Safety Issues & Practices Pt. 1
What are the 4 agents of infection?
-Virus
-Bacteria
-Fungi
-Parasites
In a lab --- to prevent diseases you must:
- wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- handling all specimens ________
- _______ hands frequently
-carefully
-washing
How many seasons are there in a year?
4 seasons
Safety Data Sheets are created by ____________ to provide safety and health information about a substance or product
manufacturers
What are Regulatory Agencies?
authorities to ensure safety with laws, regulations, protocols and procedures
What should you use to put out a fire?
fire extinguishers
Severe and extreme events or phenomena occurring naturally in the environment have the potential to cause __________ ________, _________, and __________.
-Significant damage
-Destruction
-Life loss
What do you call when you're in serious trouble?
911
Joint Commission is an __________, not-for-profit organization ensuring healthcare facilities provide quality care
independent
What does Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do?
· Aims to protect human health and the environment
What can cause fires? (3 answers)
- Smoking
- Flammable chemicals
- Accidents
Safety Practices
· ________ harm or danger
· Focus on _______ negative outcomes
- makes mistakes ______ likely to occur
· ________ errors, accidents, injuries and infections from occurring
-Minimize
-avoiding
-less
-Prevent
RBC = Red blood cell
WBC = White blood cell
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary __________ research agency of the United States ___________.
-biomedical
-government
Name all the Regulatory Agencies:
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Joint Commission
Infections are caused by the invasion and growth of ____________ within a host organism
- includes bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites
microorganisms
Industry Safety Standards are important because they:
- help to _______ all involved
- ensure equipment is maintained and works
- ensure the environment is not ______ by improper disposal of waste
- inform individuals about how to ________ for emergencies
-protect
-polluted
-prepare
how many bones do a baby have?
about 300 bones
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
· Is a _________ agency to enforce workplace safety standards to protect employees from injury and illness
· Creates safety _______ for work environments, including healthcare facilities
-government
-standards
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and what does it do?
· Is a government agency to enforce workplace safety standards to protect employees from injury and illness
· Creates safety standards for work environments, including healthcare facilities
Health science safety promoted by regulations and standards set by:
- health facilities
- manufacturers
- states and localities
- governing agencies
Safety Issues in Health Science
· May include:
- biological ________
- infections
- chemical and ________ exposure
- _______ error
- accidents
- fires
- ________ disasters
-exposure
-drug
-human
-natural
What is Dr. Fouzia first name?
Sameena
Which organization achieved correcting handwashing hygiene?
World Health Organization (WHO)
a _______ agency responsible for:
- protecting public health
- preventing and controlling the _____ of disease
- ______ the public on health matters
Federal, spread, educating