ISO/PAS 18999:2024

Healthcare organization management — Pandemic response —Guidelines for respiratory infection prevention and control in hospitals

This document provides guidelines to prevent cross-infections within a hospital, with a specific focus on the separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, disinfection, waste management, etc. This document applies to the following: a) separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases; b) transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases; c) cleaning, disinfection, and waste management.

Management des organisations de soins de santé — Réponse en cas de pandémie — Lignes directrices relatives à la prévention et au contrôle des infections respiratoires dans les hôpitaux

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Jan-2024
• ICS: 11.020.01 - Quality and environmental management in health care
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 304 - Healthcare organization management
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 304 - Healthcare organization management
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 29-Jan-2024
• Due Date: 17-Jan-2025
• Completion Date: 29-Jan-2024

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management — Pandemic response
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prevention and control in hospitals
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2023-12-18
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ISO/DPAS 18999:2023(E)
FINAL
PUBLICLY ISO/DPAS
DRAFT
AVAILABLE 18999
SPECIFICATION
ISO/TC 304
Healthcare organization
Secretariat: ANSI
management — Pandemic response
Voting begins on:
2023-10-23 —Guidelines for respiratory infection
prevention and control in hospitals
Voting terminates on:
2023-12-18
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ISO/DPAS 18999:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Separate operation of a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases .2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Principles of isolation room assignment and operation . 2
5 Transportation of confirmed cases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a
ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases . 4
5.1 Patient transportation . 4
5.1.1 Safe patient transportation . 4
5.1.2 Roles and composition of dedicated patient transportation team . 4
5.1.3 Precautions for patient transportation.
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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999 (E)
ISO/TC 304/WG 4
Secretariat: ANSI
Date: 2023-06-3010-20
Healthcare organization management — Pandemic response —
Guidelines for respiratory infection prevention and control in
hospitals
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© ISO 2023 – All rights reserved

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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999:2023(:(E)
© ISO 2023
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ISO PAS/DPAS 18999:2023(:(E)
Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Separate operation of a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Principles of isolation room assignment and operation . 3
5 Transportation of confirmed cases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated
to respiratory infectious diseases . 4
5.1 Patient transportation . 4
5.1.1 Safe patient transportation . 4
5.1.2 Roles and composition of dedicated patient transportation team . 5
5.1.3 Precautions for patient transportation . 6
[8]
5.1.4 Patient transportation . 6
[9]
5.1.5 Detailed handling procedures . 7
5.2 Roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to respiratory infectious diseases and
management of visitors (or guests) . 8
5.2.1 Roles and composition of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to respiratory
infectious diseases . 8
5.2.2 Management of confirmed cases and visitors (or guests) in a ward dedicated to respiratory
infectious diseases . 9
6 Cleaning, disinfection and waste management . 9
6.1 Disinfection of contaminated areas (rooms and equipment) .
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