Chapter 4 exam review/OSHA Flashcards
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Subject Objective Assessment Plan
Nicu
Neonatal intense care unit
REM
Red Eye Movement
Sleep Study Test
hypo-
below, under
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
Sugar
duct/o
to lead, carry
ante-
before
Son/o
Sound
Flex/o
to bend
mort/o
Death
Syn-
together
doctyl/o
fingers, toes
Pathogens
a disease producing microorganism
Bloodborne Pathogens
pathogens passed by contaminated blood or bodily fluid
Airborne Pathogens
Pathogens passed by contaminated droplets(cough sneeze)
OPIM
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
Bloodborne Transmission
spread of disease through contact with blood or other bodily fluids that are contaminated
Airborne transmission
spread of disease through contact with contaminated droplets
Vector transmission
spread of disease through insect bites
Direct Contact
occurs when there is physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person
Indirect Contact
occurs when there is no direct human-to-human contact. Contact occurs from a reservoir to contaminated surfaces or objects, or to vectors such as mosquitoes, flies, mites, fleas, ticks, rodents or dogs
HBV
Hepatitis B
HCV
Hepatitis C
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency virus
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency virus
Sharp
anything that may accidentally penetrate skin
Engineering Controls
devices that isolate or remove bloodborne pathogens hazard from work place
Decontamination
is the process of cleansing an object or substance to remove contaminants such as micro-organisms or hazardous materials, including chemicals, radioactive substances, and infectious diseases.
Sanitation
conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Universal Precautions
Always treat as if everyone is infected
Pandemic
disease spread around the world or country
Epidemic
widespread occurrence of an infections disease in a community at a particular time
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less than
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greater than
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OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA ACT) was passed by the federal government in 1970
Management Commitment
employees handling OPIM should receive training every 12 months
Exposure Moniter
Monitoring should be conducted to:
- Determine airborne level of a specific substance in the general work area.
- Determine levels in an employee’s work area.
- Determine levels in the employee’s breathing zone.
PPE
Gloves, Gown, Masks, Goggles,Sharps Container,
Safety needle devices
washing hands
- Remove any jewelry and your watch, use a paper towel to turn on water, and adjust the temperature to warm.
- Wet your hands to above the wrist and lather up with soap. Keep you hands below the elbows through the hand washing .
- Wash all areas of your hands and wrist interlace fingers to scrub between them. If your hands were exposed to infectious materials, scrubs beneath fingernails a nail brush or nail stick.
- Rinse wrist and hands well.
- Dry hands thoroughly with a paper towel and dispose of it properly use a new dry paper towel to turn off the water faucet and open the door and dispose of it properly
Warning labels are required on
- Containers of regulated waste.
- Refrigerators and freezers and containing blood and other potentially infectious materials other containers used to store, transport or ship blood or other potentially infectious materials
- Red bags or red container may be substituted for labels
Information and training
Provide training at no cost to the employees during working hours.
Provide training at time of initial assignment to a job with occupational exposure and at least annually thereafter.
Additional training needed when existing tasks are modified or new tasks are required which affect the worker’s occupational exposure risk.
Maintain training records for 3 years
employee has to have OSEA training every 12 months
HCV can be transmitted by:
- Sharing needles
- Dirty body piercing tools
- sharing a toothbrush
Employer Requirements
if blood from a victim splashes in your eyes your employer should
Identify and document the victim who is the source of the blood
Obtain consent to test the victims blood
arrange for you to have your blood tested
Control Plan
An employer’s exposure plan should identify which employees must receive bloodborne pathogen training
T.B. - Tuberculosis
signs and symptoms
- weight loss and fever
- cold clammy skin
- vomiting and nausea
T.B. treatment
Antibiotics
How can prevent the flu
- Hand Hygiene
- Respiratory hygiene
- Social distancing
