Standard Precautions are a set of precautionary principles to be followed by the heath-care workers in particular and the members of public in general to protect themselves against communicable diseases, when potentially coming into contact with any patient's blood or body fluids or when there is a risk of being exposed to a wide variety of micro-organisms.
These universally recommended precautions include:
* hand hygiene--to wear gloves and to wash hands
* to wear protective clothing like aprons and gowns
* to wear masks to prvent infection throgh mouth and nasal
cavities
* to protect the eyes as and when required
* to avoid using sharps
* to cover wounds or skin lesions with waterproof washings
* safe disposal of contaminated waste
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