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INFECTION CONTROL

FOR VOLUNTEERS

Jodie Burr

Infection Control Coordinator

Women’s and Children’s Hospital

• 24 hour infection control service
• during office hours page 18041
• after hours ring 9 for infectious diseases, consultant on call.
• Infection Control Team meet weekly, concerns, enquiry's, issues can be discussed.

Primary Role of Infection Control

• Prevent nosocomial infections
• Reduce mortality, morbidity, and cost
• Educate and advise
• staff
• patients
• their families
• the community
• Surveillance of nosocomial infections
• Policy development, implementation and assessment

• DEFINITION:
• An infection occurring in a patient in whom it was not present or incubating at the time of admission.

Essentially, an infection the patient acquired from being hospitalized

• Infection control precautions need to be adhered to by everybody, especially those who come into contact with one or more patients.
• This will aid in stopping the spread of nosocomial infections.

• Single most effective method in the prevention of disease transmission
• 80% of hospital acquired infections are thought to be transmitted by hands
• Wash hands thoroughly if you come into contact with a patient and/or bodily fluids
• Cover all cuts and grazes

• Wear gloves where appropriate and wash hands once gloves are removed
• Wash hands before and after meal and toilet breaks
• Soap and water - 15 secs
• Alcohol hand gels

• Please do not come into hospital to visit or work when you feel or know you are unwell
• Infectious diseases may be spread from you to patients or patients to you
• Call your supervisor if you

are unsure as to whether

to come to work

• It is important to know your health and immunization history
• chicken pox?
• measles?
• flu vaccination?
• For vaccinations contact ICGP or Risk Management

• Patients may be isolated within hospital rooms due to their illness or infectious state
• Please take note of signs and if unsure ask a nurse if you should enter
• Remember to wash your hands

when leaving the room

Respiratory Syncitial Virus

• Highly contagious and nosocomial infection common
• Causes upper and lower respiratory infection
• Usually occurs during winter
• No vaccine at present
• Can be reinfected during the same season
• Transmitted by contact or droplet
• Can survive for several hours in the environment

Rotavirus

• Highly contagious and nosocomial infection is common
• Usually a winter disease but pattern changing
• Onset is sudden and lasts for 4 - 6 days
• Mainly infants and children up to 3 years affected
• Transmitted usually through contact
• Can survive in environment for several hours

Varicella Zoster VirusChicken Pox

• Highly contagious
• Most cases in children, over 90% of adult population is immune
• Transmitted by droplet and contact
• Infectious 2 days prior and 4 - 6 days after rash
• Now a notifiable disease
• Vaccination now available