Infections ID
Allergy Triggers
Client Care
Healing or Harm?
Tool Talk
100

Name a bacterial infection that can result from unclean needles.

What is Staph infection?

100

Which ingredient in green soap can cause allergic reactions?

What is fragrance?

100

What should you wear before setting up your station?

What are gloves?

100

True or False: Peeling during week 2 is a sign of infection.

What is false?

100

Why is it dangerous to wear the same gloves when adjusting lighting or furniture mid-tattoo?

What is because you’re transferring contaminants between sterile and non-sterile surfaces?

200

Which infection can be mistaken for a tattoo allergy but is fungal?

What is ringworm?

200

Name a common metal in ink that can cause reactions.

What is nickel?

200

If a client has a rash after their tattoo, what might it be?

What is an allergic reaction?

200

Is flaking a normal part of healing or an allergy?

What is normal healing?

200

How do you sanitize a tattoo chair between clients?  

What is use a medical grade disinfectant?  

300

How can you visually identify a bacterial infection?

What are redness, swelling, and pus?

300

What type of gloves may cause allergic reactions?

What are latex gloves?

300

Why is client medical history important?

What is to avoid allergic reactions or health complications?

300

Name 2 reasons a client would need to see a doctor for a tattoo reaction?

What is if symptoms persist past a week or worsen and fever/chills?

300

What’s the risk of not cleaning your tattoo machine properly?

What is cross-contamination?

400

What type of germ is Herpes Simplex?

What is a virus?

400

Which part of aftercare is most likely to contain irritants?

What are ointments or lotions?

400

What do you do if a client picks at a scab?

What is educate them about healing and infection risk?

400

Raised red bumps months later likely point to what?

What is an allergic reaction to pigment?

400

When disposing of needles, what kind of container must they go in?

What is a sharps container?

500

What skin reaction might indicate a viral infection?

What are blisters?

500

What common base ingredient in petroleum-based ointments can sometimes cause clogged pores or allergic reactions?  

What is lanolin?  

500

What's the first thing you do when a client says their tattoo feels hot and looks red?

What is assess the area and advise medical attention?

500

What’s the difference between infection and allergy symptoms?

What is: infections typically involve heat, swelling, redness, and pus, while allergies cause itching, bumps, and rashes without pus?  

500

What’s a common hygiene mistake artists make when changing gloves that still leads to contamination?

What is touching unclean surfaces or forgetting to sanitize hands between glove changes?

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