HM MAN ch 9: prev med and IC Flashcards
(50 cards)
____ is defined as the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with hazardous waste.
Sanitation
___ and ___ are considered the most desirable means of maintaining good health.
Prevention
Control of disease
Who performs sanitation inspections and recommendations to the commanding officer?
The HM as the medical department representative
A ___ is any animal capable or transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury.
Vector
___ are organisms that advert affect military operations and the well being of man and animal (insects, rodents, snakes)
Pests
What form is used as the “food service sanitation inspection”?
NAVMED form 6240/1
Vaccines that protect navy and marine corps personnel against certain diseases before exposure to infection are called ___.
Prophylactic immunizations
What instruction is the control of communicable diseases manual?
NAVMED P-5038
What series is the medical event report?
BUMEDINST 6220.12
What are 6 examples of processes used to purify water?
1) aeration
2) coagulation
3) flocculation
4) filtration
5) reverse osmosis
6) disinfection
The overboard discharge of untreated sewage from DOD ships within _ nautical miles from shore is prohibited by federal law.
3
In 2008 infections accounted for an estimated ___ infections and __ associated deaths in American hospitals according to the CDC.
1.7 million
99,000
___ is the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
Asepsis
___ is the number of micro-organisms contaminating an object; know as bio load or microbial load
Bioburdon
___ is a diagnostic test of a prevacuum sterilizer’s ability to remove air from the chamber
Bowie-dick test type
___ is the presence or reasonably expected presence of blood or other potentially infectious material on an item or surface.
Contaminated
__ a reproduction of growth of micro-organisms in living tissue cells or a nutrient medium
Culture
__ are instruments and materials that penetrate the skin, mucus membranes, or bone. Must be sterile prior to use.
Critical items
__ are Instruments or materials that frequently contact mucus membranes, but cannot be sterilized because of of their design or inability to withstand heat.
Semi-critical items
__ are instruments equipment, or materials that do not normally penetrate or contact mucus membranes, but are exposed to splash or splatters.
Non-critical items
__ are methods of managing environment and health by placing a barrier between the contamination and the rest of the site.
Engineered controls
Micro-organisms are classified as what five things?
Bacteria Bacterial spores Viruses Protozoa Fungi
Are viruses larger or smaller than bacteria
Much smaller
Can viruses live long outside their host?
No
