Airborne Precautions Introduction Specifications Initiation Documentation Visitor Instructions Patient Transport Waste Removal Emergency Situations Food and Nutrition Discontinuation of Airborne Precautions TB Prevention/Control Select Chapter: Chapters Standard Airborne Droplet Contact Disease List Occ. Exposure TB Prevention Sterilization IC Guidelines Reportable Dis. General Info Search Manual: Yale New Haven Hospital QISS GB 325 New Haven, CT 06504 USA Dr. Jeff Topal 688-4634

Airborne Precautions Specifications Place the patient in a private negative pressure room. Keep the door closed at all times except when entering and exiting the room. It is important to keep the door closed in order to contain the source of infectious organisms which are spread by the airborne route. If the door is not kept closed the gradient of negative pressure will be eliminated. Closing the door will also help to ensure that the isolation sign on the door is visible to staff and visitors. YNHH Negative Pressure Room Locations Last modified: February 13, 2001. Copyright ©2001 Yale New Haven Hospital, Quality Improvement Support Services. All rights reserved. Comments or suggestions to the site editor. Home URL: http://www.ynhh.org