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Chapter 1: Exam 2 Safety Training in the Laboratory Flashcards

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BBPS

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Blood Borne Pathogens Standard

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Examples of Blood Borne Pathogens

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HBV, HIV, HCV, HAV

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What does OSHA stand for?

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Occupational Safety & Health Administration

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What is OSHA?

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Federal Department for Workplace Safety

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What does PEP stand for?

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Post exposure prophylaxis

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What is PEP?

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Treatment after someone is exposed to a bloodborne pathogen

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What does HCAI stand for?

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Health Care Associated Infection

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What is HCAI?

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Infection a person gets from a healthcare facility

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What does CDC stand for?

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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What does CDC do?

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They administer standard precautions

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What is HHS?

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Department of Health/Human Services

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What does HHS do?

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Oversees a lot of regulation in ambulatory labs

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What does OPIM stand for?

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Other Potentially Infectious Materials

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What is an example of OPIM?

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Semen, Vaginal Secretions

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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal Protective Equipment

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What does NFPA stand for?

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National Fire Protection Association

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What does NFPA do?

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devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.

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What does HMIS stand for?

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Hazardous materials information system

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Which one has a 5 part rectangle?

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HMIS

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20
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Which one is a diamond with 4 sections?

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NFPA

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What does SDS stand for?

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Safety Data Sheet

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What is the purpose of Safety Data Sheet

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It is a guide to PPE use that identifies hazardous chemicals and procedures

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23
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What is the most crucial factor in preventing harm in regards to lab safety?

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Worker commitment to safety

24
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What are 3 areas of potential hazards in a medical lab that require training and give examples of each

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Biohazards, chemical hazards, physical hazards

25
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What are standard precautions?

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  • Issued by the CDC

- Whole point is to stop the spread of disease

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What are universal precautions?

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Assumption that every patient has a bloodborne pathogen

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What is parenteral contract?

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when blood enters body through skin/mucous membranes by needle stick, bite, cut or abrasion

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What is engineering controls?

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Methods to protect workers by isolating or removing bloodborne pathogens from workplace

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What is cross contamination?

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transmitting a pathogen from one individual to another

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Donning

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Putting on

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Doffing

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Taking off

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What must waste receptacles containing biohazardous materials have?

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Label (biohazard warning)

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Nosocomial Infection

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Infection that is contracted in a medical facility

34
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What is RACE used in?

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Used to identify the steps in responding to a fire

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What do the 4 steps in RACE stand for?

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#1) Rescue
#2)Alarm
#3)Confine
#4)Extinguish
36
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What does the acronym PASS stand for?

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  • Pull
  • Aim
  • Squeeze
  • Stand
37
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List at least 11 Lab Safety Rules

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  • no eating
  • no drinking
  • sanitizing before putting on /taking off PPE
  • wear hair back
  • close toed shoes
  • bandaging open cuts/abrasions
  • not wearing a lot of jewelry
  • use mechanical means to pick up glass
  • applying biohazard labels
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Work practice controls (lab safety rules)

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policies/procedures to protect employees from exposure

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Example of safe work practice

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following lab safety rules

40
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example of unsafe work habit

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eating in the lab

41
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what is the Hazardous Communication Standard?

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hazardous chemicals in workplace are regulated by OSHA in this document

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What are the 5 parts of the Chain of Infection?

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1-Reservoir Host
2-Portal of Entry
3-Transmission
4-Portal of Entry
5-Susceptible Host
43
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What is the range of ratings for hazardous materials?

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0 for no hazard all the way up to 4 which means extreme hazard

44
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What color is the hazardous label color for health hazards?

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What are health hazards in the workplace?

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Injuries occurring if the material is inhaled/ingested, skin irritants, or carcinogens are present

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What color is the hazardous label color for flammability?

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What does flammability mean?

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Volatility of material, ability of material to ignite

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What color is the hazardous label color for reactivity?

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What does reactivity mean?

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Stability of chemical, whether it reacts with other chemicals

50
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What color is the hazardous label color for PPE requirments?

51
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What is the most common blood borne pathogen virus?

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Hepatitis B

52
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How is HIV treated? Is there a cure?

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it is treated with antiviral drugs but there is no cure

53
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How are HBV/HIV transmitted to healthcare workers?

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through blood; specifically needlesticks

54
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What is the major source of HIV and HBV infection in healthcare professionals?

55
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Most important way to stop the transmission of infectious disease?

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Wash Hands

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