So minus all the emotional rhetoric, what say you guys? I had never been exposed to the term BSI (at least in any way that stuck into my brain as being a requirement for use). We've used SP forevah! Go SP!
I looked up the CDC guidelines (from 2007 admittedly, but the BSI were from 1987 so which is more current?) and they can be found here: CDC Guidelines
1987 - BSI outdated
1996 - standard precautions into favor.
WTF am I missing here? Is this just a medic vs. RN thing? Is it an unstable mental person (her or me? Who knows!) argument on the interwebz?
The term truly doesn't matter, I know it's the idea of providing barrier protection between potential infectious agents for pt/care provider.
But damnit, I wanna know what you all think! So lay it on me.
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I have NEVER heard BSI.
"If it's wet and it's not yours, don't touch it."
Why does it matter that much WHAT you call it, the principle is the same, right?
I can't understand the rabid argument myself. You go right ahead and call it what you want, as long as you take your precautions! :)
Kristi - I know, I know. I don't understand why I argued it either. Apparently something got under my skin that day. I think it was more the attitude from my debate partner than anything else. Alas......... such is life.
As my current instructor says, "If it is wet, sticky, or yucky" put the gloves on. My textbook said "Standard Precautions" and "Transmission based Precautions". No BSI mentioned at all...
PS LOVE the blog!
I'm just an EMT-Basic and the only term I have ever heard was BSI.
Not that I'm trying to argue it.
BSI is the concept that there are nasty things out there that you don't want to touch, inhale, roll around in (Hepb, HIV, MRSA, VRE, etc). SP or the updated UP (universal precautions) are the barriers we use to avoid the nasties (gloves gowns, shields).
BSI is the idea that the nasties are out there. SP or universas precautions are the tools we use to avoid them
At the Canadian paramedic college I work for we teach the term PPE, Personal Protective Equipment. This could include hard hats or be as simple as gloves. Students from different backgrounds use different terms and our instructors point out the differences. I can't believe someone would be so up in arms over something that can be so vared regionally. I can imagine her attacking a colleague in the UK for referring to acetaminophen as APAP.
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