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Health & Safety in Vet Hospitals Flashcards

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employees to do what 5 things?

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  1. Read the OSHA poster
  2. Comply with all applicable standards
  3. Wear or use prescribed PPE while working
  4. Report hazardous conditions to your supervisor
  5. Report any job-related injury or illness to the proper person and seek treatment promptly
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Explain your employers rights and responsibilities regarding workplace safety (there are 7)

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  1. Set rules and requirements for their staff as they deem appropriate
  2. Given a reasonable amount of time to correct safety-related problems
  3. Be present if and when an OSHA inspection takes place
  4. Work to identify and control hazards present in the workplace
  5. Provide appropriate safety-focused training to employees
  6. Establish safety-related rules
  7. Establish emergency procedures
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a collection of hospital safety-related policies and procedures

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Hospital Safety Manual

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Describe some things to safely use anesthesia machines

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  1. Check machines for leaks before EACH use
  2. Rooms used for masked or tank induction should have good ventilation
  3. Leave animal attached to machine in order to breathe oxygen when waking up from inhalant anesthesia
  4. Do not let vaporizer spill or overflow
  5. Pregnant women should not work around these gases
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When should you not use surge protectors?

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With equipment that may present a fire risk:
1. Autoclaves
2. Portable heaters
3. Coffee pots

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Explain how to use a fire extinguisher

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P - Pull the pin
A - Aim low at the base of the fire
S - Squeeze the handle
S - Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire

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the law that states you must be informed of all chemicals you might be exposed to while doing your job

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Right to Know Law

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a document prepared by an employer that informs employees of warnings, training, and safe use procedures for hazardous chemicals in the workplace

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Hazardous Materials Plan

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Warning Labels must contain what 6 things?

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  1. Product Identifier
  2. Signal Word
  3. Hazard Statements
  4. Precautionary Statements
  5. Pictogram
  6. Chemical manufacturer information
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the part of a warning label that contains the product name or the name of the hazardous chemical as an ingredient of the product

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Product Identifier

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the part of a warning label used to indicate the relative level of severity of the hazard and alert the reader to a potential hazard

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Signal Word

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signal word used for more severe hazards

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Danger

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signal word used for less severe hazards

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Warning

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the part of a warning label that describes the nature of the hazards of a chemical, including the degree of the hazard

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Hazard Statements

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the part of a warning label that describes recommended measures that should be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to the hazardous chemical or improper storage or handling

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Precautionary Statements

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graphic symbols used to communicate specific information about the hazards of a chemical

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Pictogram

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a document that contains extensive safety information for a chemical, including precautions, instructions, and first-aid information

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Safety Data Sheet

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SDS

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Safety Data Sheet

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19
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a chemical often used for sterilization in hospitals

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Ethylene Oxide (EtO)

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EtO

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Ethylene Oxide

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a chemical often used to tissue biopsy sample preservation, diagnostic tests, and sterilization

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Formalin

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a chemical used to “cold sterilize” instruments without the use of an autoclave

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Glutaraldehyde

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23
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What is the most common injury in a vet clinic?

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Animal-related injury

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24
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diseases that can pass from animals to humans

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Zoonotic Diseases

25
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List the 5 categories of zoonotic diseases

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  1. Viral Infections
  2. Bacterial Infections
  3. Fungal Infections
  4. Parasitic Infections
  5. Nonzoonotic Diseases
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a usually fatal viral infection that can affect any mammal, typically transmitted through bite wounds

27
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Give some examples of bacterial zoonotic diseases

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  1. Salmonella
  2. Escherichia coli
  3. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
  4. Lyme Disease
28
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How is staphylococcus pseudointermedius transmitted?

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Animal exudates:
1. Inhalation of bacteria
2. Contact with an open wound

29
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a zoonotic, tick-borne disease that causes flu-like symptoms and joint pain in humans

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Lyme Disease

30
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a skin infection caused by Microsporum

31
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Give examples of fungal zoonotic diseases

32
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Give examples of viral zoonotic diseases

33
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Give examples of parasitic zoonotic diseases

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  1. Sarcoptic mange (scabies)
  2. Roundworms
  3. Hookworms
  4. Toxoplasma gondii
  5. Giardia + Coccidia
34
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a zoonotic skin mite of animals that causes itching in people

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Sarcoptic Mange (Scabies)

35
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a condition in which roundworm larvae migrate to an internal organ and develop into a cyst-like growth

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Visceral Larva Migrans

36
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What type of parasites cause Visceral Larva Migrans?

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Roundworms

37
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a condition in which hookworm larvae burrow into skin that’s been exposed to contaminated soil

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Cutaneous Larva Migrans

38
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What type of parasites cause Cutaneous Larva Migrans?

39
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a zoonotic protozoal infection spread in the feces of infected cats

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Toxoplasmosis

40
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When are the eggs of Toxoplasma gondii that are shed in cat feces infective?

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2-4 days later

41
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What species does ringworm primarily affect?

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  1. Horses
  2. Cats
42
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What species does Toxoplasma gondii primarily affect?

43
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How can giardia or coccidia infection humans?

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  1. Contaminated water
  2. Contact with infected animals
44
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What species does giardia and coccidia primarily affect?

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  1. Puppies
  2. Kittens
45
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diseases that do not pass from animals to humans but are highly contagious between animals

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Nonzoonotic Diseases

46
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Give some examples of nonzoonotic diseases

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  1. Parvovirus Enteritis
  2. Panleukopenia
47
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Parvovirus Enteritis primarily affects which species?

48
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Panleukopenia primarily affects which species?

49
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a common organism in the mouth of animals and has been associated with causing heart and lung diseases in humans

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Pasturella

50
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Why are portable radiograph machines more dangerous?

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  1. Use a longer exposure time to produce diagnostic images (due to limited power)
  2. Can be aimed in any direction
51
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Gas used in inhalation anesthetic machines that isn’t metabolized by the patient and is given off in respiration

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Waste Anesthetic Gases (WAG)

52
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WAG

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Waste Anesthetic Gases

53
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List the 3 types of scavenger systems

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  1. Active Scavenging
  2. Passive Exhaust
  3. Absorption
54
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a central system that sucks waste anesthetic gases from the anesthesia circuit

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Active Scavenging

55
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a duct that vents waste anesthetic gases outside of the room

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Passive Exhaust

56
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canisters used for waste anesthetic gases

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Absorption

57
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Needles should be ____ the syringe when disposed of in the sharps container

58
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any device with characteristics that make it possible to puncture, lacerate, or penetrate skin

59
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Describe the main reasons veterinary waste is considered medical waste and not normal trash

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If it is:

  1. Contaminated with human pathogens
  2. Infected with zoonotic diseases
  3. Used for or waste from chemotherapy

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