Medical Items
This device automatically analyzes a person’s heart rhythm and delivers a shock if needed to treat life-threatening arrhythmias.
What is AED?
These are worn to provide a physical barrier between hazards and associates during first aid.
What are latex or nitrile gloves?
This is the universal emergency phone number in the United States.
What is 911?
This position is recommended for someone who is unconscious but breathing.
What is the recovery position?
The first thing you do when you arrive at an emergency scene.
What is assess the scene for safety?
This simple item is used to stop bleeding by applying direct pressure to a wound.
What is a sterile gauze pad or band-aid?
When responding to any workplace injury, you should treat all blood and bodily fluids as if they are this.
What is contaminated?
The first step in CPR is to check this before starting compressions.
What is responsiveness or consciousness?
To control severe bleeding, apply this directly to the wound.
Hint: a motion/ movement
What is direct pressure?
According to company policy, supervisors must do this within 24 hours of a work-related injury or illness—submit a report to this department.
What is submit an injury report to EHS (Environmental Health & Safety)?
This everyday item is used to clean minor cuts and scrapes before applying a bandage.
What is an antiseptic wipe?
The most important action to minimize infection risk after removing PPE is this.
What is washing your hands?
For a serious injury or illness onsite, this is the first internal number you should call before anything else.
What is the MERT number at (408) 400-6800?
Following a chemical splash to the eye, flush at an eyewash station for at least this amount of time.
What is 15 minutes or more?
For non-emergency transportation, this service is used to transport the associate to the clinic.
What is Uber Business?
This item is used to immobilize a broken limb and prevent further injury during transport.
What is a splint?
This vaccine is provided at no cost to Cepheid employees who may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine?
This is the amount for a chemical spill you need to activate MERT.
What is 1 liter and over?
Immediately after an AED delivers a shock—or if no shock is advised—this is what you must resume without delay.
What is CPR, beginning with compressions?
This is the clinic associates are sent for non-emergency injuries or illnesses.
What is Concentra?
This device is used to control severe bleeding on a limb when direct pressure fails, and should be applied above the wound site.
What is a tourniquet?
Name three common diseases caused by bloodborne pathogens.
What are HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C?
This fire-response term describes a contained, small fire that isn’t traveling and isn’t larger than you—appropriate for first-attempt extinguisher use.
What is an incipient stage fire?
For a person experiencing a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis), this medication should be administered immediately, usually via an auto-injector.
What is epinephrine/ EpiPen?
This is the individual that needs to authorize care at the clinic.
What is the associate's supervisor.