Assessment of infection prevention and control practices for COVID-19 isolation areas in healthcare facilities, 14 April 2020
Washington, D.C.; PAHO; 2020-04-14. (PAHO/PHE/IM/Covid-19/20-006).
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ABSTRACT
Infection prevention and control practices need to be implemented to guarantee the safety of healthcare workers and patients in healthcare settings, it is fundamental to prevent cross contamination and containment of spread of COVID 19. As of the day of this publication, the following precautions are recommended for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 - For any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 standard + contact + droplet precautions. -For any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Aerosol Generated Procedure standard + contact + airborne precautions. - The results of the application of this evaluation tool, in addition to other tools, will provide an overview regarding compliance with the activities of prevention and control of infections associated with provision of care in acute healthcare services in a health setting, without making judgments about the individual risk of patients, nor on particular cases. By its nature, this tool is only an external diagnostic to support IPC professionals and managers to assess the gaps and take corrective measures. To provide a tool for assessment of infection prevention and control practices in isolation areas in acute healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). These recommendations are preliminary and subject to review as new evidence becomes available.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos de organismos internacionales
Contexto en salud:
Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas
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ODS3 - Salud y Bienestar
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ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Poner fin a las enfermedades desatendidas y detener enfermedades transmisibles
Problema de salud:
Objetivo 9: Enfermedades no transmisibles y salud mental
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Objetivo 10: Enfermedades transmisibles
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Objetivo 8: Brotes, emergencias y desastres
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Meta 3.4: Reducir las muertes prematuras por enfermedades no transmisibles
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Neumonía
Base de datos:
PAHO-IRIS
Asunto principal:
Brotes de Enfermedades
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Intervención en la Crisis (Psiquiatría)
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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COVID-19
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Hospitales
Tipo de estudio:
Guía de práctica clínica
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2020