Laboratory Safety/Understanding Phlebotomy

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authorizes to conduct on-site inspection

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OSHA

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enacted by US congress in 1970

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Public Law 91-596

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all exposure to blood or infectious materials; decontamination and safe handling of potentially infectious laboratory supplies; PPE and universal precautions

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Blood-borne Pathogen Standard

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provides guidance for evaluating and communicating identified hazards; employees education

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Hazard Communication Standard (Right to know Law)

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major source of safety information for employees who may use hazardous materials

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MSDS

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requires chemical hygiene plan to minimize personnel exposure to hazardous chemicals

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OSHA (Laboratory Standard)

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Colors of NFPA Rating

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Blue - Health
Yellow - Instability
White - Special
Red - Flammability

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safety showers gallons of water per minute

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30-50 gl per minute of 20-50 psi

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eyewash stations feet

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100 ft

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velocity at the face of the hood feet

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100-120 ft per minute

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removes particles that may be harmful who is working with potentially biological specimens

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Biosafety Cabinets

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Chain of Infection

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Infection
Reservoir
Entry of Exit
Mode of Transmission
Entry of Pathway
Susceptible Host

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an approach to infection control that presumes that all human blood, tissue, and most fluids are treated as if known to be infectious.

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Universal Precaution

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Donning of PPE

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Gown
Hair cap
Mask
Googles
Gloves

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Doffing of PPE

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Gloves
Googles
Gown
Hair Cap
Mask

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Sinks/Surface decontamination; large spill of blood

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1:5/1:10 (10%) dilution of Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) - 20 mins

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most widely used for chlorine disinfectants

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hypochlorite

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volume of water needed in volume of bleach (1 mL)

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9 mL

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shelf life of sodium hypochlorite
*room tempt (diluted w/ water)
*closed plastic bottles

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1 week
1 month

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HBV contact time

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10 mins

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HIV contact time

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2 mins

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most common cause of needlestick accidents

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Recapping

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first aid in chemical hazard

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flush affected part w/ water for 15 MINS

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For chemical handling always add

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ACID TO WATER

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best method of radioactive waste disposal

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locked room until background is down to 10 half-lives for radioiodine

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all electrical equipment must be grounded with

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Three-prolonged plugs

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basic elements of fire

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heat, fuel, oxygen(air)

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Fire caused by ordinary combustible materials

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Class A

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Fire caused by flammable liquids

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Class B

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Fire caused by electrical equipments

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Class C

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Fire caused by flammable metals

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Class D

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Fire caused by detonation (arsenal fire)

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Class E

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Fire caused by Cooking media

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Class K

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Class A, B, C, D, E, K Extinguisher

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A - water ABC - dry chemical BC - carbon dioxide, halon foam D - metal x, sand

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Laboratory Waste Management

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Red - sharps Yellow - Infectious Yellow w/ black band - chemical Orange - radioactive Green - biodegradable Black - non-biodegradable white - pharmaceutical

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phlebos temnein = venesection

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vein to cut

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practiced phlebotomy as bloodletting in 1400 BC

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Ancient Egyptians

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greek physician believed person's health dependent on balance of four humors: earth air fire water

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Hippocrates Earth: blood, brain Air: phlegm, lungs Fire: black bile, spleen Water: yellow bile, gall bladder

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In middle ages, they performed bloodletting as part of treatment of illnesses

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Barber-surgeons

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alternative medicine that helps ease pain; special heated suction cups, fleam (lancet)

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Cupping

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known as hirudotherpay/hirudo medicinalis; uses leeches for bloodletting and microsurgical replantation

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Leeching

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blood letting is called? used for blood disorders such as hemochromatosis

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therapeutic phlebotomy

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phlebotomy as major theraphy

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18th-19th centuries

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US president died from throat infection 1799; 9 pints of blood (normal 1-4 pints)

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George Washington

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Phlebotomy was declared quackery

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end of 19th century

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temporal artery vein (blood vessels) not done by phlebotomists

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Arteriotomy

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believed blood formed in liver

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Galen

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presences of valves in vein

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Andreas Vesalius

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discovered pulmonary circulation

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Realdus Columbus

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discovered blood circulation from observations on living animals; function of valves

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William Harvey