Sanitation

Question 1

What are Phenols commonly used for?

Answer 1

Surgical scrubs and surface disinfectants

Question 2

what is an autoclave normally pressurized at? What does it boil at/

Answer 2

15-27 psi and 250-270 degrees

Question 3

define aseptic technique

Answer 3

the body of measures taken to keep an object or area as free of infectious organisms

Question 4

define asepsis

Answer 4

the absence of infectious/pathogenic microorganisms

Question 5

what are the four factors that determine whether infection will occur?

Answer 5

1. number of microbes present at the site
2. ability of microbe to cause disease
3. animals resistance to infection
4. route of exposure to microorganism

Question 6

what is the disadvantage of biguanides?

Answer 6

May delay wound healing

Question 7

what are the advantages of biguanides?

Answer 7

Effective in the presence of soap and organic material. residual activity of up to 24 hours

Question 8

what are the advantages of organic iodine solutions?

Answer 8

Works well when mixed with soap. does not stain or irritate skin

Question 9

what is a disadvantage of organic iodine solutions?

Answer 9

inactivated by organic material

Question 10

what is providoneiodine?

Answer 10

ion bound to polyvinylpyrrolidine

Question 11

what are organic iodine solutions used for?

Answer 11

commonly used as antiseptics in surgical scrubs

Question 12

what are the disadvantages of chlorine?

Answer 12

corrosive, vapor irritation, deterioration and bleaching of fabrics, inactivated by organic debris

Question 13

what are the advantages of chlorine compounds?

Answer 13

inexpensive, kills non-enveloped viruses

Question 14

what are the disadvantages of quartering ammonium compounds?

Answer 14

inactivated by organic debris, soaps and hard water decrease efficiency

Question 15

what are quartering ammonium compounds used for?

Answer 15

disinfectant

Question 16

what are the advantages of quartering ammonium compounds?

Answer 16

acts rapid, not corrosive or irritating

Question 17

what are the disadvantages of phenols?

Answer 17

prolonged skin contact can cause irritation, suspect of being neurotoxic and causing birth defects

Question 18

what are some advantages of phenols?

Answer 18

effective in the presence of organic debris and soap, residual activity if allowed to dry on the surface

Question 19

define antiseptic

Answer 19

chemical agent capable of destroying growth of microorganisms applied to living tissue

Question 20

can alcohol be used in cold sterilization?

Answer 20

no

Question 21

does alcohol kill viruses?

Answer 21

no

Question 22

what are alcohols typically used for in clinics?

Answer 22

as antiseptics applied to the skin, used to disinfect surgical instruments and theremoometers