TOPIC 6 Flashcards
CONSISTS OF PATHOGENS
(DISEASE-PRODUCING AGENTS)
THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED
THROUGH VARIOUS ROUTES OF
EXPOSURE.
BIOLOGICAL
HAZARD
6 CHAIN OF INFECTION
1.) AGENT- GERMS
2.) RESERVIOR- WHERE GERMS LIVE
3.) PORTAL OF EXIT- WHERE GERMS GET OUT
4.) MODE OF TRANSMISSION- GERMS GET AROUND
5.) PORTAL OF ENTRY- WHERE GERMS GET IN
6.)SUSCESPTIBLE HOST- NEXT PERSON TO GET SICK
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION
DIRECT AND INDIRECT
- TOUCHING
- BITING/KISSING
- SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
- VERTICAL
- TRANSMISSION
- NEEDLESTICK INJURY
- DROPLETS
DIRECT
- AIRBORNE
- VECTOR-BORNE
- VEHICLE-BORNE
INDIRECT
Biological Hazard Must be placed in an appropriate
container with a _________ symbol, then
_________
Biohazard, Decontaminate
Decontamiantion depends per institution:
Incineration & Autoclave
includes needles,
lancets, and broken
glasswares
Sharp Hazard
can be a solid, liquid or
gas which can harm the
person exposed to it
Chemical Hazard
maybe encountered in
the clinical lab when
procedure using
radioisotopes are
performed
Radioactive Hazard
may cause electric
shock and burns, and
fire
Electrical Hazard
Any actions, materials, or conditions that might
increase the size or
severity of a fire or that
might cause a fire to start
are fire hazards
Fire Hazard
what does RACE mean?
R-ESCUE
A-LARM
C-ONTAIN
E-EXTINGUISH OR EVACUATE
What does PASS mean?
P-pull
A-aim
S-squeeze
S-sweep
a collective group of injuries
involving the musculoskeletal and
or nervous system in
response to long term repetitive
twisting, bending, lifting, or
assuming static postures for an
extended period of time
Ergonomic
