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What is WHMIS?

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WHMIS is a workers “Right to know” about hazardous materials in the workplace

Stands for: Workplace Hazardous Material Information System

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Human with star in the middle sign

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Health hazard

-Toxicity

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Exclamation Mark

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Exclamation Mark

-Acute toxicity

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Fire with circle

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Flame over circle

-Flammable

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Fire

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Flame

-Can oxidize

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Dead fish

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Enviroment

-Can be toxic to aquatic environments

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Skull

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Skull and cross bones

-Acute toxicity

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Cylinder

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Gas cylinder

-Gas under pressure

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Hand having liquid poured on it

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Corrosion

-Serious damage to eyes, skin corrosion and can be corrosive to metals

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biohazardous

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Biohazardous

  • An item that is biological, meaning it came from something that is alive or interacted with something alive but now is hazardous such as urine, feces, needles.
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blood borne pathogens? examples

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Pathogens that spread through contact with blood.

  • an open wound coming in contact with someone’s blood who has a blood borne pathogen. An example of a blood borne pathogen is HIV
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What are some safety precautions to prevent a sharps injury?

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Capping needle after usage

Having sharps containers around

Checking your surroundings when walking around with a needle

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What can grow on wet surfaces?

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Bacteria, molds.

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What are the 3 types of modes of transmission of pathogens?

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droplets, direct contact and airborne transmission

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Ways to break chain of infection

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Washing hands, maintaining a distance from people who are sick, having patients wear masks, wiping down high touch surfaces with sterile wipes, hygiene, eating clean to improve immune system

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Order of chain of infection

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-Infectious agent (fungs, virus, bacteria)

-Source of reservoir (where the pathogen lives)

-Portal of exit ( how it leaves the body, i.e sneezing, cough, blood, feces)

-Mode of transportation (How the virus gets around i.e droplet, airborne and direct contact)

-Portal of entry (How it enters the host i.e coughing, sneezing, blood contact)

-Susceptible host (Things that make a host easier to infect i.e AIDS, poor immune system, poor diet, organ transplants)

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Microgranism

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Small organisms that can only be seen with microscope

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handwashing

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An essential skill healthcare workers must know how to do effectively and is one of the main ways preventing infections

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pathogens

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harmful, viruses, bacteria, infections caused by microorganisms.

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fomite

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Contaminated non-living object

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Asepsis

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Without infection or absence of pathogens

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medical asepsis

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Medical practices that reduce a number of microorganisms and interrupt transmissions between people or people and objects

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surgical asepsis:

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Medicine practices that kills off all microorganisms from an object

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disinfection

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A method to eliminate most pathogens from surfaces and equipment i.e lysol

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sterilization
A method used to remove ALL microorganisms from objects (i.e autoclave)
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antiseptic
A liquid used to clean the skin
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opportunistic infection:
A infection that occurs when the body is weak or immune system is compromised
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nosocomial infection
A infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting or long-term living facility usually caused by healthcare workers
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Cross-contamination
When a microorganism passes from one person or from an object to another
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standard precautions
Standard infection control practices that all healthcare workers do at all times with the assumption that everyone could be infectious
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transmission based precaution
Special precautions and practices that are taken when there is a known infectious illness and using only standard precautions aren’t enough protection
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Cleaning a patients teeth as a dentist
Medical asepsis: wearing gloves, masks, PPE, washing hands Surgical sepsis: PPE, sterilization of equipment, sterile gloves, autoclave
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You need to check on a patient who may be infectious, they are coughing a lot
Medical sepsis: wearing gloves, mask, other PPE, hand washing
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You’re a paramedic performing CPR on someone's whos bleeding and has cuts all over their face
Medical sepsis: PPE, wash hands Surgical sepsis: sterile gauze, sterile gloves, sterile equipment, sterile bandages, hand washing
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What are potential consequences of not using proper infection control practices
Viruses and bacteria can spread. For example, bloodborne pathogens can be spread if items are not sterilized when an incision is being made on the patient
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sterile field
A sterile field can be used when cleaning equipment, such as creating flaps in wrapping paper so that contaminated hands do not touch the sterilized areas. How to know when an instrument has been thoroughly cleaned is when the black lines appear on the tape used to seal up the package of wrapped tools and the tape inside the sterile field.
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PPE
Personal Protective Equipment -masks, gloves, eye protection, shoe protection, gowns, hair nets
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DONNING
WASH HANDS, Gown, mask, hat. eye protection, gloves
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DOFFING
Gloves, gown, hand hygiene, eye protection, mask, hairnet, hand hygiene
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Handwashing steps
-Wet hands for good later -Interlock fingers at front -Interlock fingers at the back of the hand -Lock hands and scrub -Clean thumbs -Clean nails at the palm
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8 basic rules of body mechanics.
-Have a broad base of support. Feet shoulder width apart -Bend from knees + hips -Use the strongest muscles in your body, legs and arms. The back is weak -Carry objects close to you -Use weight of your body -Avoid twisting -Avoid bending for long periods of time. -Ask for help and use machines to help (i.e hoyer lift)
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rules about using a wheelchair safely
Make sure breaks are on when transferring and taking a patient out of the wheelchair If a patient wants to roll themselves they should ask or indicate that they want to roll themselves so that the wheeler is notified and does not accidentally end up crushing their fingers.
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‘working height’
A height that is suitable for healthcare workers to treat, feed, and bathe a patient.
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What is the first thing you should do before performing any type of transfer on a patient?
You should make sure the patient is at a working height, introduce yourself to the patient, what you’ll be doing and wash your hands.
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What are the safety concerns when using a hoyer lift?
-The concerns are the patient falling out of the lift because the hooks aren’t connected - The patients head getting banged on the metal of the lifter - Traveling carefully with the patient
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important techniques and rules to remember with hoyer lift?
-When moving patients feet to each side of the pole, the breaks should be on -The patient's feet should not be touching the bed when being lifted -When the patient is lowered release them slowly and make sure to have some room between them and a wheelchair of bed so that they are comfortable -Make sure patient doesn’t hit their head on the metal part of the powerlift while the lift lowers them
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What can result from poor body mechanics?
Bad back Leaving work Injuries
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Supine
(On your back with pillow under the feet) used for a general exam
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Prone
(On your back) with pillow under feet Helps relieve some pain
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Lateral position
(Laying on their side with pillow in between knee and knee propped up.) Position helps relieve some pain
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Sims position
(Almost on your stomach with pillow between your knee and thigh again. This used used for vaginal exams, rectal exams)
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Semi fowler's position
( 45 degree angle, like a therapist chair. Patient is slightly sitting up.This position helps with patients breathing)
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High fowler's
(Closet to a 90 degree angle, can help with breathing and digestion problems)
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Trendelenburg position
( Feet are more lifted then head, this position helps bring blood back to head and heart)
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Reverse Trendelenburg position
It's the opposite of Trendelenburg position (Feet are lowered, looks like you will slide off bed. Helps with gastrointestinal problems)

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