[LAB] Lab Safety and Microscopy Flashcards
How microorganisms are transmitted
chain of infection
- Instituted by CDC in 1987
- All patients are considered to be possible carriers of bloodborne pathogens
Universal Precaution
- Not limited to bloodborne pathogens
- Consider ALL body fluids and most body substances to be potentially infectious
- Do not recommend handwashing after removing gloves unless visual contamination is present
Body Substance Isolation
Who made the standard precautions?
Center for Disease and Control (CDC)
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
- combined UP and BSI guidelines in 1996 by CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Standard Precautions
A law monitored and enforced by OSHA that indicates: any accidental exposure to a possible bloodborne pathogen must be immediately reported to a supervisor.
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
What is the primary mode of transmission?
hand contact
dilution of sodium hypochlorite for disinfecting the sink
1:5 or 1:10
When chemical spills came in contact with your eye and skin, how long will you wash your eye or skin with water?
15 minutes
True or False.
Acid should always be added to water
True
Who made the symbol for 4 hazards (health, fire, specific, and reactivity)?
National Fire Protection Association
A document that provides workers with procedures for safety handling or working with a particular substance.
Material Safety Data Sheet
Enumerate the meaning of RACE.
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
An instrument that magnifies objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye, producing an image in which the objects appear larger.
Microscope
Identify the part of the microscope.
- carries the optical parts in the upper part of the microscope
head