Lab Safety Part One, Test 3 Flashcards
How many people are allowed in the room during strict isolation?
Only one person is allowed in the room
Can you take anything out of a strict isolation room?
No.
Nothing and no one leaves the room
What is reverse isolation?
When a patient is not contagious but still requires a barrier between the patient and visitor to protect the patient’s weakened immune system
What is respiratory isolation?
For patients who suffer from disease that can be transferred through respiration
What is required in a respiratory isolation room?
A very good ventilator
What kind of isolation are TB patients in?
Acid Fast Isolation
What item can only be used by the patient in an Enteric Isolation room?
The washroom
What items in an Enteric Isolation room disposable?
All items
Define asepsis
Free from injection or pathogens
Define medical asepsis
an object that is clean and free from infection, pathogens eliminated
Define microorganisms
Tiny living animals or plants that cannot be seen by the naked eye
What are the growth requirements for MO?
- Proper nutrition
- Oxygen
- Optimum temperature for each MO
- Darkness
- Moisture
- Neutral pH
What percent of people contract an infection after being in the hospital?
5%
What are the sources of infection?
- People
- Contaminated objects
Where can pathogens exit the body?
Mouth, nose, throat, ears, eyes, mucous membrane
How can infections be transmitted?
- Inhalation of aerosols
- Ingestion by handling contaminated objects
- Absorption by skin
- Percutaneous exposure (needle sticks)
- Permucosal contact
Who are susceptible hosts?
Anyone
What is susceptibility affected by?
Age, health, immune status
How to reduce susceptibility?
Maintain good physical and mental health
Manage stress
Immunization
When should an accident/incident report be completed?
Each time there is an occurrence
What is the minimum information required on the report?
- Employee name
- Witness name
- Date and time of occurrence
- Date and time reported
- Name of person reported to
- Complete details of occurrence
What does GHS stand for?
Global Harmonization System
When was WHMIS created?
1988
When was WHMIS updated?
2015
