Osha Flashcards

1
Q

Engineering controls

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Structural and mechanical devices
Hand washing facilities, eyewash stations, sharps containers, biohazard signs

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2
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Work practice controls are behaviors intended to make engineering controls effective

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Sharps containers, hand washing, waste removal, universal precautions

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3
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Hand washing must be done

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Visible contamination
Between each patient

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4
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PPE

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Gloves
Gowns and laboratory coats
Face shields or masks
Eye protection

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5
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Post exposure

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Direct contact with blood
exposure prophylaxis

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6
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Opim (other potentially infectious materials)

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Urine
Stool
Semen
Saliva

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7
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Universal precautions

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Universal precautions requirement to observed to prevent contact with blood or OPIM

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8
Q

12,000 healthcare workers get HBV

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220 die per year

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9
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1 in 250 people

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Get HIV

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10
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Other infectious pathogens

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11
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HIV stays on skin

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For 1-3 days

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12
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HBV stays on skin

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7 days

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13
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Define osha

A

federal agency that regulates occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and OPIMS

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14
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OSHA

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occupational safety and health administration

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15
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Primary purpose

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to enforce procedures that limit exposure to BP for those employees who are at risk.

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16
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Bloodborne pathogens

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are disease producing microorganisms in the blood that can cause disease in humans

17
Q

Whats the #1 blood pathogen in hospital is needlestick

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