Title: Airborne Precautions
Course: COVID CURRICULUM (Export)

Airborne Precautions are used when there is a risk of transmission through airborne particles that travel through or are suspended in the air. Examples include Tuberculosis and Chickenpox.

Airborne Precautions include the use of the following:

- Routine precautions
- N95 Mask
- Patient accommodation in a room with specialized ventilation system

Here is an example of signage that might be used for Airborne Precautions:

Adapted from Public Health Ontario (2012). This document was adapted with the permission of Public Health Ontario. Public Health Ontario assumes no responsibility for the content of any publication resulting from translation/changes/adaptation of PHO documents by third parties.

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