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What is the first priority when handling infectious materials?

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Safety

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All blood and other potentially infectious materials are treated as if infected with what blood borne pathogens?

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Hep B
Hep C
HIV

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Laboratory policies aim to provide a _______.

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safe and healthful environment

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Universal precautions apply to:

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Blood
Tissue
Semen
Other body fluids

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Universal precautions DO NOT apply to:

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  • Feces
  • Nasal secretions
  • Sputum
  • Sweat
  • Tears
  • Urine
  • Vomit
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PPE include:

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  • Gloves
  • Gowns, Aprons, and Lab Coats
  • Eye Protection, and Face Shields
  • Caps
  • Shoes
  • Covers
  • Masks
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Gowns, aprons, or lab coats shall be worn when a procedure has the ability to generate _______.

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splashes of potentially infectious substances

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created by

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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OSHA’s mission is:

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  • enforcing standards
  • training, outreach, education
  • partnerships
  • continual improvement
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was created by

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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What are NIOSH’s responsibilities:

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  • Reduce injuries
  • Surveillance
  • Increase prevention
  • Training
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Who regulates transportation of Hazardous waste?

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Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)

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What instruction is CLIP?

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DoD INST 6440.02

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What Non-fixed MTFs must maintain CLIP certifications?

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ship’s medical dept

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What instruction is Management of Regulated Medical Waste?

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BUMEDINST 6280.1

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What is CLIP?

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program

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How often is the CLIP inspection?

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every 2 years

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What 3 record logs must be maintained for CLIP?

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  1. quality control log
  2. temperature log
  3. maintenance log
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What is an agreement between a host nation and military forces?

When a host nation’s rules and the Navy’s rules conflict, always go with _________.

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SOFA

the stricter rule

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What is Medical waste that does not contain enough pathogen to be harmful and is treated as general waste?

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Non-infectious waste

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Non-infectious waste criteria:

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  1. Diapers and used tissue paper
  2. Non post-partum or gynecological waste
  3. small amounts of blood or bodily fluids
  4. Disposable products like bedpans, urinary catheters, and NG tubing, emptied of their contents & not bloody
  5. Containers free of body fluids
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Liquid or solid waste containing potential pathogens that can cause disease.

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Infectious waste

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Infectious waste criteria:

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1) Blood or other potentially infectious material
2) Contaminated items that would release blood if compressed
3) Items caked with dried blood
4) Contaminated sharps
5) Pathological or microbiological waste

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9 Regulated body fluids are:

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  1. Blood
  2. Pleural fluid
  3. Amniotic fluid
  4. Synovial fluid
  5. Peritoneal fluid
  6. Pericardial fluid
  7. CSF
  8. Semen
  9. Dialysate
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Sharps may include but are not limited to:
(1 Needles (2 Blades (3 Slides (4 Coverslips (5 Contaminated broken glass (6 Glassware or plastic ware
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Segregate waste at \_\_\_\_\_\_
point of origin
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Infectious/Regulated Waste is placed in what color bag?
red
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Biohazard bags are emptied \_\_\_\_\_\_.
daily
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Infectious waste/regulated waste bags are secured how?
1. double bagged 2. goose-necked 3. secured with heavy tape
30
Bags must be labeled with what 4 things?
1. name 2. address 3. phone number of originator 4. biohazard symbol
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Sharps are placed in:
rigid, puncture-resistant, leak proof containers
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The sharps container must be
labeled with a biohazard sign or be red in color
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Containers must be labeled with what 3 things?
* name * address * phone number of originator
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The sharps container is taken out of service when?
* after 90 days * 3/4 full * foul odor
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The container must have what 2 dates written? marked on the outside in \_\_\_\_\_\_
date opened & date closed in indelible marker
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Mark storage room exterior with ?
Biohazard and Authorized Personnel Only signs
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Storage room should be near \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
treatment or transport site lockable
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Infectious Waste can be stored up to:
7 days
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Infectious Waste Storage must comply with:
local, state, federal, and SOFA
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Monitoring system must include what 5 things?
1. Date 2. Time 3. Amount 4. Type 5. Disposition
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What are the 3 criteria for overboard discharge of infectious waste:
1. endangers health or safety 2. unacceptable nuisance 3. compromise of combat readiness
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What 4 Conditions to overboard discharge infectious waste?
1. CO’s approval 2. \< 50nm from shore 3. weighted for negative buoyancy 4. Entries in ship’s deck log and medical journal
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What 4 things must be included in the deck log and medical journal?
1. Date 2. Time 3. Ship's location 4. # of bags
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Is unused medical supply disposed of as infectious waste?
yes
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What 5 materials are used for decontamination?
1. Gloves 2. Gown/Lab Coat 3. Goggles/face shields 4. Absorbent Materials (Spill Kit) 5. EPA approved Disinfectant
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4 Decontamination procedures:
1. Countertops decontaminated with approved disinfectant 2. Infectious waste spills should be decontaminated 3. contain spill by using absorbent material 4. Dispose of waste properly
47
Are needles to be recapped?
No
48
Who do you inform of all accidents, exposures, or unsafe conditions?
CoC
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What is an infection control strategy designed to reduce the risk of disease transmission, introduced by the CDC in response to the HIV epidemic in 1985?
Universal Precautions
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Eye protection must be worn when \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
hazardous splashes can occur
51
Face shields must be what length?
chin length
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Goggles must have
solid side shields

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