NEED TO KNOW! Flashcards
(24 cards)
What does PASS STAND FOR
Pull pin
Aim nozzle
Squeeze handle
Sweep side to side.
RACE what does RACE STAND FOR
R- REscue
A-alert
C-confine
E-extinguish
Chemical safety symbols
Red= fire hazard
Blue= Health hazard
Yellow= instability
OX= other
The lower the number The lower the hazard is.
Haz com
Labeling must contain a warning statement, precautions and First Aid Measures.
Safety showers and eye wash station
Immediately rinse for at least 15 minutes after removing contaminated clothing
Spill kit
The absorbent and neutralizer used and this depends on the type of chemical spill and must have an indicator system that identifies the subsTance
MSDS ( Material Safety Data Sheet)
Includes general and emergency information for every chemical in the lab!
Standard precautions
Includes universal precautions that are designed to prevent transmissions of all infectious agents in the health care setting
Airborne Precautions
Reduce the the spread of airborne droplet transmission of infectious agents, rubeola, varicella, tuberculosis and whooping cough.
Droplet precautions
Used to reduce the spread of the transmission of diseases such as whooping cough, pneumonia l.
Contact precautions
Reduce the risk of transmission of serious infectious diseases such as herpes simplex virus
When do standard precautions need to be used
EVERY SINGLE TIME
Needle stick safety and prevention act
Revising and updating the exposure control plan
Blood Bourne pathogens
Any infectious microorganisms present in blood and other bodily fluids, and tissues. These include hepatitis A,B,C,D,E, sphiliss malaria, human T Cell Lymphtrophic virus Types 1 and 2
The chain of infection
Source, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
Number one way to break the chain of infection
HAND WASHING
Disinfectants
Chemical compounds used to remove or kill pathogenic microorganisms
Antiseptic
Used to inhibit the growth and development of microorganisms but they don’t kill them
How to put on PPE
GOWN, MASK, GLOVES
How to take off PPE
GLOVES, MASK, GOWN
NOSOcomial infection
An infection that a patient gets when in a hospital setting
When does a nosocomial infection usally occur.
72 hours after the Patient is admitted.
What is the most common type of nosocomial infection
UTI
Reverse isolation
This is when we are protecting the patient form us! The isolation and precautions are to protect the patient from infection that could be transmitted from the hospital staff, THINK BURN PATIENTS!
