Zones
Medical waste containers are housed here on jobs
staging area (buffer)
What diseases do we encounter?
HIV, Hep B, Hep C, hep A, MRSA, SARS, Meningitis, Encephalitis, C-Diff
This is included in pricing to the customer
PPE, chemicals, time and labor, chemicals used, equipment used.
The HEPA air scrubber helps reduce or prevent this
cross contamination
What is the CIS?
Customer information sheet
what are the two types of control zones
primary & secondary
What does it mean to clean yourself out?
Begin biowash at the corner of the room furthest away from the point-of-entry.
A Universal Precaution is this
Exceptions to using the HEPA (there are 4)
vehicle cleanups
outdoor
crawl spaces
no electricity
What does SAJA stand for?
Site Assessment Job Aid
Defining the control zone means....
What happened
where it happened
how long ago
What area poses the largest potential threat of exposure or cross contamination due to bio containers
staging
a risk accepted as a consequence of a particular occupation
We exhaust the HEPA to do this
remove contaminated air out of the control zone
what does HEPA stand for?
High Efficiency particulate air
What does "don't define by red only" mean
only looking for blood when clear fluids may be present
This can slow down or speed up breakdown of tissue or biological fluids
weather
insects
health of deceased
pets in the property
This happens if the affected material is taken from the control zone straight to the truck
Cross contamination
What are the 3 filters
pre filter - paper
carbon
HEPA filter - metal
What does ATP stand for
Adenosine tri-posphate
What is the transition between the clean zone and the control zone?
Buffer zone
What is a vector?
living organism that carries a disease from a host to a new potential host (flies)
the two methods to remove affected materials
1st - removal and disinfection - disposing of the item, all porous material removed = this is the only option.
2nd - disinfection, common for hard-surfaced items - to disinfect, we biowash
These are needed to vent the HEPA
Plastic, knife, duct plastic, carpet protector, painters tape
THE HEPA
What does WGBT stand for
Web globe bulb temperature