CLEAN IT UP!
List the four steps of infection control.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Explain each step.
1) Cleaning - using soap/detergent with warm water to remove visible dirt and debris
2) Sanitizing - removes disease germs off the surface/ implement
3) Disinfecting - used on non-porous items to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi
4) Sterilizing - destroys all microbial life
What is sodium hypochlorite?
common household bleach [5.25% to be effective]
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! what do they regulate?
Environmental Protection Agency
disinfectants
What are bloodborne pathogens?
disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV
What's the difference between occupational, parasitic, and pathogenic disease?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Provide example of each.
Occupational - illness resulting from conditions associated with employment [overexposure]
Parasitic - disease caused by parasites [lice, mites]
Pathogenic - disease caused by microorganisms [bacteria, virus, fungi, and some parasites]
What are chemical germicides formulated for use on skin; registered and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration?
DOUBLE JEOPADY! Should we use this product on surfaces?
Antiseptics
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! No
It is important to consider what three things when when using a disinfectant? [think about the label]
mixing, contact time, and type of surface
What does OSHA stand for and what do they regulate?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Their standards address issues relating to the handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of products in the workplace
Describe the difference between local and systemic infection?
Local - confined to a particular part of the body and appears to be a lesion containing pus
Systemic - pathogen has distributed throughout the body
How do you know if your client is experiencing an allergic reaction or if the skin is just irritated?
Allergic - itchiness
Irritated - burning
To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturer’s directions and ______ implements for proper disinfection.
completely submerge
All disinfectants are _____ in the presence of oils, lotions, creams, and dust.
inactivated
List four state regulatory agencies.
licensing agencies, state boards, commissions, and health department
What's the difference between non pathogenic and pathogenic?
Nonpathogenic are harmless and may perform useful useful functions; safe to come in contact with
Pathogenic - harmful and can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body
What is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus?
[MRSA] a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics.
State rules require that all multiuse tools and implements be cleaned and disinfected before and after _____.
each service
What is a Quat?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! How ling and what should it be used for?
products made of quaternary ammonium cations and are designed for disinfection of nonporous surfaces; they are appropriate for use in noncritical (noninvasive) environments and are effective against most pathogens of concern in the salon, spa, or barbershop environment
Used via submerging for 10 minutes
What's the difference between laws and rules?
Laws are written by both federal and state legislatures to determine the scope of practice (what each license allows the holder to do) and establish guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules. They are also known as statutes.
Rules establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently.
What are organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another organism (referred to as the host), while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism. Parasites must have a host to survive?
Parasites
List and describe the four modes of transmission. (100 points each)
1) Direct - via touching, kissing, and sneezing
2) Indirect - via intermediate contamination object such as a razor, extractor, or surface
3) Airborne - small, dry particles that hang in the air
4) Respiratory droplets - large particles that don't stay in the air for long
What is efficacy and explain why it's important?
the ability of a product to produce the intended effect; on a disinfectant label, it indicates specific pathogens destroyed or disabled when used properly
"concentrate" is key!
What are phenolic disinfectants?
tuberculocidal disinfectants that are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and eyes... destroys bacteria that causes tuberculosis
What are guidelines published by the CDC that require the employer and employee to assume that any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious?
Standard Precautions
What is pediculosis capitis?
infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice
What is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What is the invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens?
Disease
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Infection