Transmission-Based Precautions - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. This lesson discusses modes of infection transmission and transmission based precautions. This lesson is crucial because understanding and preventing the spread of is fundamental to patient care and your own safety. So let's get started. Infection can be transmitted in healthcare settings in a variety of ways. The three main modes are contact, droplet, and airborne transmission. Understanding these modes is critical to mitigating risks and ensuring patient safety. Contact transmission is the most common form of transmission. This can be either direct, like touching a patient or indirect like touching a contaminated surface. For example, suppose you're treating a patient with MRSA or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, which is a type of staff infection that can cause deep, painful boils on the skin. MRSA can survive on