High-Yield6 min read
Transmission-Based Isolation Precautions
Airborne, Droplet, and Contact precautions breakdown, PPE donning and doffing sequence, and negative-pressure room requirements.
High-Yield Clinical Takeaways:
- •Airborne (MTV: Measles, TB, Varicella/Shingles): Negative-pressure room, N95 respirator mask, door kept closed at all times.
- •Droplet (PIMP: Pertussis, Influenza, Meningitis, Pneumonia): Surgical mask within 3 feet, private room or cohort.
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