BSI
These are the most basic form of PPE and should be worn for nearly all patient contacts.
What are gloves
This viral disease can cause fever, fatigue, and jaundice, and is spread through contact with infected blood.
What is Hepatitis B?
The process of removing PPE in the correct order to prevent self-contamination.
What is doffing?
This antibiotic-resistant staph infection is commonly spread in healthcare settings and through skin-to-skin contact.
What is MRSA?
This zoonotic disease, carried by rodents and recognized in Washington state, causes fever, abdominal pain, and respiratory failure.
What is Hantavirus?
You should wear this if there’s a risk of splashing blood or body fluids.
What is eye protection (or goggles/face shield)?
This highly contagious respiratory infection saw global spread in 2020.
What is COVID 19?
Norovirus spreads extremely easily through this route, which often involves contaminated surfaces.
What is fecal-oral transmission?
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This term describes the dysregulated immune response that causes organ failure during severe infection.
What is septic shock?
BSI was replaced and expanded by this term in modern infection control.
What are Standard Precautions and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
A patient with night sweats, cough, and weight loss might have this airborne bacterial infection.
What is Tuberculosis (TB)?
If you’re exposed to a patient’s blood, you should immediately do this first.
What is wash the area thoroughly with soap and water?
This disease, caused by Clostridium difficile, often occurs after prolonged antibiotic use.
What is C. diff (Clostridioides difficile infection)?
Washington EMS agencies are required to provide this vaccine to all providers at no cost.
What is Hepatitis B vaccine?
You should perform hand hygiene for at least this many seconds
What is 20 seconds?
This infection is often contracted after a tick bite and can cause a bullseye rash
What is Lyme Disease?
This agency sets standards for workplace safety related to infectious exposures.
What is OSHA?
Hepatitis B and C are spread through this primary route
What is bloodborne transmission?
This is the most contagious infectious disease known, often requiring airborne isolation.
What is Measles?
This term describes any incident where your mucous membranes, broken skin, or eyes are exposed to a patient’s blood or potentially infectious material.
What is an exposure?
This viral hemorrhagic fever spread through direct contact with infected body fluids and had major outbreaks in West Africa.
What is Ebola?
You must report any potential exposure to infectious disease within this timeframe, according to most EMS protocols.
What is as soon as possible (ideally within 24 hours)?
This term describes the process of containing exposed individuals to prevent disease spread, even if they’re not yet symptomatic.
What is Quarantine?
This emerging infection, spread by Aedes mosquitoes, can cause microcephaly in newborns.
What is Zika virus?