lesson 4

Question 1

includes gloves, masks, shoes, and laboratory gowns (may also include goggles and face shields); used to protect the medical technologist from infectious material

Answer 1

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 2

adds an additional layer of protection for skin; recommended thickness: 90 gsm

Answer 2

lab gown

Question 3

avoids direct contact to highly infectious agents

Answer 3

gloves

Question 4

required when drawing blood from patients with transmissible diseases

Answer 4

mask

Question 5

protects eyes from spills and splashes; used during dilution of specimens, chemicals, and reagents

Answer 5

goggles

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE: Masks are still effective even when moist from breathing.

Answer 6

FALSE: Masks are no longer effective once they become moist from breathing.

Question 7

Gloves are worn due to the following reasons:

Answer 7

1. It prevents the medical technologists from transmitting their own microbiota to the patient,
2. It prevents transmission of microorganisms from one patient to another; and
3. It prevents the laboratory scientists or medical technologists from being infected by organisms from the patient.

Question 8

worn when soiling of clothes is possible while working in the laboratory or extracting blood from patients; fluid resistant

Answer 8

laboratory gown

Question 9

PROPER DONNING ORDER OF PPEs

Answer 9

1. Laboratory shoes
2. Mask
3. Cap
4. Laboratory Gown
5. Gloves

Question 10

PROPER DOFFING ORDER OF PPEs

Answer 10

1. Gloves
2. Mask
3. Laboratory gown
4. Cap
5. Laboratory shoes