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Why we use Body Substance Isolation Precautions INSTRUCTOR GUIDE This months drill was prepared byMFRI Field Instructor Gloria Bizjak Time Required: 3 HoursTeaching/Learning Materials: Easel pad/board, markers/chalk, optional LCD and laptop for PowerPoint slides References: Brady Emergency Care, 11th ed. (2008), Chapter 2; Brady First Responder 8th ed. (2008), Chapter 2; Brady IFSTA Fire Service Emergency Care (1999), Chapter 3; Mosby JEMS Elsevir EMT Prehospital Care 4th ed. (2010), Chapter 2; IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th ed. (2008) Ch. 21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved March, 2010 at /ncidod/dhgp/by_universal_precautions.html Journal of American Dental Association. Retrieved March, 2010 at /cgi/content/full/134/5/569#T3 Federal Drug Administration. Retrieved March, 2010 at /MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/MedicalToolsandSupplies/Personal/ProtectiveEquipment/default.htm David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Retrieved March, 2010 at /offices/sao/clinical/univprec.cfm University of Michigan Health System. Retrieved March, 2010 at /1libr/aha/aha_unipre_crs.htm County of Dare, North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Department of Public Safety. Retrieved March 2010 at /depts/EMS/Bloodborne/page21.htm CDC. Guidelines for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals Hospital Infection Control Advisory Committee. Retrieved March 2010 at /wonder/prevguid/p0000419/p0000419.asp#head002006000000000 Motivation: Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are commonly used and familiar, but when should we take precautions and for what patients? BSI evolved from other types of precautions that were originally designed for in-hospital use. EMS personnel may transport patients from home-to-hospital or from hospital-to-hospital; therefore, they should be aware of in-hospital precautions, as well as the BSI and PPE they are familiar with. This lesson will review BSI, PP