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Safety In Hema Lab Flashcards

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OSHA stands for

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Occupational Safety and Health Association

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Potential causes of accidenst or injuries

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Patient's specimen
Chemicals
Reagents
Electrical equipment
Needles
Glassware
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Issued the final rule for the occupational exposure for blood borne pathogen

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OSHA

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This standard specifies that the universal precaution to protect the lab workers and other health professionals

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OSHA

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Current term of OSHA

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Universal (standard) precautions

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Requires all human blood, body fluids and tissue are treated as if they were all infectious

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Universal (standard) precautions

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Effective date for the issued occupational exposure to blood borne pathogen

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March 6,1992

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Infectious materials

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Semen
Blood
Vaginal secretions
CSF
Synovial Fluid
Pleural Fluid
Unfixed slides
Any body fluid with visible blood
Saliva
Microhemocrit clay
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Important safety practices

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Handwashing

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It must be kept away from the mouth and all mucous membranes

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Formites

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Specimen should be placed in a special leak proof bag and labeled with biohazard symbol

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Pneumatic tube system

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Other solution used for decontamination

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Amphyl
Tuberculocidal disinfectants
70% ethanol

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Waste management: Bag use for important or potentially infectious wastes.

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Yellow bag

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Waste management used for plastic waste

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Red bag

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Waste management bag for glass waste

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Blue bag

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15
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Four important occupational hazard

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Fire hazard
Chemical hazard
Electric hazard
Needle puncture

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Organizations involved in the fire hazard

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OSHA
NFPA
JCAHO
CAP

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How long should the placement of fire extinguisher be?

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75 ft or 22.9 m

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Every how many months there should be a fire drill?

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Quarterly or every 3 months

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Placement of manual alarm boxes should be near what? And the travel distance should be?

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Near the exit doors. Travel distance should not exceed 200ft or 61 m

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Type of Fire: ordinary combustibles such as wood, cloth or paper

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Class A

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Type of fire uses on flammable liquids, gases or grease

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Class B

22
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Type of fire use on energized electric fires.

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Class C

23
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Type of fire use in multipurpose extinguishers that handle class A,B and C fires

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Class ABC

24
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Store alcohol or other flammable chemicals should be placed in where? And how many feet should it be away from the heat source?

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Approved safety can or storage cabinet at least 5 ft away

25
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Safety showers or eyewash stations should be available every how many feet where the hazardous chemicals are used.

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Every 10 ft or within 10 seconds of the work area

26
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What solvents should be used in cleaning microscopes rather than xylene.

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Alcohol based

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