Infection Control
Across
- 3. critical-devices, semi-critical, non-critical
- 4. PPE
- 6. most common cause of healthcare acquired infections in patients
- 12. the way pathogens move between people
- 13. small living organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye
- 15. alcohol bases hand rub
Down
- 1. pathogens passed from the respiratory tract and inhaled by a person
- 2. the way infections move from person to person
- 5. a person at risk of getting an infection
- 7. infected person
- 8. hand hygiene, PPE, reprocessing medical devices between use, environmental controls such as sharps containers
- 9. hospital washed scrubs, hair covered, no nail polish or artificial nails, no rings, bracelets, or necklaces, shoes only to be worn at work
- 10. pathogens pass from an infected person by an intermediate object, such as a device or unwashed hands
- 11. a disease that can be passed from person to person
- 14. a mode of transportation where pathogens can dry to items or suspend in the air