S1 [LAB]: Lab Safety Flashcards
Most significant hazard
Biological hazard
Understanding ___ is necessary to prevent transmission of infection
Chain of infection
Associated with different infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses
Biological hazard
Assume that every specimen in the laboratory is potentially infected by a microorganism that could be transmitted
Standard precaution
Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens is regulated by ___
OSHA
All biological waste, except ___, must be placed in appropriate containers with biohazard symbol
Urine
All ___ in the laboratory can possibly present a serious biological hazard caused by accidental puncture
Sharp objects
All reagents in the laboratory should have ___
Safety data sheet
All facilities that use hazardous chemicals are required to have a written ___
Chemical hygiene plan
Medical technologists are also exposed to radioactivity when performing procedures using ___, such as ___
radioisotopes
radioimmunoassay
Classify the reactivity warning:
May deteriorate
4
Classify the reactivity warning:
Shock and heat may deteriorate
3
Classify the reactivity warning:
Violent chemical change
2
Classify the reactivity warning:
Unstable if heated
1
Classify the reactivity warning:
Stable
0
Classify the fire hazard warning:
Below 73F
4
Classify the fire hazard warning:
Below 100F
3
Classify the fire hazard warning:
Below 200F
2
Classify the fire hazard warning:
Above 200F
1
Classify the fire hazard warning:
Will not burn
0
Classify the health hazard warning:
Deadly
4
Classify the health hazard warning:
Extreme danger
3
Classify the health hazard warning:
Hazardous
2
Classify the health hazard warning:
Slightly hazardous
1
Classify the health hazard warning:
Normal material
0
A ___ is used when opening rubber-stoppered test tube
gauze square
Essential for achieving good quality performance
Quality management
Monitoring of the entire process from pre-analytical to post-analytical
Quality management
Policies and procedures ascribed in order to create and maintain good quality practices
Quality assurance
Regularly performed in the laboratory to verify that procedures, practices, and results are accurate and precise
Quality control
Reagents should be checked against two levels of control solutions on each ___, or at minimum ___ and whenever a new reagent is opened
shift
once a day
___ should be used in preparing for reagents
Distilled or deionized water
The manufacturer of the kits should provide ___ to further guide the personnel in performing the test
Package inserts
Refers to the materials, procedures, and techniques that monitor that accuracy, precision, and reliability of the laboratory test
Quality control
Quality control is performed at the ___ of the shift or ___ testing the patient’s sample
Beginning
Before
Used to verify the accuracy and prevision of a test; the control material is exposed to the same conditions as the patient sample
External control
Procedural controls internal monitoring systems built into the test system
Internal control
The standard system of hazard identification is introduced by ___
National Fire Protection Association
The standard system of hazard identification is introduced by ___
National Fire Protection Association
Quality assurance/ Quality control:
Wider scope
Quality assurance
Quality assurance/ Quality control:
Pre-analytic, analytic, post-analytic
Quality assurance
Quality assurance/ Quality control:
Analytical phase only
Quality control
Controls are treated like ___
Patient’s sample
