Body substance isolation is a practice of isolating all body substances (blood, urine, feces, tears, etc. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the Kidneys by a process of filtration from Blood and Excreted through the Urethra. Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus Tears are the liquid product of a process of lacrimation to clean and lubricate the Eyes The word lacrimation may also be used in a medical or literary sense ) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnessess such as HIV, or hepatitis so as to reduce as much as possible the chances of transmitting these illnesses. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to the Liver characterized by the presence of Inflammatory cells in the tissue of BSI is similar in nature to universal precautions, but goes further in isolating substances not currently known to carry HIV. Under Universal Precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens
Types of Body Substance Isolation include:
- Hospital gowns
- Medical gloves
- Shoe covers
- Surgical mask or N95 Respirator
- Safety Glasses
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A hospital gown, also known as a patient gown, exam gown, johnny shirt or johnny gown, is a short-sleeved thigh-length garment A surgical mask is intended to be worn by Health professionals during Surgery and at other times to catch the bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from A respirator is a device designed to protect the wearer from inhaling harmful Dusts fumes vapors and/or Gases Respirators come in a wide range of types and sizes Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the Eyes normally for vision correction,Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic