Flashcards in BUMEDINST 6600.10A CH 2 Deck (11):
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Several weeks usually exists between the time a person is infected with a virus and the time when labs test can detect antigens/antibodies.
HIV infected individuals, period may be months or years.
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Approx. 80% of patients with HIV/HBV show no symptoms and are unaware of their infectious disease state.
Procedures established to prevent the spread of HBV serve as the basis for Universal Precautions.
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All dental personnel must receive HBV vaccines (i.e. civ, dental lab, repair personnel).
Patients with infectious diseases or AIDS require consults before elective treatments.
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Washing increases porosity of gloves up to 60% and repeated use of single pair of gloves is not permitted.
Change clinic aparel daily and when visibly soiled.
5
Aerosol particles can remain airborne long after a procedure is completed, staff/patients must not eat or drink in DTRs.
At the start of each workday, flush lines for 1 minute.
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Stagnant water in the narrowbore unit tubing may have bacteria that can proliferate and may become pathogenic.
Afer each patient, run lines for 30 seconds.
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Flush handpiece tubing for 1 minute at the beginning of each day for 30 seconds between patients.
Disinfect handpieces and run for 15 seconds into the HVE.
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Dental procedures usually generate aerosol particles that avg 1.3 microns in diameter
Three 10 sec rinses temporarily reduce a patient's microbial count by up to 97%.
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Opened irrigation solutions is acceptable for up to 1 week for nonsurgical use.
Solutions used for surgical procedures that a considered sterile can only be used 1 day.
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For nonsterilizable tips, flush syringe for 30 seconds, wip with high level disinfectant, and wrap with disinfectant saturatd gauze for 10 minutes.
Do not us 2% glutaraldehyde as a surface disinfectant because of caustic vapor.
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