INFLUENZA
SEASON RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
RESPIRATORY HYGIENE We
urge that all physicians and clinics take measures that can lessen the impact
of a local influenza outbreak in your offices: -
Providing masks to all patients with symptoms of a respiratory
illness with instructions on their proper use and disposal.
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Providing a readily accessible waterless hand hygiene product
and instructing patients to decontaminate their hands after dealing with respiratory
secretions and before their contact with a health care worker.
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Providing, if possible, a small paper or plastic bag for
tissue disposal.
- If
at all possible, separating patients with respiratory illnesses from other patients,
by either placing them in a separate area or examination room.
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Ensuring, if at all possible, that all of your staff has
received influenza vaccine and not to come to work if they have respiratory illness
symptoms
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