Acute Respiratory Infection Bed Placement
Screen the child and parent /caregive
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daily AN
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f any new
respirat ory sym
ptoms u sing the Acute Respiratory Infection Screening
Tool (DD3400) and keep in the patient’s clinical record
Patient
Screened
Red Stream
Orange Stream
Orange B Stream
Green Stream
Ward 25 or 26B only
Home based ward
General paediatric pts with no respiratory
AIIR
Single room
symptoms – level 4
Single room
Pts with medical complexity or fragility and no
Negative pressure Room
(Door closed)
(Door closed)
respiratory symptoms –26A
Cohorted room with curtains
drawn if no single room available
Contact and
Contact and
Usual room placement
Contact and
Air
borne precautions
Airborne precautions
Airborne precautions
Standard precautions
(or other required transmissible infection
precautions)
De-esc
alation of precautions according to Criteria for De-escelation on reverse of screening tool by designated
senior RN (in consultation with Paediatric Infectious disease team if needed) as soon as swab result available.
Version
Transfer to home based ward in discussion with Nurse Unit Manager or Child Helath Clinical Nurse Manager (after
Document Owners: Sarah Little & Elaine McCall
hours)
Exceptions:
Document Date: 19.08.2021
• Haemodialysis patients will be managed on 26B Room 11 and 12
Approved by: Alex Pimm – IMT Incident
• Children who are planned international medical transfers will be discussed on a case by case basis (may
Controller on 31.08.2021
require specialist nursing expertise from home based ward)
Acute respiratory bed placement – Level 4 19/08/21