Reduction of Risk

Question 1

Assume all bodies are ______________

Answer 1

infectious

Question 2

______________ should be washed routinely before and after procedure.

Answer 2

Hands

Question 3

Eating, drinking and smoking are ___________________ in the embalming room

Answer 3

strictly forbidden

Question 4

The embalming room should be cleaned with ___________________ after each embalming.

Answer 4

phenolic disinfectant

Question 5

Insttruments must be ___________ and ______________ after each use

Answer 5

washed and disinfected

Question 6

A phenolic disinfectant is preferred to hypochlorite because ___________________

Answer 6

hypochlorite is corrosive and may damage surfaces or instruments

Question 7

Cleaning large areas with hypochlorite may also _______________________

Answer 7

liberate unacceptable amounts of chlorine.

Question 8

Never allow formaldehyde to mix with hypochlorite because ___________________

Answer 8

a potent carcinogen results.

Question 9

Guidelines to reduce the risks of transmitting infectious diseases

Answer 9

• Frequent hand washing
• Use of PPE
• Routinely clean and disinfect surfaces and instruments
• Get immunized

Question 10

How many minutes should you boil an instrument to disinfect it?

Answer 10

5 minutes

Question 11

How many minutes should you soak an instrument in phenolic disinfectant to disinfect?

Answer 11

20 minutes

Question 12

What disinfectant degrade rapidly if there’s a lot of organic matter present?

Answer 12

Quaternary ammonium compound or quats disinfectant