healthcare and Other Settings

 

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  1. Guidelines on Airborne Infection Control in Healthcare and Other Settings
  2. Health-care facility recommendations for standard precaution
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Which of the following are features of standard precautions?

 

Universal precautions

Body substance isolation

 

Airborne precautions All the above 4 Standard precautions combine the major features of universal precautions, body substance isolation, and airborne precautions.   Yes Yes

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