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