First Aid and Emergency Response

Question 1

A patient with chicken pox is admitted to a hospital. What steps should the hospital take to protect others from getting chicken pox?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

place patient in a ventilated private room; vaccinate staff against chicken pox or require staff to use a ventilator

Question 2

What are some reasons for monitoring and tracking the rate of nosocomial infections?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

identify common sources of infection; identify what prevention strategies are effective

Question 3

Visitors to a hospital can help prevent the spread of infection by .

Revolt · Accepted Answer

washing their hands

Question 4

✔ DirectIndirect A woman gets the flu after shaking hands with a man who sneezed into his hand.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Direct

First Aid and Emergency Response Answers