Exposure Control Flashcards
Who is responsible for developing and maintaining the exposure control plan and related records?
EMS officer Safety officer
Where can copies of the exposure control plan be located?
The Fire department’s Intranet site.
The EMS officer and Safety Officer will maintain, review and update the ECP at least?
Annually
The OSHA Standard for bloodborne pathogens is available to any OCFD employee at?
http://osha.gov/
The _____ at each station will ensure that station stock of PPE is adequate and that supplies nearing expiration date are used first.
Senior Officer
Who will determine proper stock supply levels of PPE for stations and for response vehicles?
The EMS work section For questions about supply levels call 297-2796
Select maximal rather than minimal PPE. True Prevention is _____ and there is NO replacement for properly worn PPE.
Protection
Sharps containers are kept upright throughout use, replaced routinely and not allowed to be over
2/3 full
When the biohazard waste container is 2/3 full, the CO will ensure its placed in a red biohazard bag and taken to
Station 1 for storage unit disposal.
How many Red BioHazard bags are carried on Engines, RL’s and Haz-Mat 5?
2 1 Bio clean-up kit Will carry 5 of everything else
Tankers, Tank Pumpers and Brush Pumpers carry ____ of everything in the PPE bag.
3 Except: 2 Red BioHazard bags 1 Bio clean-up kit
What are the known airborne transmissible deseases as listed in the SOP?
Tuberculosis Pandemic Influenza SARS Meningitis
Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis should be considered infectious if?
they are coughing.
What is a pandemic?
An epidemic that becomes very widespread.
The CDC states that healthcare workers within __feet of the patient with Pandemic influenza should wear respiratory protection.
6 feet
SARS is approx. __% fatal
10% fatal
Droplet spread can happen when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance generally up to ___ft through the air and deposited on the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose or eyes of people who are nearby.
3 feet
Meningitis may develop due to:
bacteria viruses physical injury cancer certain drugs
There are ___ types of meningitis
5
Bacterial Meningitis can be life threatening and
requires immediate medical attention.
Viral Meningitis is serious____
but rarely fatal.
____ Meningitis is a form that can be serious in immunosuppressed people
Fungal Meningitis
____ Meningitis is an often fatal, rare form that is associated with exposure to bodies of water.
Parasitic
____ Meningitis is not spread from person to person but can be caused by cancers, lupus, certain drugs and traumatic injury.
Non-infectious Meningitis
OCFD provides the disinfectant cleaners:
Lysol I.C. Quaternary Amphyl
The Lysol Brand I.C. Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner Concentrate must be mixed how often?
new each shift
What is Contact Time for HIV when using Lysol?
4 minutes
Contact Time: Hep B or Hep C is inactivated after a contact time of
10 minutes
Let the cleaner sit on all surfaces for ___ min before wiping off or rinsing.
10 minutes
Amphyl can be used for Broad Spectrum disinfection at __% dilution.
1 %
To kill HIV (or PSEUDOMONACIDAL ACTIVITY), Dilute Amphyl at __%?
2 % *and let stand for 10 minutes prior to wiping - Allow to air dry if possible.
For Sanitizing Laundry Add 1 cup Amphyl cleaner to each __ gallons of water
17 gallons
Experts suggest that you wash your hands for as long as it
takes you to recite the alphabet.
The biohazard bag will be deposited in the designated locker at Fire station 1. The deposit will be logged into what?
biohazard waste log book in watch office. * Current contractor will make every effort to pick up within one week.
Washer extractors are located at Fire Statons
1, 4, 6, 7, 14, 18, 21, 25, 26, 34
What is considered a significant amount of blood or body fluids:
Any biohazard greater than the contents of 1 biohazard bag. * contact HAZ MAT
What is acceptable for clean-up of a contaminated surface or item?
EPA-registered disinfectants Diluted Bleach solution (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) 1:10 (1 cup bleach to 9 cups water) 1:100 (1/4 cup bleach per gallon of water)
Hospital personnel will complete what items on the Form 207?
20, 21, 22 EMS Chief 14-19
Where is an employee taken if he believes he was exposed?
NOT Baptist Medical Center
What will the District Officer or EMS Chief take to the Health Care facility to which the source patient was transported?
Form 207 an OSDH envelope
Who will the QA officer meet with upon arrival at the hospital with the Form 207
The Exposure Control Practitioner or Emergency Department Supervising Nurse
Exposure and all medical records shall be maintained in accordance with OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.20. These confidential records shall be kept at the City Clinic, and must be maintained for how long?
30 years
Where will the Exposure Control Practitioner sign the Form 207?
In the lower right hand corner.
Where does the Yellow copy of the Form 207 go?
It’s mailed to OSDH *Green copy of the form and envelope is left with the facility.
What Form is confidential and should not be included in the official job injury forms being forwarded through the Chain of command?
State Form 207
The EMS Chief will secure the State Form 207 and mail them in the appropriate envelope to?
The designated State Department.
If your annual TB screening result is positive, Who will schedule your appointment with McBride Clinic?
GENEX * can take up to two weeks
Once an individual has a positive TB skin test, they will no longer be tested, but will need to complete what annually?
a Health Screen questionnaire annually
TB testing procedure post exposure. Genx will schedule first text. *up to two weeks First test is baseline. Second TB test is given two weeks later. Third test is given
90 days later
The Safety Work Section shall maintain training records for __years from the date of training.
3 years
When will disinfectant solution be mixed?
Within the last 24 hours
How much Lysol is poured into residual Toilet bowl water for disinfection?
Pour in 3 oz. of the use-solution *(scrub under rim-Let stand for 10 minutes or overnight, then flush)
Hand towels should be restricted to disposable paper and the use of communal bar soap will be eliminated and replaced with liquid soap dispensers and/or hand sanitizers with what percent Alcohol?
≥60% Alcohol
After a potential TB exposure, Employee will be contacted by who?
GENEX to schedule TB testing
How long might it take GENEX to contact an employee to schedule TB testing?
up to two weeks
Which TB test is your baseline test?
The first test
The second TB test is given two weeks later to rule out what?
false negatives
When is the third TB test given?
90 days later
Exposure and all medical records shall be maintained in accordance with OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.20. These confidential records shall be kept where?
the City Clinic and must be maintained for 30 years.
Copies of the Exposure Control Plan are located on the Fire Department’s Intranet site and are current as of what Date?
March 28, 2012
What is a key document to assist our organization in implementing and ensuring compliance with the standard, thereby protecting our employees?
The ECP
