What is any animal capable of transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury?
Vector
What is defined as the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes?
Sanitation
What are organisms (insects, rodents, snakes) that adversely affect military ops and the well being of man and animal; attack real property, supplies, and equipment; or are otherwise undesirable?
Pests
Requirements for food service training are addressed in what series?
SECNAVINST 4061.1
Vaccines used to protect Navy and Marine Corps personnel against certain diseases before exposure to infection are called what?
Prophylactic immunizations
Immunizations procured for the armed forces are required to meet the minimum standards set by the what?
Department of health and human services (HHS)
What are diseases that may be transmitted from a carrier to a susceptible host?
Communicable
What series, standards of potable water, sets drinking water standards for U.S. Naval establishments worldwide, both ashore and afloat
BUMEDINST 6240.1
What is spent water of a ship, base, industrial plant, or other activity?
Waste water
In 2008, infections accounted for an estimated 1.7 million infections and how many associated deaths in American hospitals alone, according to cdc
99,000
What is the state of being free of pathogenic organisms?
Asepsis
What is the number of micro-organisms contaminating an object?
Bioburden
What is a diagnostic test of a prevacuum sterilizer’s ability to remove air from the chamber and detect air leaks ?
Bowie-dick type test
What is the reproduction and growth of micro organisms in living tissue cells or on a nutrient medium?
Culture
What is an infection resulting from treatment in a hospital and is secondary to the patient’s original condition?
Nosocomial infection
What is the process that destroys all types and forms of microorganisms?
Sterilization
What is the quantity of materials or supplies required to treat a single patient?
Unit dose
What is the study of microscopic life forms called microorganisms?
Microbiology
Disease producing organisms are said to be what?
Pathogenic
What are micro organisms that are much smaller than bacteria?
Viruses
What are single cells animals that DO NOT have a rigid cell wall?
Protozoa
What is one of the most important procedures in preventing the transfer of micro organisms from one person to another?
Hand washing
What is an effective antiseptic for reducing transient and resident microbial hand flora, and has a sustained antimicrobial effect?
Chlorhexidine gluconate
What are water soluble complexes of iodine with organic compounds that are effective against all gram positive and gram negative bacteria and viruses?
Iodophors
Waterless hand washing agents contain 70 percent isopropyl alcohol and virtually disinfect the skin in how many seconds
20
Washing increases the protective nature of the gloves up to what percent?
60%
What gloves are the highest quality, most expensive, and best fitting?
Sterile surgical
What gloves offer the highest quality and best fit at a greatly reduced cost when sterile surgical gloves are not required?
Procedural
What gloves are the least expensive type of non sterile gloves that are commonly used in routine procedures?
Latex examination
What is a stiff, thin, woven mask used for simple procedures for protection from splashing and aerosols?
Cone mask
What is a lightweight, nose and mouth respirator that can provide some level or protection for the wearer from viruses and small particles?
N95 respirator
What precautions are the second tier of infection prevention?
Transmission based
What precautions are used for patients infected with microorganisms spread by coughing, sneezing, or talking such as influenza virus, adenovirus, and rhinovirus?
Droplets
All active duty healthcare personnel will be tested for HIV every two years and tuberculosis and/or screening on what basis?
Annual
What describes those practices used to prevent the transfer of pathogenic organisms from person to person, place to place, or person to place?
Medical asepsis
For DTR’s at the beginning of the day flush each of the unit water lines and hoses for at least one minute, even if their use is not anticipated and flush for at least how many seconds in between patients?
30
Potable water supplies may contain up to 100 bacterial colony forming units per millimeter and water in dental units at times can contain in excess how many (cfu/ml)
1,000,000
Three 10 second rinses with mouth wash will temporarily reduce a patient’s microbial count by up to what percent?
97%
What is liquid or solid waste containing pathogens in sufficient numbers and of sufficient virulence to cause infectious disease in susceptible host exposed to the waste?
Infectious waste
Treat used disposable sharps, such as needles, scalpel blades, capsules, disposable syringes, used burs, and broken instruments as what?
Regulated waste
If the hm is in an area where infectious waste cannot be treated on site, do not store without refrigeration for more than how many days?
7
Remove any blood or fluid spills with an absorbent material and disinfect the area with a solution of household bleach diluted to what amount with clear water or an EPA approved disinfectant?
1:10
What is the term that describes the sterilization, storage, and handling, of articles, to keep them free of pathogenic organisms
Surgical aseptic technique
The use of what in the operating room is the least desirable method of cleaning?
Mops
The purpose of what is to reduce resident and transient skin flora (bacteria) to a minimum?
Surgical hand scrub
