What role does OSHA play in work safety?

Question 1

Why might safety precautions in a pediatrician’s office differ from those in an assisted living facility?

Answer 1

-Children and older individuals (or people with disabilities) are more likely to be hurt
-children’s motor skills are still developing,
-older people’s bones are becoming weaker.
-people with a disability are more likely to be hurt as well.

Question 2

Briefly explain the chain of infection

Answer 2

-reservoir- where the bacteria grows.
-exit from reservoir- the bacteria escapes.
-vehicle of transmission- how this bacteria or virus travels.
-portal of entry- where the bacteria enters something else. susceptible host- where the bacteria goes

Question 3

What is a reservoir? What are the three most common reservoir hosts?

Answer 3

reservoir- where the bacteria grows.
humans, animals, the environment and insects

Question 4

Whar is medical asepsis?

Answer 4

medical asepsis is when you reduce the number of pathogens in an area

Question 5

Briefly explain the highest level of infection control.

Answer 5

sterilization against surgical, dental tools

Question 6

First link in the chain of infection- the person who carries the pathogen

Answer 6

reservoir

Question 7

Substances that inhibit the growth of microorganisms but don’t kill them

Answer 7

antiseptics

Question 8

Third link in the chain of infection—the way by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir and spreads through the environment

Answer 8

vehicle of transmission

Question 9

Bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow

Answer 9

aerobic

Question 10

Bacteria that can live without oxygen

Answer 10

anaerobic

Question 11

Infection control methods that kill bacteria are referred to as

Answer 11

bactericidal

Question 12

The most significant and most commonly observed infection-causing agent in health care institutions is

Answer 12

bacteria

Question 13

8. The highest level of infection control is

Answer 13

sterilization

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an airborne illness?

Answer 14

HIV- sexually transmitted disease

Question 15

Special detection badges are used to signal exposure to

Answer 15

radiation

Question 16

_________diseases are spread from person to person when an infected person’s blood or 11. certain other body fluids come into contact with the mucous membranes or bloodstream of an uninfected person.

Answer 16

blood borne

Question 17

_______diseases are often spread from person to person when an infected person 12. coughs, releasing droplets in the air

Answer 17

air borne

Question 18

The smallest of all microorganisms ____ are visible only with an electronic microscope.

Answer 18

virus

Question 19

The person infected with a pathogen is also known as the____ of the disease.

Answer 19

carrier

Question 20

When contact is made between the infected reservoir host and a susceptible host, _____ occurs.

Answer 20

vehicle of transmission?

Question 21

Briefly explain how health care needs and safety risks change as a person ages. Provide some examples.

Answer 21

As the body gets older you are more susceptible to illness because the body isn’t able to fight diseases as well as it did when the person was younger.

Question 22

According to OSHA requirements, what should an emergency action plan contain?

Answer 22

FIRE PREVENTION PLANS, EVACUATION, LOCKDOWN

Question 23

What are some preventive measures that health care workers can take to reduce the risk of spreading infection?

Answer 23

wash hands, disinfect, wear PPE.

Question 24

What are some factors that increase the risk of injury in the workplace? What steps can health care workers take to reduce their risk of injury?

Answer 24

not properly putting away things, not properly stationing patients in a way that doesn’t take up space, not capping or disposing of sharp equipment. They can prevent this by properly cleaning and disposing these sharp objects.

Question 25

Briefly explain how health care needs and safety risks change as a person ages. Provide some examples.

Answer 25

As the body gets older you are more susceptible to illness because the body isn’t able to fight diseases as well as it did when the person was younger.

Question 26

What role does OSHA play in work safety?

Answer 26

They set and enforce standards as well as providing training and education

Question 27

PASS

Answer 27

PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP

Question 28

RACE

Answer 28

Rescue, Activate, Confine, Evacuate

Question 29

What is OSHA

Answer 29

-OSHA is the occupational safety and health administration.
-OSHA enforces safety laws and protects the safety of employees.

Question 30

What is CDC

Answer 30

-CDC is Center for Disease Control.
-CDC provides guidelines for not transmitting illnesses.

Question 31

The three cardinal rules of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ protection are (1) minimize time of exposure to the source, (2) maximize distance from the source, and (3) use appropriate shielding.

Answer 31

1. RADIATION
   STEPS
   (1) minimize time of exposure to the source
   (2) maximize distance from the source
   (3) use appropriate shielding.