Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings / / edited by James Atkinson [and others]

• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxv, 106 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 628.5/3
• Soggetto topico: Ventilation; Infection - Prevention; Health facilities - Heating and ventilation; Air - Microbiology; Ventilation - methods; Health Facilities - standards; Air Microbiology; Infection Control
• Altri autori: AtkinsonJames
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Adequate ventilation can reduce the transmission of infection in health-care settings. Natural ventilation can be one of the effective environmental measures to reduce the risk of spread of infections in health care. This guideline first 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 infection in health-care settings.
• Titolo autorizzato: Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings
• ISBN: 1-282-69717-X; 9786612697173; 92-4-068517-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140813103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II