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2. Accidental Needle Stick: Chance of Infection, First Aid ...

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   1. Wash it. Clean any accidental sticks right away. Rinse and wash the area well with running water and soap. No need to use antiseptics or disinfectants. It’s also a good idea to flush out your ...

3. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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   Universal precautions refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients' bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles, and face shields. The infection control techniques were essentially good hygiene habits, such as hand washing and the use of gloves and other barriers, the ...

4. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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   Immunization against diseases is a key preventive healthcare measure. Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before ...

5. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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   Infection prevention and control is the discipline concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infections; a practical rather than academic sub-discipline of epidemiology. In Northern Europe, infection prevention and control is expanded from healthcare into a component in public health, known as "infection protection" ( smittevern ...

6. What is Covered by Preventative Healthcare Insurance?

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   Preventive services must be offered to you and your dependents free of charge as long as you’re receiving care within your plan’s network of health providers and facilities. Preventive ...

7. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive care for adults involves screening for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, as well as immunizations against serious illnesses like the flu and COVID-19. It also involves ...