Airborne and Droplet Mnemonic PDF

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Mnemonic to remember the common airborne and droplet ...

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Infection Control – Airborne, Droplet, Contact

Airborne Precautions N95 Mask or Respirator Mask Patient door is always closed Take off OUTSIDE the patient’s room with the patient’s door CLOSED Isolated Room, Patient has NO roommates

“You are on air with Ryan Seacrest on MTV M – Measles, Mumps, & Rubella* T – Tuberculosis (TB) V – Varicella (Chicken Pox)*

Rubella and Varicella are both Airborne and Contact *CONTACT Precautions

Droplet Precautions Surgical Mask

“Don’t drop that thun-thun for that pimp P – Pertussis (Whooping Cough) I – Influenza M – Meningitis P – Pneumonia

Meningitis: way to diagnose  spinal tap bacterial meningitis worse than viral meningitis Bacterial meningitis hard to detect because think it is flu If you do not take care of bacterial, bacteria go into bloodstream You become septic and you could die from organ shutdown...