Occupation Health And Saftey Flashcards
Dog bites most common on
Forearms
Cat bites most common on
Hands
Injuries related to: cattle
Kick (hind legs to the side)
Gore (if Horned)
Crush or trampled
Injuries related to: horses
Bite
Strike (with front hooves)
Kick (hind legs to the rear)
Crush or trample
Injuries related to: goats and sheep
Butt/ gore
Infection is most common after ____ bites
Cat
Illnesses related to bite wounds
Rabies
Tetanus
Bite wound should be thoroughly washed with
Antiseptic solution
Chlorhexidine
Iodine solution
Bite wounds should be irrigated/ lavaged with
Normal saline solution
If bite wound severe, seek med attention within ____ hours
24
How often a tetanus vaccination is due
Every 10 years
If bit, and not up to date on tetanus vaccination, person needs
Tetanus immunoglobulin
If animal that bit someone is potentially rabid, rabies vaccination history unknown, or not up to date on vaccination, you should
Contact public health and quarantine animal
1 cause of allergies
Dander- small scaled from animal skin or hair or feathers
Most common animal to cause allergies
Cats
Clinical signs of someone affected by allergies
Itchy, runny nose and eyes Conjunctivitis Urticaria Coughing Wheezing / shortness of breath
Urticaria
Raised, red, itchy lesions. (Resemble hives but more raised)
Prevention of allergy symptoms
Antihistamines (Zyrtec)
Wearing gloves and masks
Disease transmission through exposure to specimen. Specimen examples
Bacterial or fungal cultures Blood Feces Urine Tissue specimens
Most common routes of exposure
Ingestion (most common)
Direct skin or mucous membrane contact
Inhalation
Sources of electromagnetic radiation in: environment
Sunlight
Soil
Brick
Radiation used on a person for medical reasons
Medical radiation source
On job radiation exposure
Occupational source of radiation
Radiographs, CT scanners, and Fluoroscopes are all
Kinda of X-ray machines
A fluoroscope is a
Real time X-ray machine
Lasers are used to
Shrink thyroid
Radioisotopes / radionuclides
Radiation that is in animals waste after being treated with them
Other sources of radiation in vet hospitals (not X-ray machines or lasers)
Ultraviolet lamps or ultra sounds
