The hospital environment poses risks for infections for several reasons: there is a high concentration of sick individuals and infection sources; work activities can spread infections; and overuse of disinfectants and antibiotics leads to bacterial resistance. Hospital infections pose risks to patient health and increase costs, and can spread to other patients, hospital staff, and visitors. Possible sources of infection transmission include contaminated air/ventilation systems, dust, human particles from staff/patients, soil, water, and construction materials. To reduce infections, hospitals must ensure good air quality through adequate ventilation to replace air, control temperature/humidity, and remove microorganisms and powders. The health staff are also an important source of microbial contamination, so reducing risks from staff
The hospital environment poses risks for infections for several reasons: there is a high concentration of sick individuals and infection sources; work activities can spread infections; and overuse of disinfectants and antibiotics leads to bacterial resistance. Hospital infections pose risks to patient health and increase costs, and can spread to other patients, hospital staff, and visitors. Possible sources of infection transmission include contaminated air/ventilation systems, dust, human particles from staff/patients, soil, water, and construction materials. To reduce infections, hospitals must ensure good air quality through adequate ventilation to replace air, control temperature/humidity, and remove microorganisms and powders. The health staff are also an important source of microbial contamination, so reducing risks from staff
3. CUTE E SUE FUNZIONI
La cute riveste il corpo umano fungendo da
barriera nei confronti dell’ambiente esterno ed
ha una funzione:
1. meccanica e fisico-chimica
2. termoregolatrice
3. di sensibilità
4. di secrezione sudorale
5. di respirazione
4. LO STATO DELLA CUTE E’ UN INDICATORE
IMPORTANTE PER LA VALUTAZIONE DELLO STATO DI
BENESSERE DELLA PERSONA
DELLA CUTE SI STUDIANO I SEGUENTI CARATTERI
• colorito (pallido-rosso-cianotico-itterico)
• spessore (varia da individuo a individuo e nelle diverse regioni del corpo)
• elasticità (se viene pizzicata e poi rilasciata riprende rapidamente la
primitiva disposizione)
• temperatura (36-37°C)
• untuosità ( ghiandole sebacee)
• lesioni elementari
• alterazione dei peli
• alterazioni delle unghie
11. LA PULIZIA E’ UN OPERAZIONE ESSENZIALE
PER MANTENERE LA CUTE SANA, PER QUESTO
E’ OPPORTUNO FARE ATTENZIONE A :
• usare detergenti a ph fisiologico 4,5-5,5 e
acqua ad una temperatura tra i 34-38°C
• fare uso di creme
• assumere una dieta equilibrata
• fare attività fisica
• evitare fumo ed alcool che hanno un effetto
nocivo
