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Chapter 3 - Health and Safety for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Virology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2019

Luke S. P. Moore  and
James C. Hatcher
Luke S. P. Moore
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
James C. Hatcher
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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Summary

In a clinical setting, practising infectious diseases medicine must incorporate knowledge, skills and behaviour to prevent onward spread of communicable diseases to other patients and to members of staff. The mode of transmission of communicable diseases must be understood, and practitioners must be able to interrupt their onward transmission. This includes the use of personal protective equipment for clinical interactions; from the types of equipment available, to their indication and the legislation surrounding their use (including Health and Safety at work). This also includes the use of isolation facilities; the indications for side rooms, negative pressure ventilation rooms; and when and how to arrange transfer to high-consequence infectious diseases units.

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Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Virology
A Q&A Approach for Specialist Medical Trainees
 , pp. 60 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens. The Approved List of biological agents. Crown copyright; 2013. Available at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/misc208.pdfGoogle Scholar
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Health and Safety Executive. Infectious substances, clinical waste and diagnostic specimens. Available at: www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/transportation-of-infectious-substances.htmGoogle Scholar

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Health and Safety Executive. The management, design and operation of microbiological containment laboratories. Crown copyright; 2001. Available at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/microbiologyiac.pdfGoogle Scholar

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