Volume 2: Chapter 7, Section 6

Question 1

Employees must complete an _________to report all exposures to blood and body fluids

Answer 1

exposure report (Form 420

Question 2

A __________ shall be carried on all apparatus with emergency response responsibilities

Answer 2

A Communicable Disease Kit for each post position

Question 3

A Communicable Disease Kit shall be carried on ____________

Answer 3

all apparatus

Question 4

Complete __________to report all exposures to blood and/or body fluids to the medical facility and _________

Answer 4

• Form 420

* Health Programs Coordinator

Question 5

Notify ___________ or _________if exposure involves intramuscular injection

Answer 5

• Medical Director

* Health Programs Coordinator

Question 6

All spills of blood and blood-contaminated flu:ids should be promptly cleaned up using an_________ or __________

Answer 6

• (EPA)-approved germicide

* 1:100 solution of chlorine bleach (approximately 1/4 cup bleach per gallon of water)

Question 7

Delicate equipment such as scope/defibrillator and radios shall be thoroughly cleaned with _________

Answer 7

alcohol (70%)

Question 8

Large rescue equipment such as traction splints, backboards, stokes stretchers, K.E.D. (Kendrick Extrication Device) boards, etc., shall be washed with _____________

Answer 8

a disinfectant solution (i.e., cidex or bleach solution)

Question 9

After cleaning, Mechanical Ventilators should be tested with _____

Answer 9

• an LSP Test Kit

* P/N 109

Question 10

(5) immunizations recommended________, ________, _________, _______, _________

Answer 10

• MMR
• TB
• Influenza
• Hep B
• TD

Question 11

A Communicable Disease kit includes__________

Answer 11

• 2 disposable suits
• 2 pairs of eyeglasses
• 2 face masks
• 2 pairs of disposable gloves
• 1 plastic bag

Question 12

The potential for HBV transmission in the occupational setting is ________ than for HIV

Answer 12

greater

Question 13

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

Answer 13

• 1 to 3 per thousand

* 5%-15%

Question 14

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

Answer 14

6%-30%

Question 15

The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately ________

Answer 15

0.5%

Question 16

In 1987, the CDC estimated the total number of HBV infections in the United States to be _________per year

Answer 16

300,000

Question 17

CDC has estimated that ________ health care workers whose jobs entail exposure to blood become infected with HBV each year

Answer 17

12,000

Question 18

Available vaccines stimulate active immunity against HBV infection and provide over ________ protection against hepatitis B for seven or more years following vaccination

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

Hepatitis B vaccines also are __________effective when given within one week after HBV exposure

Answer 19

70-88%

Question 20

___________of 61,929 adults with AIDS who reported being employed in a health care setting

Answer 20

5.1%

Question 21

“universal precautions” do not apply to these fluids____________

Answer 21

• feces
• nasal secretions
• sputum
• sweat
• tears
• urine
• vomitus
unless they contain visible blood

Question 22

“universal precautions” do not apply to ________

Answer 22

saliva

Question 23

“exposure” is defined as contact with blood or other body fluids through____________

Answer 23

percutaneous inoculation or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane

Question 24

The 1987 document recommended that blood and body fluid precautions be consistently used for all patients _________________

Answer 24

regardless of their bloodborne infection status

Question 25

Universal precautions apply to blood and to other body fluids containing ___________

Answer 25

visible blood

Question 26

___________ is the single most important source of HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens in the occupational setting

Answer 26

Blood

Question 27

Universal precautions also apply to _________ and _______

Answer 27

semen and vaginal secretions

Question 28

Universal precautions also apply to tissues and to the following fluids_________________

Answer 28

• cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• synovial fluid
• pleural fluid
• peritoneal fluid
• pericardial fluid
• amniotic fluid

Question 29

There are ____________ differences in barrier effectiveness between intact latex and intact vinyl used to manufacture gloves

Answer 29

no reported