Lab Safety

Question 1

What is the first priority when handling laboratory materials?

Answer 1

Safety

Question 2

What do you do during a spill or mishap?

Answer 2

Inform Chain of Command

Question 3

When did the CDC introduce an infection control measure in response to the HIV Epidemic?

Answer 3

1985

Question 4

What do universal precautions apply to?

Answer 4

Blood, Tissue, Semen

Question 5

What is PPE?

Answer 5

Specialized clothing worn to protect against a hazard.

Question 6

What are the rules for gloves?

Answer 6

Shall be worn when a person has a potential exposure to infectious materials, should be worn if the person has abraded hands, should be appropriate size, shall not be washed or decontaminated for reuse.

Question 7

How long must face shields be?

Answer 7

Atleast Chin Length

Question 8

When was OSHA formed?

Answer 8

1970

Question 9

What is OSHA’s mission?

Answer 9

assure safety and health of America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards

Question 10

When was NIOSH created?

Answer 10

1970

Question 11

What is NIOSH’s mission?

Answer 11

To provide safe and healthful working conditions through research, information education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health.

Question 12

What is the Code of Federal Regulations?

Answer 12

A 50 title code that is annually revised compendium of all federal laws. The CFR has regulations pertaining to the transportation of hazardous waste, and if violated there are fines and penalties.

Question 13

What is CLIP DoD Instruction 6440.2?

Answer 13

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program

Question 14

How often is CLIP inspected?

Answer 14

Every Two Years

Question 15

What records must be maintained in CLIP?

Answer 15

Quality control on samples, test kits and analyzers. Log of refrigerator and freezer temperatures. Mainenance logs for equipment maintained by biomed.

Question 16

What instruction governs Management of Infectious Waste

Answer 16

BUMED 6280.1, and NAVEDTRA 14295, Chapter 19

Question 17

What is non-infectious waste?

Answer 17

Medical waste that does not contain enough pathogen to be harmful.

• Diapers
• Pleural Fluids
• Amniotic FLuid
• Synovial Fluid
• Peritoneal Fluid
• Pericardial Fluid
• CSF
• Semen
• Dialysate

Question 18

Where should waste be segregated at?

Answer 18

Point of origin

Question 19

What color should biohazard bags be?

Answer 19

RED

Question 20

What must biohazard bags be labeled with?

Answer 20

Name, address, and phone number of originator along with a biohazard symbol.

Question 21

How long can infectious waste be stored for?

Answer 21

7 days

Question 22

What conditions must be met to dump waste overboard?

Answer 22

CO’s approval, 50 nautical miles from shore, properly packaged and weighted for negative buoyancy, and entries for date, time, ship’s lcoation, and number of bags.

Question 23

What color tubes are EDTA and what are they used for?

Answer 23

Purple tops. Liquid anticoagulant. Used for CBC, WBC, ESR, A1C. Works by binding calcium so blood can’t clot. 24 hours.

Question 24

What color is sodium citrate top?

Answer 24

Light blue tops. Used for coagulation studies like PT, PTT, Fibrinogen, and D-Dimer. 4 Hours.

Question 25

What color top is heparin?

Answer 25

Green tops. Used for plasma studies such as ammonia, ACTH. Inhibits clotting enzyme, thrombin, by creating an antithrombin.

Question 26

What is a red top tube used for?

Answer 26

No anticoagulant or no additives used for chemistry, serology, other tests requirng serum.

Question 27

What color are serum separator tubes?

Answer 27

Gold top, tiger top, hiv tube (red/yellow). have no anticoagulant, contains a serum separator gel, used for chemistry testing.

Question 28

What color is the sodium fluoride top?

Answer 28

Grey top used for glucose studies, etoh analysis, and it inhibits glycolisis.

Question 29

What order do you fill tubes in?

Answer 29

Blood culture tubes
blue top
red top
SST
Green top
lavender top
gray top

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Question 30

Why does hematoma occur?

Answer 30

Because integrity of the vein is compromised and blood is leaking into the tissues.