102.01-102.03 Flashcards
Another name that means the same as germ:
Bacteria, Pathogen, Microbes
Percentage of bacteria that are harmless:
70%
A type of nonpathogenic bacteria that lives on dead or decaying matter:
Saprophytes
What are bacteria cells that cause infection and disease called?
Pathogenic Bacteria
Which of the following conditions is NOT a disease caused by a virus?
Tuberculosis
What is the difference between viruses and bacterial infections?
Right Answer: Viruses cannot be treated by antibiotics.
Viruses need a host to survive.
What is a highly infectious disease that infects the liver?
HBV & HCV
Fluids infected with HIV can enter through; sharing needles, syringes, childbirth, cuts, or sores and ___?
Sexual Intercourse
What does pediculicide shampoo kill?
Kills lice
What occurs when disease causing or pathogenic bacteria/viruses enter the body?
Infection
An infection that is located in a small, confined area is known as?
Local infection
What occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?
General infection
A person carrying a disease producing bacteria or viruses with no recognizable symptoms of the disease is called what?
Asymptomatic carrier
Applying the same infection control procedures on all clients, is a practice known as:
Standard precaution
When exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease, it is called:
Active immunity
What type of immunity is provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through their own immune system?
Passive immunity
Ringworm is a type of fungus that is common and highly contagious:
True or false?
True
Efforts to prevent the spread of communicable diseases is described as what?
Infection control
What are the three methods that infection control is divided into?
Cleaning
Disinfection
Sterilization
How does cleaning a tool prevent the spread of disease?
Reduces amount of organic matter that contributes to the growth of pathogens
What percentage of alcohol can be used as an antiseptic for the skin?
70%
Whats the first step an esthetician performs before doing service?
Washing hands
Chemical products used to kill certain pathogens, with the exception of spores, are called what?
Disinfectants
What term identifies how long a disinfectant needs to be in direct contact with a surface or item to be disinfected?
Contact time
What does virucidal kill?
Kills viruses
For safe operations, OSHA put in place safety data sheets and what else?
Labeling of products
An esthetician failed to wear safety glasses when mixing a disinfectant. Some disinfectant splattered into her eye. Where would she locate specific product information to guide her in removing the disinfectant?
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
What is an efficiency label?
Tells you what the disinfectant is effective against.
The efficacy of products used for infection control.
States what the product will destroy or be effective against.
Verification of effectiveness agasint certain organisms; bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
What does complete immersion mean?
The entire tool should be covered by the liquid disinfectant.
Tool should be completely immersed in disinfectant.
What is the proper way to store bleach?
Stored away from heat and light
What type of disinfectant is nontoxic to the skin?
Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide
How often do non-porous and multi-use tools get disinfected?
After each use, before using them on another client.
Examples of single-use supplies:
Sponges Gloves Head coverings Hairnets Cotton balls Spatulas Gauze 4 x 4 wipes Mascara wands Wax strips Cotton rounds Paper towels Cotton swabs Cups Crystal-microdermabrasion tips
Sterilization standards require the use of heat, steam, and ___?
Chemical sterilant
An approved EPA registered disinfectant thats effective against HBV and HIV is required for use when:
Non-porous tools and multi-use supplies that have come in contact with blood or body fluids.
What is the first thing you do when a blood exposure incident occurs?
Stop the service
What is the ‘Good Samaritan’ law?
Encourage people to help others in emergency situations.
Chemical burns should be treated by what?
Neutralizer
All the following steps are to be performed if a victim is choking, EXCEPT this one:
What IS done ( Determine if victim can speak or cough, and is getting enough air. If victim cannot speak or is not getting enough air, call 911)
Stand behind the victim and wrap your arms around their stomach.
Make a fist with one hand where thumb is tucked into fist ( thumbless fist) and place that fist just above the belly button and well below the ribs, thumb and forefinger side should be toward the victim.
Perform an upward abdominal thrust on the victim, by grasping this fist with the other hand and pulling it quickly toward you with an inward and slightly upward movement.
Which of the following actions is NOT a step for caring for a person with a cut, scratch, or embedded object in eye?
What is done:
Place a gauze pad or cloth over both eyes and secure with bandage.
Do NOT try to remove an embedded object
Get to an eye specialist or emergency room immediately.
