Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings /

This guideline defines ventilation and then natural ventilation. It explores the design requirements for natural ventilation in the context of infection control, describing the basic principles of design, construction, operation and maintenance for an effective natural ventilation system to control...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization
Otros Autores: Atkinson, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.
Temas:
Ventilation.
Infection > Prevention.
Health facilities > Heating and ventilation.
Air > Microbiology.
Ventilation > methods
Health Facilities > standards
Air Microbiology
Infection Control
Ventilation
Équipements sanitaires > Chauffage et ventilation.
Air > Microbiologie.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
Air > Microbiology
Health facilities > Heating and ventilation
Infection > Prevention
Guideline
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Infection control and ventilation
  • 1. General principles of infection control
  • 2. Concepts and types of ventilation
  • 3. Infection and ventilation
  • Part 2. Designing for natural ventilation
  • 4. Understanding natural ventilation
  • 5. Design and operation
  • Annex A. Articles included in the systematic review on the association between ventilation and infection
  • Annex B. Recommendation GRADE appraisal tables (GRADE system)
  • Annex C. Respiratory droplets
  • Annex D. Basic concept of ventilation flow rate
  • Annex E. Rationale for determining the minimum ventilation rate requirements
  • Annex F. Natural ventilation example I: Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru
  • Annex G. Natural ventilation example II: Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Annex H. Natural ventilation example III: Tuberculosis Control Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • Annex I. Natural ventilation example IV: IOM Isolation Centre, Damak, Nepal.

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