DESIGNATED LASER TITLES
THE LASER OPERATOR
WHO IS THE PERSON WHO SETS UP THE LASER AND OPERATES THE LASER CONSOLE TO CONTROL THE LASER PARAMETERS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE LASER USER?
ACRONYM: LASER
WHAT IS: LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION
WARNING SIGNS (SPECIFIC TO TYPE OF LASER BEING USED AND THAT MEET THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) CRITERIA)
WHAT MUST BE PLACED AT ALL ENTRANCES TO LASER TREATMENT AREAS TO ALERT BYSTANDERS TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS WHEN LASERS ARE IN USE.
10,600
WHAT IS THE WAVELENGTH or (nm) for the LUMENIS ACUPULSE C02 LASER?
MAINTAINS A ROSTER OF ALL PERSONNEL AT RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO LASER RADIATION
THE LASER USER
WHO IS THE PERSON EMPLOYING THE LASER FOR IT INTENDED PURPOSE WITHIN THE USER'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE?
THE 2 TYPES OF OCCURRENCES IN WHICH:1) PERSONNEL OR PATIENTS WERE HARMED OR POTENTIALLY HARMED BY A LASER,2) A LASER FIRING RESULTED IN HARM TO PROPERTY, SUCH AS A FIRE, OR 3) A LASER MALFUNCTIONS DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE
WHAT ARE A LASER INCIDENT OR NEAR MISS?
EYE PROTECTION SELECTED AND APPROVED BY THE MLSO FOR THE SPECIFIC WAVELENGTH AND OPTICAL DENSITY OF THE LASER IN USE.
WHAT MUST ALL PERSONS IN THE NOMINAL HAZARD ZONE WEAR?
532 nm
WHAT IS GREENLIGHT LASER WAVELENGTH?
CONDUCTS ANNUAL SURVEYS OF ALL LASERS TO ENSURE HAZARD CONTROL
WHO IS THE MEDICAL LASER SAFETY OFFICER
WHO IS THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO OVERSEE THE SAFE USE IN EACH AREA WHERE A LASER IS USED?
THE LEVEL OF LASER RADIATION TO WHICH A PERSON MAY BE EXPOSED WITHOUT EXPIRENCING HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OR ADVERSE BIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE EYE OR SKIN?
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) LIMIT?
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFFS SHOULD BE INFLATED WITH METHYLENE BLUE-TINTED SALINE
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DURING PROCEDURES INVOLVING TREATMENT OF THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY OR AERODIGESTIVE TRACT?
2100
WHAT IS THE WAVELENGTH OF THE TRIMEDYNE HO: YAG LASER?
RESPONSIBLE BODY FOR ENSURING THAT A COMPREHENSIVE LASER HAZARD CONTROL PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED AT THE PVHCS
WHO IS THE LASER SAFETY COMMITTEE?
WHO IS THE PERSON WITH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PVAHCS LASER PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES/
THE SPACE WITHIN WHICH THE LEVEL OF THE DIRECT, REFLECTED, OR SCATTERED RADIATION MAY EXCEED THE APPLICABLE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL (MPE).
WHAT IS THE NOMINAL HAZARD ZONE?
BASIN OF STERILE WATER OR SALINE
WHAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AVIALABLE ON THE STERILE FIELD
5.0
WHAT IS THE OPTICAL DENSITY REQUIRED FOR LASER GLASSES FOR THE C02 LASER?
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND CALIBRATION OF LASERS.
WHO IS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING?
LASER PERSONNEL
WHO IS THE CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK ROUTINELY IN LASER ENVIRONMENTS. A TERM USED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES FOR PLACEMENT IN THE LSER SAFETY MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAM?
A MATTE FINISH APPLIED TO METAL SUGICAL INSTRUMENTS TO DECREASE REFLECTIVITY
WHAT IS: ANODIZED
SALINE-SATURATED MATERIALS (e.g., TOWELS, SPONGES)
WHAT SHOULD BE PLACED AROUND EXPOSED TISSUES AROUND THE SURGICAL SITE?
6 OR GREATER
WHAT IS THE OPTICAL DENSITY FOR THE SAFETY GLASSES FOR THE GREENLIGHT LASER?
THE LASER SAFETY MONITORING LOG OR A LASER LOG PROVIDED BY A THIRD-PARTY LASER OPERATOR (IF APPROVED BY THE LASER SAFETY COMMITTEE)
WHAT IS USED TO DOCUMENT ALL LASER FIRINGS?