Exposure Control Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
Q

Who is responsible for developing and maintaining the exposure control plan and related records?

A

EMS officer

Safety officer

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2
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Where can copies of the exposure control plan be located/

A

The Fire department’s Intranet site.

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3
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The EMS officer and Safety Officer will maintain, review and update the ECP at least?

A

Annually

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4
Q

The OSHA Standard for bloodborne pathogens is available to any OCFD employee at?

A

http://osha.gov/

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5
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The _____ at each station will ensure that station stock of PPE is adequate and that supplies nearing expiration date are used first.

A

Senior Officer

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6
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OCFD evaluates new procedures and new products regularly by?

A

interaction with the Medical Directors Office, the QA officers, and employee input.

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7
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Select maximal rather than minimal PPE. True Prevention is _____ and there is NO replacement for properly worn PPE.

A

Protection

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8
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Sharps containers are kept upright throughout use, replaced routinely and not allowed to be over

A

2/3 full

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9
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When the biohazard waste container is 2/3 full, the CO will ensure its placed in a red biohazard bag and taken to

A

Station 1 for storage unit disposal.

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10
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How many Red BioHazard bags are carried on Engines, RL’s and Haz-Mat 5?

A

2

1 Bio clean-up kit
Will carry 5 of everything else

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Tankers, Tank Pumpers and Brush Pumpers carry ____ of everything in the PPE bag.

A

3

Except:
2 Red BioHazard bags
1 Bio clean-up kit.

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12
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What are the known airborne transmissible deseases as listed in the SOP?

A

Tuberculosis
Pandemic Influenza
SARS
Meningitis

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13
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Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis should be considered infectious if?

A

they are coughing.

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14
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What is a pandemic?

A

An epidemic that becomes very widespread.

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15
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The CDC states that healthcare workers within __feet of the patient with Pandemic influenza should wear respiratory protection.

A

6 feet

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16
Q

SARS is approx. __% fatal

A

10% fatal

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17
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Droplet spread can happen when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance generally up to ___ft through the air and deposited on the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose or eyes of people who are nearby.

A

3 feet

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18
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Meningitis may develop due to:

A
bacteria
viruses
physical injury
cancer
certain drugs
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19
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There are ___ types of meningitis

A

5

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20
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Bacterial Meningitis can be life threatening and

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requires immediate medical attention.

21
Q

Viral Meningitis is serious____

A

but rarely fatal.

22
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____ Meningitis is a form that can be serious in immunosuppressed people

A

Fungal Meningitis

23
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____ Meningitis is an often fatal, rare form that is associated with exposure to bodies of water.

24
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____ Meningitis is not spread from person to person but can be caused by cancers, lupus, certain drugs and traumatic injury.

A

Non-infectious Meningitis

25
OCFD provides the disinfectant cleaners:
Lysol I.C. Quaternary | Amphyl
26
The Lysol Brand I.C. Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner Concentrate must be mixed how often?
new each shift
27
Contact Time: HIV-1 is inactivated after a contact time of __ minutes. (lysol)
4
28
Contact Time: Hep B or Hep C is inactivated after a contact time of
10 minutes
29
Let the cleaner sit on all surfaces for ___ min before wiping off or rinsing.
10 minutes
30
Amphyl can be used for Broad Spectrum disinfection at __% dilution.
1 %
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To kill HIV mix, Amphyl at __% dilution and let stand for 10 minutes prior to wiping. Allow to air dry if possible.
2 %
32
For Sanitizing Laundry | Add 1 cup Amphyl cleaner to each __ gallons of water
17 gallons
33
Experts suggest that you wash your hands for as long as it
takes you to recite the alphabet.
34
The biohazard bag will be deposited in the designated locker at Fire station 1. The deposit will be logged into the
biohazard waste log book in 533's office. | * Current contractor will make every effort to pick up within one week.
35
Washer extractors are located at Fire Statons
1, 4, 6, 7, 14, 18, 25, 34
36
What is considered a significant amount of blood or body fluids:
Any biohazard greater than the contents of 1 biohazard bag. * contact HAZ MAT
37
What is acceptable for clean-up of a contaminated surface or item?
EPA-registered disinfectants Diluted Bleach solution (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) 1:10 (1 cup bleach to 9 cups water) 1:100 (1/4 cup bleach per gallon of water) *allow to stand for 15 minutes********
38
Hospital personnel will complete what items on the Form 207?
20, 21, 22 QA 14-19
39
Where is an employee taken if he believes he was exposed?
Integris Baptist Medical Center
40
What will the QA officer take to the Health Care facility to which the source patient was transported?
Form 207 | an OSDH envelope
41
Who will the QA officer meet with upon arrival at the hospital with the Form 207
The Exposure Control Practitioner or Emergency Department Supervising Nurse
42
Where will the Exposure Control Practitioner sign the Form 207?
In the lower right hand corner.
43
Where does the Yellow copy of the Form 207 go?
It's mailed to OSDH *Green copy of the form and envelope is left with the facility.
44
What Form is confidential and should not be included in the official job injury forms being forwarded through the Chain of command?
State Form 207
45
The QA will secure the State Form 207 and mail them in the appropriate envelope to?
The designated State Department.
46
If your annual TB screening result is positive, Who will schedule your appointment with McBride Clinic?
GENEX | * can take up to two weeks
47
You do not fill out a form 207 if your annual TB test is positive, however you do fill one out on a__
potential TB exposure
48
TB testing procedure post exposure. Genx will schedule first text. *up to two weeks First test is baseline. Second TB test is given two weeks later. Third test is given
90 days later.
49
The Safety Work Section shall maintain training records for __years from the date of training.
3 years