Healthcare organization management — Pandemic response —Guidelines for respiratory infection prevention and control in hospitals

This document provides guidelines to prevent cross-infections within a hospital, with a specific focus on the separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, disinfection, waste management, etc. This document applies to the following: a) separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases; b) transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases; c) cleaning, disinfection, and waste management.

Management des organisations de soins de santé — Réponse en cas de pandémie — Lignes directrices relatives à la prévention et au contrôle des infections respiratoires dans les hôpitaux

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Publication Date
28-Jan-2024
Current Stage
6060 - International Standard published
Start Date
29-Jan-2024
Due Date
17-Jan-2025
Completion Date
29-Jan-2024
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management — Pandemic response
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ISO/DPAS 18999:2023(E)
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Healthcare organization
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management — Pandemic response
Voting begins on:
2023-10-23 —Guidelines for respiratory infection
prevention and control in hospitals
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2023-12-18
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ISO/DPAS 18999:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Separate operation of a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases .2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Principles of isolation room assignment and operation . 2
5 Transportation of confirmed cases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a
ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases . 4
5.1 Patient transportation . 4
5.1.1 Safe patient transportation . 4
5.1.2 Roles and composition of dedicated patient transportation team . 4
5.1.3 Precautions for patient transportation.
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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999 (E)
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Healthcare organization management — Pandemic response —
Guidelines for respiratory infection prevention and control in
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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999:2023(:(E)
© ISO 2023
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publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can
be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999:2023(:(E)
Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Separate operation of a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Principles of isolation room assignment and operation . 3
5 Transportation of confirmed cases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated
to respiratory infectious diseases . 4
5.1 Patient transportation . 4
5.1.1 Safe patient transportation . 4
5.1.2 Roles and composition of dedicated patient transportation team . 5
5.1.3 Precautions for patient transportation . 6
[8]
5.1.4 Patient transportation . 6
[9]
5.1.5 Detailed handling procedures . 7
5.2 Roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases and
management of visitors (or guests) . 8
5.2.1 Roles and composition of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to respiratory
infectious diseases . 8
5.2.2 Management of confirmed cases and visitors (or guests) in a ward dedicated to respiratory
infectious diseases . 9
6 Cleaning, disinfection and waste management . 9
6.1 Disinfection of contaminated areas (rooms and equipment) .
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