Safety and Infection

Question 1

FIRE safety

Answer 1

RACE:

r: rescue clients
a: activate fire alarm
c: close all windows and doors
e: extinguish

Question 2

PASS

Answer 2

used for fire extinguisher

p: pull
a: aim
s: squeeze
s: sweeping motion

Question 3

radiation

Answer 3

2 types of radiation:

1. non-ionizing radiation
   - lasers, ultraviolet light
2. ionizing radiation
   - x-rays, gamma rays, electrmagnetic radiation

Question 4

internal radiation

Answer 4

is called brachytherapy

when handling patients with brachytherapy:
close doors
private room
give appropriate signs
try not to stay in there for a long time
cover shoes and wear protective gears such as dosimeter
use long handled forceps and make sure lead containers are in the room
maintain greatest distance

Question 5

contact precautions

Answer 5

gloves
gown
mask and face goggles when dealing with any secretions

for herpes zoster: if they have lesions present on the outside (disemminated) then they are both contact and airborne precautions

these are contact precautions:
MRSA
VRE
ESBLs
Klebsiella
C. diff
notavirus
rotavirus
scabies
impetigo
lice
RSV
parainfluenza
conjunctivities
wound infections with execssive drainage or staph
herpes simplex
chickenpox
shingles
skin diphtheria

Question 6

droplet precautions

Answer 6

surgical mask
based on the type of care you are doing: gloves, gown, face shield

keep a distance of 3 ft or more
patients door doesn’t need to be closed
when patient comes out, they need to wear surgical mask
no special ventilation is required

these are droplet precautions:
pharyngeal diphtheria
epiglottitis
flu
pneumonia
pneumonic plague
streptococcal pharyngitis
adenovirus
rhinovirua
parovirus B19
scarlet fever
rubella
pertussis
mumps
mycoplasma pneumonia
meningitis
sepsis

Question 7

airborne precautions

Answer 7

N95 mask if you are in the room with them
closed doors at all times
there will be about 6-12 air changes in an hour to decrease infections
if patient leaves room, then they need to wear surgical mask

these are airborne precautions:
varicella - chickenpox
herpes zoster - shingles
measles
tuberculosis

Question 8

triage immediate

Answer 8

chest wounds
2-3 degree burns
shock
open fracture

Question 9

triage delayed

Answer 9

stable abdominal wound

eye and CNS injuries

Question 10

triage minimal

Answer 10

minor burns
minor fractures
minor bleeding

Question 11

triage expectant

Answer 11

unresponsive
spinal cord injury

expectant is where you know that even with treatment they will not make it

Question 12

client identifies

Answer 12

clients room number should never be used as an identifier

instead:
name
date of birth
medical record number