What is the point of Lab Week
To recognize laboratory professionals
How was urine tested for diabetes circa 16-1700s
Taste-testing
Who can enter a safety event report into the Safety Intelligence system
Anyone
Withdrawing blood from a vein is called ____.
Phelebotomy
Lab coat, gloves, safety glasses/face shield.
What is PPE?
What organization started the first Lab Week?
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
The Greeks first attributed disease to the imbalance of what?
Bodily fluids called humors
What needs to be called by telephone to the patient care location indicated on the electronic order record
Critical value
Which of the following is the liquid or fluid portion of the blood?
Plasma
What does this symbol mean?
What is a Corrosive?
What year was the first Lab Week
1975
What profession was trained in the Middle Ages to perform some medical procedures
Barbers (becoming Barber-Surgeons)
UConn Health JDH has a Good Catch program for reported Near Miss safety events.
True or False
True
Which of the following is the term for red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
Formed Elements
What does this symbol mean?
What is a Biohazard?
2024 marks the ___ year of lab week celebrations
49th
What was often used to aid in therapeutic blood-letting in history
Leeches
All employees are encouraged to identify Near Misses to help ensure what is considered and implemented.
Process Improvement
The description of whole blood is ____.
The total volume of plasma and formed elements
An enclosed, ventilated laboratory workspace for safely working with materials contaminated with pathogens.
What is Biological Safety Cabinet?
When is Lab Week hosted?
The last week of April
When was the ABO blood system discovered?
1901
A piece of glassware with volume graduations or Dr. Honeydew's muppet assistant
Beaker
Which of the following refers to the rupturing of red blood cells?
Hemolysis
Where do you find the Safety Intelligence (SI) reporting system?
On your desktop in the UConn Health apps folder or on the Hub