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Hand washing takes about 15 seconds. • Use soap and running water • Rub hands together as you wash them • Make sure that all surfaces are washed, including: • Finger tips • Thumbs • Wrists • Back of hands • Between fingers • Rinse hands thoroughly with running water • Dry hands thoroughly (pat dry) • Use a skin lotion if hands are dry • Cover any cuts or abrasions with a band aid or other waterproof dressing. • • • • • Before eating Before handling food Before and after attending to a wound After going to the toilet After handling objects that are soiled with blood or other body fluids (ie urine, faeces, vomit, nasal secretions) First, talk to your nurse, midwife or doctor. If you would like more information you can telephone the Hospital’s Infection Control Unit (08) 8161 6388 or ask your nurse to contact the Unit for you. The following brochures are available by asking ward nursing / midwifery staff or contacting the Infection Control Unit • Infection Control and Your Baby • ‘Bug Watch’ • NPA (Nasopharyngeal Aspirate) • Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria • Multi-resistant Gram Negative Bacteria (MRGN) • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) • Infection Control Unit Information • Chickenpox and Pregnancy For further information please contact: Infection Control Unit (08) 8161 6388 Fax: (08) 8161 6051 Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm !" % # $ & Information for Patients and / or Care givers 72 King William Road North Adelaide South Australia 5006 Phone (08) 8161 7000 Fax (08) 8161 7459 Web: http://www.wch.sa.gov.au August 2004 Brochure developed by Marija Juraja (Infection Control Link Nurse, 4th Floor Medical Ward) in conjunction with the Infection Control Team ' Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in children. It can be the cause or trigger for many respiratory conditions such as bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia and asthma. Those at most risk are children under the age of 12 months, immunocompromised children or children who have an underlying cardiac condition. The symptoms of RSV are similar to a cold initially. From day 2 to 3 the symptoms may become worse. The symptoms usually resolve over 5 to 7 days. Severe cases may require admission to hospital and may take up to 2-3 weeks to resolve. Children are contagious for at least a week while they have any symptoms. The signs and symptoms are: • Fever RSV is able to survive on any surface for a few hours but is is easily killed with soap and water. RSV is a virus and antibiotic treatment doesn’t kill it. It is a seasonal virus and is usually widespread during the winter months. • Runny nose • Irritability and restlessness • Poor feeding or food refusal in older children • Coughing • Wheezing • Difficulty breathing • Irregular or rapid breathing in young babies RSV is highly infectious. Up to a million virus particles can be in one ml of respiratory secretions. Hands contaminated with these infectious secretions can pass on the virus by contact with the nose and eyes. Droplets from a cough or sneeze may also spread it to other people in close contact. ' ' If RSV progresses quickly some children display symptoms such as: • Rapid breathing using all their abdominal muscles A sample of nasal mucus is needed to positively identify RSV and to rule out any bacterial infection. An NPA (nasopharyngeal aspirate) is ordered by the doctor and performed by a nurse or technician. This test is done by inserting a small plastic catheter into the nose and a small amount of mucus is sucked from the back of the nose. The specimen is sent to the laboratory for rapid testing (see the special brochure on NPA). ' ' ' The only help that we can give to children with RSV infection is to treat the symptoms. The treatment depends on what symptoms the child has. Children are usually placed in a room of their own or with others with the same infection to prevent the risk of spreading the infection. The head of the bed may be lifted (for comfort of breathing). If indicated, oxygen therapy may be given via a tube under the nose or a facemask. Also, fluid may be given by a tube inserted into the stomach or by an intravenous drip. The most important thing for parents to remember is good hand washing after touching or caring for their child or handling their child’s belongings. This helps to prevent the spread of infection.