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Chapter 3: Safety Flashcards

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All healthcare facilities must have facilities to address various types of exposure.

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Safety

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What are the various types of exposure?

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  • Infectious biological
  • Toxic chemical
  • Radioactive material
  • Ergonomic/Environmental hazards
  • Fire safety
  • Epidemics
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Give at least examples of Laboratory Hazard Prevention Strategies in Work Practice Control

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  • Handwashing after each patient contact
  • Cleaning surfaces with disinfectant
  • Red bag waste disposal
  • Immunization for hepatitis
  • Job rotation to minimize repetitive tasks
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Give at least examples of Laboratory Hazard Prevention Strategies in Engineering Control

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  • Splash guards
  • Volatile-liquid carriers
  • Centrifuge safety buckets
  • Mechanical pipetting devices
  • Biohazard bags
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Give at least examples of Laboratory Hazard Prevention Strategies in Personal Protective Equipment

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  • Non latex gloves
  • Isolation gowns
  • Face shields
  • Safety shower
  • Fire extinguisher
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What are the FOUR sources of biological hazards?

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  1. Bacteria
  2. Virus
  3. Parasites
  4. Prions
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Biological Hazards

  • Ingestion
  • Inoculation
  • Tactile contamination
  • Inhalation of infectious material from patients
  • Aerosol dispersion
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Mode of exposure/transmission

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Biological Hazards

  • Aerosolized functions material
  • Improperly processed blood products
  • Inappropriately disposed waste products
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Public exposure

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Give at least Contagious Outbreaks or Infectious Agents Reported by the Centers and Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Covid 19
  • Salmonella
  • Listeria
  • Ebola
  • Hepatitis
  • Polio
  • Dengue
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • Nosocomial Infection
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Transcribed OSHA

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Occupational Safety Health Administration

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“It reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucus membrane, percutaneous contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee’s duties”

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Universal Precautions

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What are the practices that should be avoided?

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  • Mouth pipetting
  • Food or drinks consumption
  • Smoking
  • Cosmetics application
  • Potential needlestick situations
  • Unprotected skin, membranes, or open cuts
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13
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What are the sources of aerosol contamination?

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  • Flaming an inoculating loop
  • Spills on laboratory counters
  • Expelling a spray from needles
  • Centrifugation of infected fluids
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14
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What is the proper laboratory attire?

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  • Gloves
  • Masks
  • Protective eyewear
  • Face shield
  • Laboratory coat
  • Observe proper handwashing
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Give at least common decontamination agents

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  • 10% formalin
  • Detergents
  • Phenols
  • Formaldehyde
  • Photo oxidation
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16
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Carcinogen
  • Mutagenicity
  • Reproductive toxicity
  • Respiratory sensitizer
  • Target organ toxicity
  • Aspiration toxicity
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Health Hazard

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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Flammables
  • Pyrophoric
  • Self-heating
  • Self-reactive
  • Organic peroxides
  • Emits flammable gas
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Flame

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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Irritant skin
  • Skin sensitizer
  • Acute toxicity
  • Narcotic effects
  • Respiratory tract irritant
  • Hazardous to ozone layer
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Exclamation Mark

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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Gases under pressure
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Gas cylinder

20
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Skin corrosion/burns
  • Eye damage
  • Corrosive to metal
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Corrosion

21
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Explosives
  • Self-reactive
  • Organic peroxide
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Exploding Bomb

22
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Oxidizer
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Flame over circle

23
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Aquatic toxicity
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Environment (Non mandatory)

23
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HCS Pictograms and Hazards

  • Acute toxicity
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Skull and crossbones

24
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Specific chemicals should be stored in?

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Safety cabinets

25
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What are the other names for Ergonomic Hazards?

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  • Repetitive strain injuries
  • Repetitive motion disorders
  • Overuse syndrome
  • Work-related musculoskeletal disorders
26
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What are the risk factors of cumulative trauma disorders?

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  • Repetitive motion
  • Forceful exertions
  • Awkward postures
  • Static postures
  • Mechanical compression of soft tissues
  • Fast movement of body parts
  • Vibration
  • Mental stress
  • Lack of sufficient recovery times
27
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What is the disorder that can cause in ergonomic hazards?

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  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Tendonitis
  • Tenosynovitis
28
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What are the safety protocol for Cumulative Trauma Disorders?

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  • Proper posture when sitting or standing
  • Minimize eye strain situations
  • Hand, arm, back, leg, neck exercise
  • Take frequent 1-2 minutes break

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