chapter 3 Flashcards
What is a bloodborne pathogen and why is it important for phlebotomists to learn about these organisms?
A bloodborne pathogen is a bacterial or Vial. They are spread through blood and body fluid.
Why is it important for a phlebolomist to learn about infectious diseases?
its important because some infections are spread through transmission. And so they can prevent the risk of getting infected.
What is HIV?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It can cause the loss of immune function.
How would you know if your patient had tuberculosis?
If they have a bad cough, fever, chills, cough lingers
What are Standard Precautions and why are they important?
The precautions are hand hygiene, gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, or face shield. They are important for preventing a infection agent to anyone.
What are transmission-based precautions? Explain the three different types
Contact precautions prevent the spend of direst and indirect contact. Droplet precaution prevent the spread of respiratany secretions. Air-born precautions prevent the spend of transmission through the air for long distances.
What did the OSHA Blood-borne Standard of 1991 do?
They passed the blood borne pathogen standard, which helped reduce the number of needle stick injures.
What did the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act do?
It helped engineering controls, exposure controls, input for identification, evaluation, selections of devices, and a sharps injury loge
What are the symptoms and sequelae of Hepatitis C?
The symptoms are liver inflammation. The sequelae is long -term effects lends to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Why is hand washing so important?
Its so important because it helps reduce the chances of spreading transmission of infectious agents
