Infection Control And Standard (universal) Precautions Flashcards
OSHA
Occupational Safety Health Administration
OSHA’s tasks
- Set workplace health and safety regulations
- Provide training and education
- Is a federal organization
Post-blood exposures procedure
- Wash with antiseptic
- Report to supervisor
- Document (incident report)
- Employer must provide medical evaluation and follow up
Latex allergy
Can cause contact dermatitis (fine rash/redness) or in severe cases, difficulty breathing and anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction that can result in death)
Predisposing conditions for latex allergy:
- Spinabifida - spine does not fully develop (born with)
* Allergies to kiwis, nuts, avocados, and bananas
Infections agents
Virus, bacteria, parasites (germs)
Reservoirs
People, animals, food, soil, water (where germs live)
Portal of exits
Mouth, cuts, toilets (how germs get out)
Mode of transmission
Hands, sneezing, coughing (how germs get around)
Portal of entry
Mouth, eyes, cuts (how germs get in)
Susceptible hosts
Babies, un immunized, elderly (anybody)
Direct contact
Skin to skin, kissing, sex, contact with soil or vegetation
Ex. Mononucleosis (mono), gonorrhea, hookworm
Droplet contact (under direct contact)
Sneezing, talking, singing, coughing
Ex. Pertussis, meningococcal, COVID
Indirect contact
Airborne; transmission occurs when infectious agents are carried by dust or droplet nuclei suspended in the air
Characteristics of indirect contact
- Lasts long periods
- Can travel long distances
- Vehicles of transmission are food, water, blood, also scalpels and bedding
- Vectors such as mosquitos, flies, ticks