PPE
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
What do you do first if you notice small fire in lab?
Remove/Rescue anyone in danger
What is biohazard waste?
Biologocial hazards
What is standard precautions?
Treating specimen as if they are infected
Gloves, hand hygiene
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Where should non-bloody waste be disposed of?
Regular trash bin
What are transmission based precautions?
2nd level of precautions by CDC
We know patient has an infection
After removing anyone in danger and activating the alarm, you notice there is no fire extinguisher readily available. What do you do next?
Evacuate
If a syringe full of blood is not needed, where should it be disposed?
With needle, biohazard sharps
Without needle, biohazard waste
List proper PPE for the precautions: Droplet, Airborne, Contact
Face mask, N95, gown, gloves
Centrifuge is smoking while running. What should you do?
Unplug machine
When do you replace the sharps container?
when its 3/4 full
Patient is coughing up blood, what PPE do you put on?
Fire department has arrived on scene, but you haven't noticed your favorite coworker come out. What do you do?
Notify personnel and follow their directive.
Patient bleeds on to your gloves and it splatters on to your arm. What do you do first?
Remove gloves & dispose of them in biohazard waste.