Microbes, Pathogens, & Viruses...Oh My
Microorganism that will cause illness or disease in the human body.
What are bloodborne pathogens?
This is an approach to treat all human blood and bodily fluids as if they are infectious.
What is Universal precautions?
One of the most important ways to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
What is handwashing?
A technique commonly used to clean and decontaminate a treatment room.
What is Wipe-Wipe?
This vaccine is required to be made available to employee by their employer, free of charge.
What is the Hep B vaccine?
Form of Hepatitis which there is a vaccination.
What is Hepatitis B?
This form needs to be completed if there is an exposure, injury or illness that is work related.
What is an incident Report?
Used to protect hands from an exposure and should be worn during clean-up.
What are gloves?
Next step after decontaminating a treatment room.
What is barriers on hard to clean areas?
The federal agency that has developed the Bloodborne Pathogens standards.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
3 Common bloodborne pathogens.
What is HIV, Hep B, & Hep C?
After an incident at your office, the OM must email the incident report and cc two other people.
What is RM and Infection Control Director?
Items dripping with blood should be placed here.
What is in a biohazard bag?
Besides the bio-hazard container this container is used to dispose of extracted teeth with existing amalgam restorations.
What is Amalgaway bucket?
What is the document called that explains our exposure plan and where do you find it?
What is Exposure Control Plan? On the osha.gov website or in our OSHA manual, in the "Bloodborne Pathogens" tab?
Hepatitis attacks this organ.
What is the liver?
Needles and other sharp object should be placed here?
What is a sharps container?
In the kit would you find utility gloves, safety googles, dust pan and other clean up items.
What is in the Spill Kit.?
Least amount of time needed to disinfect contaminated instrument in the ultrasonic machine?
What is 15 minutes?
This is an infectious bacterial disease that give us the right to turn down an infectious patient.
What is Tuberculosis?
This virus leads to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It depletes the immune system and does not survive well outside of the body.
What is HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
The percent risk of HBV transmission after a needle-stick..
What is 6-30%?
Clean your hands this way if your hands are not visually soiled.
What is use alcohol-based hand rubs?
What is the safe way to transport contaminated instruments to the sterilization room?
What is in a closed container?
Puncture wounds, infectious material coming in contact with open areas on skin, and infectious materials contacting mucous membranes of eyes, nose and mouth are all ways bloodborne pathogens can be _____________.
What are ways to be transmitted?