What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
What is the term for an infected person?
Reservoir
When do you wash your hands?
1. before after and eating and cooking
2. after using the bathroom
3. after touching animals, including family pets
4. before and after visiting or taking care of any sick friends or relatives
5. after blowing one's nose, coughing, or sneezing
What % of alcohol is needed in hand sanitizer to be considered effective?
60%
What is a vector?
Insect or Living organism
How long should you wash your hands?
20 - 30 seconds
(Sing your ABCs when washing your hands)
BONUS QUESTION!!!!!!
In putting on PPE, the first article that is put on is the:
a. mask
b. face shield
c. gown
d. pair of gloves
gown
BONUS QUESTION!!!!!!!
How do Germs spread (contact, droplet transmission)?
1. Direct contact like: giving high fives, playing, and hugging.
2. through droplets in the air released when you cough or sneeze, talking, singing
How do you turn off the faucet after finish washing your hands?
Use a clean paper towel to turn off the faucet.
What type of transmission is N95 masked used for?
Airborne
What is the best way to prevent the spread of germs?
Handwashing
What is the term for a contaminated object?
Fomite
The purpose of a protective environment for highly immunosuppressed patients is to:
a. prevent transmission of infection to the patient
b. protect the public from disease
c. prevent transmission of infections from the patient
d. protect the patient from spores in the environment
a. prevent transmission of infection to the patient
What is the definition for pathogen?
Germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease
What are the six links in the chain of infection. Put them in order
Pathogenic Agent
Reservoir/Fomite
Method of Escape
Mode of Transmission
Method of Entry
Susceptible Host
BONUS QUESTION!!!!!
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN HAND WASHING?
Step 1: Removed all jewelry. Pushed watch up on arm or removed.
Step 2: Turned on the faucet with a dry paper towel. Discarded paper towel after adjusting the water temperature to lukewarm.
Step 3: Wet hands and applied soap in a circular motion and friction; rubbed into a lather.
Step 4: Interlaced fingers to clean between them. Rubbed vigorously to remove microorganisms.
Step 5: Rinsed hands with hands pointed down and lower than elbows.
Step 6: Dry hands with clean paper towel and dispose paper towel in trash
Step 7: Take a new paper towel and turn off faucet and discard in trash