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1: Infection control guidelines Healthcare organizations develop infection control policies and procedures based on: - Regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA
- Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC
- State and local laws.
Universal Precautions were introduced in 1985 in response to the AIDS epidemic and needlestick injuries in healthcare workers. Universal Precautions are infection control guidelines that all blood and certain body fluids are potentially infectious. These guidelines are based on the presumption that blood and certain body fluids are potentially infectious. Body fluids considered potentially infectious include: - Semen
- Vaginal secretions
- Fluid in body cavities and around organs
- Unidentified body fluids
- Any body fluids containing visible blood.
Under Universal Precaution guidelines, healthcare workers should: - Wear gloves when they anticipate contact with blood and body fluids, non-intact skin, mucous membranes, and contaminated items or surfaces
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