Blood Borne Pathogens and Other Potentially Infectious Materials

Question 1

What is BBPs?

Answer 1

Blood Borne Pathogens

Question 2

What is OPIMs?

Answer 2

Other Potentially Infectious Materials

Question 3

Define Blood Borne Pathogens(BBPs)

Answer 3

defined as infections that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans.

Question 4

What are some OPIMs?

Answer 4

Blood products, Semen, Vaginal Secretions, Spinal Fluid, Lung Fluid, any bodily fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and any bodily fluid that you cannot tell what it is.

Question 5

What are some fluids that are not expected to be infectious unless they are visibly contaminated with blood?

Answer 5

Urine, Feces, vomit, tears, sweat, spit, and nasal secretions.

Question 6

Describe how to transmit BBPs and OPIMs?

Answer 6

Needle stick injury, any other laceration by a contaminated object, open cut/wound/weeping lesion, and eyes/mouth/nose

Question 7

What are the four ways diseases are transmitted?

Answer 7

Parenteral exposure, Mucous membrane exposure, Sexual contact, infected women.

Question 8

Types of diseases?

Answer 8

HIV, Hep B, Hep C