Volume 2: Chapter 7, Section 6 Flashcards
Employees must complete an _________to report all exposures to blood and body fluids
exposure report (Form 420
A __________ shall be carried on all apparatus with emergency response responsibilities
A Communicable Disease Kit for each post position
A Communicable Disease Kit shall be carried on ____________
all apparatus
Complete __________to report all exposures to blood and/or body fluids to the medical facility and _________
- Form 420
* Health Programs Coordinator
Notify ___________ or _________if exposure involves intramuscular injection
- Medical Director
* Health Programs Coordinator
All spills of blood and blood-contaminated flu:ids should be promptly cleaned up using an_________ or __________
- (EPA)-approved germicide
* 1:100 solution of chlorine bleach (approximately 1/4 cup bleach per gallon of water)
Delicate equipment such as scope/defibrillator and radios shall be thoroughly cleaned with _________
alcohol (70%)
Large rescue equipment such as traction splints, backboards, stokes stretchers, K.E.D. (Kendrick Extrication Device) boards, etc., shall be washed with _____________
a disinfectant solution (i.e., cidex or bleach solution)
After cleaning, Mechanical Ventilators should be tested with _____
- an LSP Test Kit
* P/N 109
(5) immunizations recommended________, ________, _________, _______, _________
- MMR
- TB
- Influenza
- Hep B
- TD
A Communicable Disease kit includes__________
- 2 disposable suits
- 2 pairs of eyeglasses
- 2 face masks
- 2 pairs of disposable gloves
- 1 plastic bag
The potential for HBV transmission in the occupational setting is ________ than for HIV
greater
The probability of the source of the blood being HBsAg positive varies from _________ in the general population to ________in groups at high risk for HBV infection
- 1 to 3 per thousand
* 5%-15%
Of persons who have not had prior hepatitis B vaccination or post exposure prophylaxis, ________of persons who receive a needle-stick exposure from an HBsAg-positive individual will become infected
6%-30%
The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately ________
0.5%
In 1987, the CDC estimated the total number of HBV infections in the United States to be _________per year
300,000
CDC has estimated that ________ health care workers whose jobs entail exposure to blood become infected with HBV each year
12,000
Available vaccines stimulate active immunity against HBV infection and provide over ________ protection against hepatitis B for seven or more years following vaccination
90%
Hepatitis B vaccines also are __________effective when given within one week after HBV exposure
70-88%
___________of 61,929 adults with AIDS who reported being employed in a health care setting
5.1%
“universal precautions” do not apply to these fluids____________
• feces • nasal secretions • sputum • sweat • tears • urine • vomitus unless they contain visible blood
“universal precautions” do not apply to ________
saliva
“exposure” is defined as contact with blood or other body fluids through____________
percutaneous inoculation or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane
The 1987 document recommended that blood and body fluid precautions be consistently used for all patients _________________
regardless of their bloodborne infection status
Universal precautions apply to blood and to other body fluids containing ___________
visible blood
___________ is the single most important source of HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens in the occupational setting
Blood
Universal precautions also apply to _________ and _______
semen and vaginal secretions
Universal precautions also apply to tissues and to the following fluids_________________
- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- synovial fluid
- pleural fluid
- peritoneal fluid
- pericardial fluid
- amniotic fluid
There are ____________ differences in barrier effectiveness between intact latex and intact vinyl used to manufacture gloves
no reported
