Exposure Control Plan

Question 1

Clothing and turnouts are contaminated any time soiled/infested with what 4 things?

Answer 1

Patient body fluids
Body lice
Bed bugs
Haz mat

Question 2

Can you use station washing machines to clean the soiled clothes?

Answer 2

NO

Question 3

What do you do with soiled clothing?

Answer 3

Double bagged, large red bio bag
Tag bag and put in Logistics pick up area

Question 4

Who do you call if need turnouts after hours or weekends?

Answer 4

On duty BC

Question 5

Who is designated infection control officer?

Required by federal law

Answer 5

Janet Woodside

Question 6

What is a Level 3 exposure?

Answer 6

Contact w blood/body fluids to:
Non intact skin
Mucous membranes
Dirty needle stick

Question 7

Who is the contact order?

Answer 7

Janet Woodside
Safety chief
On duty BC

Question 8

Sending an exposed firefighter to the emergency room requires authorization from who?

Answer 8

C103!!

Question 9

What is DICO?

Answer 9

Designated infection control officer

Janet Woodside

Question 10

For a confirmed significant exposure, the OFFICER must do what 3 things?

Answer 10

1. personnel exposure report 900.02
   Sent to EMS
2. Injury report
   Personnel System
3. Sharps exposure report (if needle stick) 900.43

Question 11

Who does follow up if DICO is on vacation?

Answer 11

EMS Deputy chief

Question 12

If you come into contact with body fluids of another person you are allowed to have the source person tested for what?

Answer 12

HIV and hepatitis b or c

Question 13

What are the 3 levels of exposure?

Answer 13

1. presence of pt with communicable disease
2. contact on intact skin/clothing/equipment
3. non intact skin or mucous membranes

Question 14

What are the 5 main steps is someone is exposed?

Answer 14

1 clean exposure area
2 contact DICO. Deputy chief Gillespie if dico gone
3 call BC then C103
4 C103 send ff to same hospital as source
5 DICO follow up w employee within 72 hrs

Question 15

If a patient is treated and found to have reportable infectious disease federal and state laws require what?

Answer 15

The employee must be notified in a timely manner

Question 16

What clothes get disposed and what get bagged?

Answer 16

T-shirts, sweatshirts (disposed)

Nomex pants, bravo shirt, turnouts (double bagged)

Question 17

What do you write on the contaminated bag tag?

Answer 17

1. Name
2. Station
3. Source of contamination

Question 18

What is the PF&R form number for instructions and tracking contaminated clothing?

Answer 18

500.50

Question 19

What hours can you contact Janet Woodside?

Answer 19

M-F 0630-1700

Question 20

How long do you wait for a response from Janet before calling Safety Chief?

Answer 20

15 mins

Question 21

What basic initial steps does the employee take after a significant blood borne exposure?

Answer 21

Immediate care to site
Wash wounds w soap/water
Flush membranes with water
Rinse & spit if in mouth

Question 22

Federal and State laws require firefighters to be notified upon finding what?

Answer 22

A patient treated by PF&R found to have a reportable infectious disease

Question 23

What Oregon law applies to firefighters getting exposed while on duty? What does it allow?

Answer 23

If you come into contact with a patient body fluids you can seek to have the person tested for HIV and HEP B/C

ORS 433.085