General

Question 1

What are the 5 moments of hand hygiene?

Answer 1

1. Before touching a patient
2. Before a procedure
3. After a procedure
4. After touching a patient
5. After touching a patients surroundings

Question 2

What are standard precautions?

Answer 2

A ser of precautions to put in place to prevent the transmission of disease

1. Hand hygiene
2. Use of PPE
3. Safe use and disposal of sharps
4. Use aseptic “non touch” technique
5. Reprocessing of reusable instruments and equipment
6. Routine environmental cleaning
7. Waste management
8. Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
9. Appropriate handling of linen

Question 3

What are the three P’s

Answer 3

Paramedic safety
Patient safety
Peripheral safety

Question 4

What is a pathogen?

Answer 4

Known as germs (disease causing organisms)

Question 5

What is referred by DRABC?

Answer 5

Danger 
Response
Airway
Breathing
Circulation

Question 6

What are the three transmission based precautions?

Answer 6

Contact
Droplet
Airbourne

Question 7

What are contact precautions?

Answer 7

1. Ensure appropriate patient placement
2. Wear appropriate PPE
3. Limit patient movement (to limit the spread of infection)
4. Use disposable/dedicated pt care equipment where possible?
5. Ensure thorough cleaning and disinfection of the ambulance and equipment

Question 8

What are droplet precautions?

Answer 8

1. Source control
2. Appropriate patient placement
3. Use appropriate PPE (protective eye wear and a P2 mask, consider use of gown)
4. Limit movement of patient

Question 9

Airbourne precautions

Answer 9

1. Source control
2. Patient placement
3. Avoid exposure to susceptible Individuals
4. Use appropriate PPE (N95/P2 mask, protective eyewear, gloves and consider the use of a gown)
5. Limit movement of patient
6. Immunise susceptible individuals as soon as possible after potential exposure