Take about 3-4 weeks to rest before getting back to work. Also remember to breathe as normally as possible. Shallow breaths can increase your risk of pneumonia. You may be able to train other parts of the body that donât cause pain or further injury to the ribs.
Standard precautions are meant to reduce the risk. of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens. from both recognized and unrecognized sources. They are the basic level of infection control precautions. which are to be used, as a minimum, in the care of all. patients. Hand hygiene is a major component of standard. precautions and one of the most effective methods to. prevent transmission of pathogens associated with health. care.
Universal precautions are intended to prevent parenteral, mucous membrane, and nonintact skin exposures of health-care workers to bloodborne pathogens. In addition, immunization with HBV vaccine is recommended as an important adjunct to universal precautions for health-care workers who have exposures to blood (3,4).se protective barriers to prevent exposure to blood, body fluids containing visible blood, and other fluids to which universal precautions apply. The type of protective barrier(s) should be appropriate for the procedure being performed and the type of exposure anticipated.